New-York tribune., 1922-12-08
Tiger Silent
After Dining
With Harding
Clemenceau Meets President
and % Other Govern
mcnt Officials, but All
Are Mute as TO Discussion
Starts Home Wednesday
Members of Both Branches
of Congress TO Hear Him
at Memorial Hall To-day
BY Boyden Sparkes


WASHINGTON, Dee. 7.-Georges Gle
nenessu had luncheon and some IN.
terestIng eenTersation this afternoon
AZ the White House.
There wers twenty-four Al the table
bot for the most part the famous
Frenehmsn exchanged ideas with Presi-
dent Harding. Chief Justice Taft and
viee-President college. Naturally,
the public will not be told what they
talked about until, II ever, Mr.. Hard
ing sees ft 10 mention IL, The Tiger"
however, may reveal In one his speeches
yst 70 be delivered In the United States
some Of bis reaction TO his White
House experience.
IL 10 fair TO assume, however. that
they discussed the troubled situation
abroad and the old mans belief that a
new war 70 being planned By Germany
with Turkey and Russia as her allies.
But whstever Mr. Harding may have
felt about ". Clsmenceau's views there
is reason 70 believe that the visitor Is
admired IN the White House.
AdrOlt Diplomatic Stroke
Immediately after the luncheon, M.
Ciemeneeau and Ambassador Jussersnd
were taken upstairs 10 the West Hall,
where they greeted Mrs. Harding, now
eonvalescent from the illness with
which she was stricken last September.
The grandmother OF the frat lady Of
tho land was q Parisienne, 90, II Is
quite possible that M. Clemeneeau may
have performed an adroit stroke OF
diplomacy BY discovering that In his
extreme youth ne had known this an
esstreSsof tho present mistress Of the
White House.
Mrs. Harding, who has regained
much Of her strength. was seated in a
wheel chair during her talk with her
visitors, among the hrst she has re-
ceived since she became i'll.
Besides NJ. Clemeneeau, President
Harding's luncheon guests we're; Vice
President Coolidge, Jules Jusserand,
the French Ambassador: Chief Justice
Taft, Secretary Of State Charles F..
Hughes, Senator Albert Cummins, Of
Iowa, president pro TEN Of the Senate;
Speaker Gillett Of the House Of Repre-
sentstives. Secretary Of the Treasury
Mellon, Secretary Of War Weeks, At
torney General Daugherty, Secretary
of the Navy DENLY, Secretary Of the
Interior Fall, Secretary OF Labor
Davis. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Of
Msssaehue etts, chairman OF tho Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations; Rep.
resentstive Stephen G.. Porter, Of
Pennsylvania; Rear Admiral Robert L.
Coontz, Major General TAsker II. Bliss
(who became acquainted with NJ.
Clemeneeau while a member of the
American peace delegation at Paris),
Assistant Seeretary Of State Leland
Harrison, Henry White, another mem
Der Of the peaec delegation; Hugh
c. Wallace, former Ambassador to
France; Colonel Clarence G. Sheriff.,
military aide 10 the President; Com
msndeT Adolphus Andrews and Stephen
| Bonsal.
II seemed not at ali likely tonight
that the "Tiger" would be invited 20
address tho Senate before his depar-
ture from Washington on Friday night.
! Senator Hitchcock. Of Nebraska, one Of
those who criticised the visitor and
4 the cause for which he speaks on the
/ floor OF the Senate, said this after
noon that some members Of the Senate
! Foreign Relations Committee would
/ hear the old man speak tomorrow
afternoon In Continental Memorial
Hall when he addresses che conference
on public opinion on world peace, a
gathering Of Chsutsuqua lecturers.
"They will not 70 as committee,
said Senator Hitchcock.
House Members 10 Hear Tiger
Representative Porter, Of Pennsyiva-
MIA, chairman OF the House Committee
on Foreign Affairs, said that this COM
mittec would 90 10 hear the Tiger" to-
morrow as 9 committee.
The Tigers" speech in Continental
Memorial Hall will be one Of the most
/ important Of his visit, IL he carries out
his present intention. His audience
/ will be tho most influential one Of his
American tour. Within a few hours
after he completes his talk he will cay
goodby 70 Henry White. his Washing
/ ton host, and 90 aboard his private car
which will be parked in a quiet loca-
tion IN the Washington terminal
Sometime after midnight his car will
be attached 20 q train for Philadelphis.
He is scheduled 20 arrive in Broad
Street Station, Philadelphia, AZ 10
o'clock Saturday morning. he will give
an address there In the afternoon and
then 20 to Crosson. Pa. 20 spend a