New Britain herald., 1922-11-24
ANECDOTES ABOUT
 TIGER 0F FRANCE
Humorous Stories Dealing With
 Cl6menCeau'S Career


 , by a well known financier happened [ by and the chauffeur hailed it. . Recognizing Clemeneeau the knight of high finance. moved by q desire to
 be agreeable to the minister of the interior. said: : Just fall in behind our car and follow us''
 You've heard him." whispered Clemenceau to his chauffeur, "fol- 1. low that automobile but be prudent , keep your distance. 1t might lead us
 to La Sante prison"
 As a matter of fact, six months : later the financier went to jail for a
 long period and the minister of the
 interior was greatly responsible for
 the pitiless manner in which the case
 against him was prosecuted Deputy Alexandre Varenne, meet
 ing Georges Clemenceau in the lob bies of the chamber of deputies the
 other day, waxed reminiscent.
 When you were premier I was in
 the opposition" said the deputy from
 the left.
 50 was l." replied Clemenceau.
 How could that be, when you were
 president of the council?" asked Va
 renne, surprised.
 Well, was always in the opposi- ton against my own minister" the Tiger" answered. Rodin. the famous sculptor, was great admirer of Georges Clemenceau. For many years he urged the old statesman to pose for bust which would transmit his features to pos terity."
 Never mind about the posterity part of it. the 'sTiger" finally said one day, If you desire bust of my ugly face as souvenir, you can have it for yourself' The sculptor found Clemenceau a very nervous model. Continually the | premier chatted, turned his head on all sides, never remaining quite long enough to permit Rodin to get the right angle to the light. But the bust was at last completed and Clemenceau was asked to come to the studio and have a look at it In critical mood, the "Tiger" sur veyed the magnificent work, perfect living likeness.
 Who is the old Mongolian gen. eral?" snapped the 'Tiger" in a surly mk kaa,n "a; v,, greatly n..v.a .t <. lack of appreciation and until his death the relations between the sculp- tor and statesman were never as cor dial as they had been previously.
 Georges Clemenceau never had any patience for the details of technical engineering. Gabriel Voisin, the motor manufacturer, was explaining to the Premier one day the intricacies of new motor destined to increase the speed of airplanes 20 per cent. | Clemenceau asked many amateurish | questions.
 ; You evidently don't understand the first thing about what am say ing" Voisin finally declared with some impatience. You're right, and I don't want to-" replied Clemenceau.
 Intimidation is word missing from the otherwise large vocabulary of Georges Clemenceau. During the diplomatic incidents of Casablanca in 1908. the German ambassador called on the Tiger, then premier of France, and after adopting an un- compromising attitude, finally de- clared that if Germany was not given satisfaction, he would be compelled to demand his passports.
 The Berlin express leaves at nine; it is now seven o'clock" replied Clemenceau looking at his watch, you'd better hurry or you'll miss it."
 The German ambassador did not leave and the next day he informed the premier that Germany was satis- fled.
 Georges Clemenceau is fearless when facing the shells of the enemy's F guns or an adversary's sword or pistol on the field of honor, but he lives in dire fear of cold in the head.
 In Strasburg, during the never-to- be forgotten voyage to the retrieved provinces of Alsace-Lorraine, he vis- ted most of the places of worship of she various religions Catholic church. ss, Protestant temples and syna- sogues.
 T have chosen my religion" he old friend one evening, the Jew sh religion"
 His friend expressed great surprise.
 Tt is the only religion where one nay keep ones hat on at all times, ' le explained, rubbing his bald head Georges Clemenceau's features are f a pronounced Mongolian type.
 On one of his numerous visits to he trenches during the war, he had
 long conversation with an officer yho, while engaged in commanding a ompany of infantry for the moment, happened to be a deputy. After Clemenceau left the sector, '.poilu' stepped up to the captain nd said:
 "Who is the civilian you were talk ,g to a minute ago. captain, it seems , me I've seen his picture some here ?"
 The captain was non-plussed. Was possible that one of his soldiers did ,t know the Tiger? So he de- ded to have little fun with the an.
 He is "a rich and powerful Chinese andarin," the captain informed the ldier, The dresses in the European shion so as to visit the trenches thout creating too much of stir