The New York herald., 1922-11-25
Refers to Senator's Defeat at
Polls, Dares Him Seek
Truth in France.

BosroN, Nov, "a (Associated Press) -
Georges Clemenceau dashed back at his
Senate critics to-day in his first Amer
lean interview. granted to the Associated
Press. replying particularly TO the criti-
cisms OF Senators Hitchcock and Borah.
Senator Hitchcock calfs be a mill
tarist." Ciemenceau said. well. 1 am
glad TO tell Mr.. Hitchcock he is in the
Senate owing to the vote. for only few
more days. When he is free ] dare him
to go to France and learn the facts"
lie declared Senator Hitchcock had
been msled by German propaganda and
that to-day there was not single black
soldier in German territory.
To Senator Borah's recent assertion
that Clemenceau was primarily respon-
sible for conditions in Europe because
of his great influence I'm the drafting
of the Versailles Treaty. the aged states
man declared his situation was par
ticularly distressing" since in France he
had been most bitterly criticised "for
having asked from the Germans less
than ] ought to-"
To Make Himself Clear.
When he was told that some of the
Senator's at Washington had said they
were not able TO understand clearly
from his speeches Just what he wanted
of America. the Tiger said with a
gleam in his eyes that he thought
they would know after his address this
afternoon in fremont Temple, the Sec
ond formal speech of his American
tour.
Clemenceau received his interviewers
in his big bedroom at the home of It.
L. Higgnson, Jr., where he is staying
while in this city.
He wore his usual gray cutaway suit,
and his gray skull cap was perched on
his bald head seating himself in Il
huge easy chair he aid:
Now, put any questions you like and
] will answer them"
The interviewcrs went at once 10 the
subject, of the Was hington criticisms.
Clemenceau smiled and shrugged his
shoulders.
Il had made it point not to discuss
with official people in AmeriCo ne
said. But | have said viii er
all. so l must answer"
Il am glad to tel r- H. re ne
is in the Senate on
owing to the vote j. .e
to the Senator's receNt d. re-
election. Therefore. think .e ex-
cused If ] dare him to go to Europe
and If he finds any one In my country
or elsewhere who says l have been
militarist, then I'll own II.
Turned, MiIitarist with War.
II have suffered much from 1871 to
1917 for not being a militarist. 7 turned
militarist when the war broke out-be-
fore. | had been militarist to the extent
of extending the length OF military SER
vice In France.
But that wasn't too bad IL 1t allowed
us to oppose the German frcnt until
England and America appeared
Asked to answer Hitchcock's question
about black troops, the Tiger said "bon"
and waded in.
I'm the first place there are no black
troops of occupation In the area OF oc-
cupation OF the enemy. In the second
place have seen black American troops
at the front and they stood the fire
with bravery, too.
"Of course, this has nothing 10 do
with the question of whether we are
militarists or not. 1t Is an attempt Of
German propaganda to oppose France
and America and obscure what is really
the great question.
The Germans and all of our foes
had been killing enough OF our white
men. and 100000 black men fell gal
lantly fighting on the frontiers of