Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-21


his restless energy, his strong char
acter, his fearlcssness and his read-
ness to give and take blows which
won him HE designation az Tiger"
From the moment of his landing here
he has added quite . few to his char
acteristic bits of repartee and sar-
castle flinGs.
Two reporters who persi~tsd in de-
manding interviews after others had
retired, eapiainsd:
I'VE are the ship news reporters"
they said IN q tone that was cal
culated to impress the Prcmie, deeply.
He shrugged his shoulders and with
q rising infection remarked: "Ah?"
They thercupoA explained to him that
II wac their duty TO meet incoming
ships and aSk prominent foreigners
about tho economic and political sltu-
alton and everything in Europe. The
Premier continued politely unim-
pressed 'Have you a meesage7" they
asked him. "A message? Yes. I Will
tell It to you privately on Tuesday
night at the Metropolitan Opera
House"
Then he hastily added. II Wish you
good luck
They stood their ground.
"Do you wish to know the length OF
my nose?" he asked Every one
, laughed.
! II don't wish you any HARM" he
added good d-naturedly. but obviously
| indicating that ne had nothing more
to say.
once more they began TO question
him.
! An. YOU want an interview" he
said. We'll, here II IL. A handful of
ayes and noes
Another laugh. followed by more
questions
In the middle of them and apropos
Of nothing. Clemenceau remarked 10
his interrogators: You're quite satis-
fed. are your Good-by."
Rodin the famous sculptor. was a
great admirer OF Clemenceau. For
many years he urged the old states
man to pose for a bust which would
transmit his features to posterity."
Never mind the posterity part OF
it." finally the Tiger said one day, "if
YOU desire a bust of my ugly face as
a souvenir. you can have il for your
self
The sculptor found Clemencesu q
very nervous model Continually he
cha tered. turned his head OF all sides
never remaining quiet long enough tc
permit Rodin to get the right angle
to the light.
But the bust wa, at last completed
ard Clemenceau was asked TO com,
10 the studio and have a look at II.
Clemenceau came, looked at 3 few
of Robins sculptures. and, pointing
10 his bust, said:
Who is the old Monaghan gen
eral?"
There is another story with 'Rodin
Rodin had sent to Rome ono of hi
masterpieces known as The Mar
Who Walks
II is the body Of man walking
naked and without a head.
Clemenceau went TO Italy, and whe1
he came back Rodin asked him VIVA
she Italians had said about hte sculp
ture.
OH They asked who it was,
Oemenceau replied.
And what did you eay7"
81 replied thet it was the Frenc
Foreign Ministry"
"What7" said Rodin.
Yes. of course-A man without
head"
The evening of the armistice h
family, his friends. his ministers cam
to pay their respects to him.
While everybody stood about tn
room and the Tiger himself sat at HI
desk, one said something Hike this:
Mr.. President, you have save
France, you have saved the world. Be
fore your might all Germany lie
PROSTATE. You have restored ua A
SAGE and Lorraine. France thank
you"
It was quietly said The momer
was far too dramatic for any or
mans emphasis
Everybody was waiting for his an.
wer. Always he has been quick
speak.
Slowly his head bowed. His arm
crossed on fis desk: It was aetoun,
ing
One of his jokes, in 1884. was the r
suit OF one Of the funniest ragedi
OF his life.
He wac a candidate for Speaker
the Chamber of Deputies and h
chances of election were very goo
He had one opponent, Meline. a,
.hni~ s-%,~ =, "
Clemenceauis friends were figuring
would win by two votes.
During the morning he WIS rste
ing to the speeches beside Michou.
deputy, friend and member of L
same party. Just before noon Cl
menceau noticed in the pocket OF /
coat bag Of chicken which had be-
cut into pieces for his lunch.
Clemenceau was hungry and thoug
II not q bad idea to relieve that hu
ger Besides, Il would be good 10
on Michou.
So, piece by piece, he stole \
chou's chicken and devoured It,
turning to the bag the bones
At noon Michou took the bag fri
his pocket, reached into il seren,
fr a piece OF chicNen-end you c
imagine his face.
After lunch came the balloting. 7
vote was a tie. Meline, because
was the older man, was awarded I
election.
Michou, furious, as Clemence
had been eating his chicken, h
voted for NIeline. His hatred for {
Tiger had been greater than his d