Evening star., 1922-12-02
Clemenceau's Outbursts Are Sub.
iect of Sharp Discussion.

| The controversy over the treaty of
Versailles and its league of nations
clauses has been reopened by the
sharp exchanges between Former
Premier Clemenceau and members of
/ the Senate. Editors generally are de-
batting the subject with particular
reference to the effect the "Tger's'
allegations may have upon future
European relations.
Holding that the Tigers tour has
already failed" the Pittsburgh Lead
er says that "Clemenceau should be
assured of one thing so firmly that
he cannot make any mistake-that
Americans have had enough of war.
and too much of participation in the
wars of militaristic Europe" 1t is the
opinion OF the Newark News, for its
part, that 1.-The Senate squirms at hate
full facts" and it asserts that Glenn
enceau is right about tive flinched
away from the common effort to which
we had inspired the rest and for
which we suffered with them. That
ate had the most to do with our de-
sertion The Senate has the right
to squirm. 1t hates the facts. AS
Americans who love our country we
do, too" Similar in character are
the views voiced by the Knoxville
Sentinel. which, declares. Here is n
man, a foreigner though he may be.
who is not to be browbeaten and
squelched by the bucolic Borah and
his Hun-loving kind. They talk of
disciplining the Frenchman. They
talk of denying him the floor of the
Senate. Let them. So much the bet
ter. The American people will ac-
cord him a wider forum and hear him
only the more cordially because a
man who is honest and brave enough
to speak the truth without rear OF
senator's before his eyes is denied a
hearing by this body, which Is given to
prating of the virtues of free speech
| when it does not happen to wiring
their withers, no matter how dema-
gogic and vicious it may be-"
1t is certain that as Clemenceau de-
velops his views the number of those
who will disagree with them will
increase" the Rochester Times Union
says in declaring it perfectly futile
to criticize the speeches. of TINS ven
erable old man and to find fault with
ministration at Washington needs to
do is to abandon it's attitude OF tlmid
silence and let France know on what
terms, and in what way, we are ready
to help her. This much she has a
fright to ask. Not mere futile crltl-
: n. j
structfve policy, this is the answer
to Clemenceau." 1t is mot for Clemen-
ceau to say what we shall do says
the st. Louis Post Dispatch, mot for
Borah to criticize. 1t is for Mr.. Borah
and the other irreconcilables to ac-
knowledge and repair, if possible,
their tragic blunder." An appeal to
"eive Clemenceau a chance" is voiced
by the Albany Knickerbocker Press,
which holds the senatorial criticism
"was premature. There are certain
aspects of French policy in these crit1-
cal years which have not appealed
to some Americans. Maybe they have
NOT appealed to Clemenceau himself.
Rut he Is trying to tell us of some
thing deeper and more vital than any
mere matter Of passing poltics: ne
NAV be wrong; it may be impossible
for us to do as he wishes. But we
owe it to him to give him a thought
fu1 hearing" 1t is because Clemenceau
asked the question: what Is the
United States going to dog that al
Of the tumult has been started. arEues
the New York World, in suggesting
that I'M Clemenceau's history may
ali be false and M. Clemenceau's poli-
tfcal principles may all be reactlon-
ary: but his question remains, ana
there will be no stabilized peace IN
have found the right answer to IT..
It is the opinion of the scranton
Times that .Clemenceau makes the
mistake of trying to frighten us. by
narading the dogs of war. into doing
something we should do as a mat,
ter of duty. We have an unfulhlled
obligation. but talk of another pos
sibie war with Germany is not the
way to make this country realize Il"
Germany and France. are unable to
see the truth and. seeing it. follow
it." and because Of this they suffer
Ha
Herald, Senator Hitchcock's paper.
The World-Herald suggests that the
best reply to certain of the Clemen-
ceau statements 10 to remember the
nature Of the vote" which defeated
the senator for reelection, and says: