Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-29

chicago, Nov. ZS-t by Inc aSsocl-
ated Presst Standing with outspreat
arms before an audience that packed
the auditorium, Georges Clemenceau
Tuesday pleaded with America to
save France from possible extinction.
Patiently seeking TO explain away
the charges of militarism and imperial
ism brought against his country. the
old Tiger declared that France sought
only peace. but that war was being
forced upon her.
IF France does not get the help
she needs he declared in emotion
laden tones. 'she may perhaps disap-
pear. Athens was a democracy, very
great and very fine. But she disap-
peared. and if France were to dlsap-
pear, believe that some day the peo-
pie would begin to look around and
ask if something had not disappeared
that had brought life to the world.
The aged premier's audience hung
on his every word, interrupting him
twice 10 drive him behind Il device
which would carry his weak voice
through the big house. He was inter
rupted by frequent outbursts Of ap-
plause.
Clemenceau took for his text the
cpitaph that he read last week on
Grants tomb in New Iork-tLet us
have peace.
Since the world has been. he con-
tinued. 1T has always been the feel
ing in every mans heart that he want
cd peace. But General Grant, when
he uttered those famous words, knew
very Well before there could be peace
there must be war.
ErIists in Peace Cause
1T is a great pity that war is so
cruel that it brings with it bloodshed
and things we hardly dare think of
now. Nevertheless. that was really
beautiful and inspiring time when men
gave their lives for q great cause:
when they were ready to die for
world-a world which represented the
finest and most exquisite part OF hu-
man heart ard thought.
But that is done, the war is over
Peace has arisen. 1t is now our mis-
sion to reason with and convince 9th
ers. We must approach autocratlc
power in some way or other and con-
vince that power that it should get
behind our cause.
Therefore. let opinions speak. Let
us reason with each other. discuss with
each other even curse each other. if
that he necessary; but step by step,
through unceasng efforts, let us strive
to achieve what moves the world
truth, justice, liberty and right
Asserting France had continually
been called miltaristic and imperial
istic. the Tiger declared he had deter
mined to give some official figures to
show why France felt that she must
maintain a large army-at least until
she could obtain guarantees of her
safety from the United States and
Great Britain.
Germany Making Guns
He repeated first the figures he pre-
viously had given concerning Frances
war losses in killed and wounded and
in devastation of her homes factories
and mines. Then he plunged into the
subject of arms and munitions which
he declared had been hidden away in
Germany for the next war.
i have said on very good authority
and in this / have been criticized
that almost every day in Germany we
find guns. machine guns. guns OF ev-
cry description" he asserted. Il have
quoted two or three authorities on
that. and ! have been told that that
was a lie. did not know | was lying.
but if il is necessary, | will bring my
ir.formants. all honorable gentlemen. to
bear witness and we will then know
who is speaking the truth.
Reads Official Reports
Il have written this down and i will
have the whole document printed How
ever. ] want to read few lines to you.
This is official:
"One hundred and fifty cannon. the
105's. also 343 howitzers, enough to
equip two army corps, have been dis
covered by the allied commission in
Germany. That is one fact that !
quoted. and it was denied. Thirteen
large field guns We're unearthed Jan.
l, 1892, and 1900 of the smaller field
pieces have been uncovered and
marked.
Multiply that by 80 and you have
some idea of what has been found in
Germany by the inter allied commission
since July. 1921. The Germans have
been getting this large amount of arm