South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-29
SAVE FRANCE IS
PLEA OF TIGER
TO This NATION
Seeks TO Explain Away
Charges of Militarism
and Imperialism.
GERMAN PERIL LOOMS
Clemenceau Discusses Viola
iiOn of Treaties and See
n ret Armament.

CHICAGO. Nov. es-CBy s.. P.J
Standing with out-spread arms be-
fore an audience that packed the
auditorium. Georges CIcmcnceau
today pleaded with America 10 save
France from possible extinction.
Patiently seeking 20 explain away
tho charges Of mIlitarism and i'm
ucr!altsm brought against his cOun-
try. tho old "tiger" declared France
sought only peace. but war was be-
ing forced upon her.
II France does not get the help
she needs" ne declared i'm emotion
laden tones. "she may perhaps dis
appear. Athens was a democracy.
very great and very fine. But she
disappeared. And il France were to
disappear, I believe that some day
tho people would begin 20 look
around and ask II something mad
no. disappeared that had brought
life 20 the world"
The aged cx-premicr's audience
hung on his every word. interrupt
ing him twice 20 drive him back be
hind n loud speaking device which
would carry his weak voice through
the big house. lie was interrupted by
frequent outburst Of applause.
Clemerceau took for his text the
epitaph that he read last week on
Grants tomb in New YOrll-'Let us
have peace"
All Men Want Peace.
"Since the world has been" he
continued. "it has always been the
feeling In every mans heart that
Ahe wanted peace. But Gen. Grant
hen he uttered those famous
words. knew very well that before
there could DC peace, there must be
war.
1T Is a great pity thar war IS SO
cruel: that Il brings with Il blood
shed and things we hardly dare
think OF now. Nevertheless, that
was really a beautiful and iuspir-
ing time. when men were ready to
give their lives for q great cause.
when they were ready to die Tor q
world world which represented
the finest and most exquisite part
OF human heart and thought.
but that is done. The war is over.
Peaco has arisen. it is now our
mission 20 reason with anu con
vince others. We must approach
autecratic power IN some way or
other and convince that power Il
should get behind our cause.
Therefore. let opinions speak.
Let us reason with each other, dis
cuss with each other, even curse
each other, II that Dc necessary;
but step by step. through unceasing
efforts. let us strive 30 achieve
what moves tho world-truth, JUS
tice, liberty and right"
Reason For Large Army.
Asserting France had continually
been called militaristic and I'M
perIalistlc. the tiger declared
that re had det r m n d
70 give some official figures 20 show
why France felt she must maintain
a larxe army-at least until she
Aeould obtain guarantees of her
i Ysa,ety from the United states and
Great Britain.
He repeated first the figures he
had previously given concerning
France's war losses iu killed and
wounded and I'm devastation of her
homes. factories and mines.
Then he plunged into tho subject
og arms and munitions which ne
declared had been hidden away IN
Germany To- the DeXt war,
II have said on very GOOD author
stv-aud in this 7 have been crlt-
c.sed-that almost every day .n Ger
-narv ,ve ind guns. machine guns,
guns o. every description. lc as
serted. "I have quoted two or three
authorities On THAI. and Z have been
told that vas lie. did not know
ras lying. tCt u e is necessary
I VIII bring my luformants. si nom
ora5.a gentlemen. e. bear witness
and we Will then know who IS SPEAK
ing tho truth.
It have written this down. and
VIII have the whole document print
ed However. Z want to read few
Ines % YOU. This IS CfBc.8i.
zone hundred Oud nfty cannon
Tho 1865. also 343 howi,zcrs, enough
70 equip two army corps have been
discovered by tho allied comm ~ 1u
In Germany. That - one fact tha.
Z quoted anG .t was denied Thin
teen large deld guns were unearthed
Jan. 16. 1929. and 5000 of the small
Ter field pieces have been uncovered
ard marked.
Multiply thst by go and you have
n some idea OF what has been found
y ,r Germany by the !nter-aiied com
mission suce July, 1922. The Ger
mans have been getting this .~rg,
amount OF armament. don't son
.h!nk. for the purpose of dcs,roy.nz
us2 Il certainly IS not for ANS
peaceful operation.
schools Teaching Hatred.
Their nnances havo been deplet-
"a FOR the purpose OF dest-oy.ng U.s.
They have no; paid Us, and wc have
been aa5le 20 pay cur own ob.igo-
items. Co through the scEoo-s =
Germany aad you VIII lud they arr
teaching hatred cs the French. co
20 cur schools and colleges and urs-
vers.tles and you VIII not md one
man Who would uo- cOuslde. q.
something uud.galhed and not 90
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