The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-11-24
TIGER LASHES
BACK ATT HIS
SENATE CRITICS
Replies TO Charge of Senator
Hitchcock That He Is a
'.. Mi1itarist
SEE FRANCE is PLEA
Clemenceau Jubilant Over Re.
ception Given to His Bos-
ton Speech
SEE FRANCE is PLEA
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

! France lashed back at his senate
critics tody in his first American
interview, granted to the Associated
Press, replying particularly to the
criticisms of Senator Hitchcock and
Borah. .t
Senator Hitchcock calls me
militarist", Clemenceau said. swell,
l 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"
Answering Senator Hitchcock's
demand that he explain why France
insisted on using black troops in her
army of occupation, the tiger de-
clared that Hitchcock had been mis-
led by the German propaganda, and
that today there was not a single
black soldier in German territory.
Georges Clemenceau, war premier
Of France, was up at dawn today
putting the finishing touches on
the second formal address of his
American tour, which he will deliver
at o'clock this afternoon in Tre-
mont Temple.
Seated before his inevitable pot
Of cold tea, with his battered gray
skullcap on at rakish angel, he
worked for more than an hour on
his notes, at small table in the
home of F. L. Higginson, Jr. What
he does with the notes after he has
prepared them, no one knows. He
never refers to them when he is
speaking, but he always makes them.
Refreshed by his nights sleep the
Tiger appeared even more jubilant
today than he was yesterday over
the reception given him by Boston
and other cities between here and
New York.
He decided that even if his "mis-
sion" Of winning American hearts
for France failed--which he was
confident it would not-he always
would treasure the memories of the
welcome he had on this "last mis-.
son Of his life"
There was nothing on the Tigers
program for today except the
speech. Yesterday he declared he
had wanted to see Bunker Hill ever
since his visit to America, 81 years
ago, and it was not improbable that
he would summon Colonel Stephen
Bonsal, tour conductor, and demand
to be taken there Immediately.
Faneuil Hall, the "cradle Of liberty"
was another point he hoped to visit.
He has been invited to two foot
ball games on Saturday. The Brown
Dartmouth game at Cambridge, and
the Yale-Harvard game at New
Haven. He wants to see both but it
is uncertain whether he will be
able to attend either.
To Senator Borah's recent asser-
tion that Clemenceau was primarily
responsible for conditions in Europe.
because Of his great influence in the
drafting of the Versailles treaty,
the aged statesman declared his sit
uation was particularly Distress
ing" since in France he had been
most bitterly criticized "for having
asked from the Germans less than ]
ought to-
= Don't Understand Ideas
When he was told that some Of
the senators at Washington had saj d
they were not able to understaud
clearly from his speeches just what
he wanted of America, the Tigci
said with gleam in his eyes, tina:
he thought they would know afte,
his address this afternoon in Tre-
mont Temple-the second formal
speech of his American tour.
Clemenceau received his interview
ers in his room at the home Of F.
L. Higgins Jr., where he is a guest
while in the city. He wore his usual
gray cutaway suit, and his gray skull
cap was perched on his bald head.
Seating himself in huge easy chair
he said: "Now-put any questions
you like, and I will answer them"
The interviewer went at once to
the subject of the Washington cri-
ticisms. Clemenceau smiled and
shrugged. II had made it a point not
to discuss with official people in
America" he said. "But have said
1 will answer all, so must answer.
Answers Hitchcock
II am glad to tell Mr.. Hitchcock
he is in the senate only for. few
days owing to the vote he began, re.
ferring to the Nebraskan's recent
defeat for reelection. Therefore,
think I'll be excused if l dare him
to 60 to Europe, and fshe finds any
one in my country or elsewhere who
says have been rnilitarist, then
I'll own it.
81 have suffered much from 1871
to 1917 for not being : militarist,
turned militarist when the war broke |
out-before, ! have been a militarist
to the extent Of extending the
length of military service in France.
"But that wasn't too bad. If it al
lowed US to oppose the German front
until England-America appeared"
Reagrding Black Troops.
The answer to Hitchcock's question
about black troops, the Tiger said,
"Bon" and waded in.
"In the first place there are no
black troops of occupation in the
area of the enemy. The second
place, I have seca black American
troops at the front, and they stood
the fire with bravery, too"
1.-THE Germans and all of our foes
had been killing enough of our white
men. and 100000 black men fell gal
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