The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-11-29
ANOTHER ATTACK
ON CLEMENCEAU

Senators Continues Fire Oh Tiger. One
Odd Incident.
| Washington Nov. 27.-Thc Tiger Of
France again came under fire in the
senate today when his utteranccs on
his tour Of the United States were the
subject OF a conflicting debate, which
was enlivcncd by an interruption from
the galleries by a negro soldier.
Senator Hitchcock DcmocraD Of Ne
braslIa, former chairman Of the foreign
relations committee, led off in the de-
bate with an attack on NJ. Clemcnceau
and OF French policies and was Joined
in the criticism by other senators,
while Senator Myers tDemocraU Of
MCntana came to the defense of the
aged French statesman. Senator Ow-
| en- CDemocraD OF Oklahoma also ex-
pressed sympathy with NJ. Clemcn-
cized French Policies.
| 1t was during Mr.. dlitchcock's at
tack upon the war time premier in
connection with alleged atrocities with
black French colonjals in Germany
that the negro soldier, who later gave
his name as Lucius Jones a patient at
a government hospital near here, rose
in the gallery and sought to question
the senator Vice president Coolidge
banged the gavel and senate attend
ants rushed forward and restrained
the man, so that the question was new
cr asked, but excitement prevailed in
the senate
| The negro soon left the galleries, but
returned. for the rest of the debate
while Senator Helm CDemocraD Of
f, Alabama, inccnSed at what he termed
was an insult to the senate, demand
ed the mans expulsion. There had
been discrimination, the Alabama sena-
tor shouted, declaring that in the past
white women had been elected from
the galleries of both the senate and
house for intcrruptinG debate. while
this time tie disturbar was permitted
to remain
Senators Curtis (Republican) of
Kansas and Hitchcock, however, ex-
pressed the belief that the negro had
acted through ignorance, and no ac-
/ tion vas taken in the case
Senator Hitchcock especially criti~
cizcd the statement of NJ. IClemenceau
4 in reference to the uuarterng of
II
declaring that the former premicl's de-
mails OF the use of these troops had
been disproved He also attacked the
French reparations demands on Ger
many.
| Senator Myers in defending NJ
! Clemenccau deplored Senator Hitch
cocks criticism Of the French states
man and commended French policies
| toward Germany Senator Owen, al
though criticiZing French policies, ex-
pressed sympathy with NJ. Clemen-
ceau's mission, saying the visitor was
making a pathetic appeal to Amcri-
ca"
He declared however, that Clencn-
ceau was largely responsible through
the Versailles treaty for present Eu-
ropean difficulties and predicted that
the American people would not CO.
operate with France while she contin-
ucd her present policies.
Nevertheless. he added he believed
the visit Of M. Clcmenceau will be of
great value In the discussion frankly,
honestly, fearlcssly" Of matters under
public discussion as O result of the
former Dremier's utterances. At the
same time, he said, he keenly sympa-
thized with the French people and theii.
isufferings.
Senator Hitchcock replying partic-
ularly to M. Clemenceau's statement
that no black troops remained in Ger
many presented figures to snow that