New-York tribune., 1922-11-19

the other way. Wont you have Pre-
mier turn round?" he begged Of Mr.:
Polk. Then, foiled in oil his efforts, he
finally gave it up and sighed, "1f only
they'd play the Marshall A." he said,
"he'd have to take it off" But the
band had already finished both the
American and the French national an
thems, SO the movie man returned to
the city disappointed.
| After submitting to the camera men
he was attacked IN full force by the
reporters. With infinite good nature
he submitted to their grilling.
did you have pleasant voyage
Do you feel better after your trip :?
How do you like New York? What do
you think of the Statue. of. Liberty :?
Do you find our climate invigorating 2"
These and hundred other similar
questions were shot at him and. every
answer waited for with breathlessness.
He had had a pleasant trip. Why
should he feel better? ~ can't feel
better because I am already up to the
| most" The climate invigorating? "I
don't know. / don't want to be in-
vigorated." We're the buildings tall :?
eyes, but they were too far from the
| moon"
Finally two men introduced them
selves to him with much formaljty and
| explained "We are the ship news re
porters," they said in tone, that was
calculated to impress the Premier
deeply. He shrugged his shoulders and
with "a rising infection remarked:
"Ah?" They thereupon explained to
him that it was their duty to meet in
coming ships and ask prominent for
eigners about the economic and po-
| litical situation and everything in
Europe. The Premier continued po-
sage?" they asked him. "a message :?
Yes. will tell it to you privately on
Tuesday night at the Metropolitan
| Opera House"
Then ne hastily added, ~ wish you
good luck!"
They stood their ground.
"Do you wish to know the length Of
my nose?". he asked. Every one
- .a"fDee 4 don't wish you any harm" he
added good-naturedly, but. obviously in
dlcating that he had notnlng more to
say.
=. Once more they began to question
him. ,.
"Ah, you want an interview" he
said. "Well, here it is. A handful of
ayes and noes"
"Another laugh, followed by more
questions.
In the middle of them and apropos
of nothing, Clemenceau remarked to
his interrogators: You're quite salts
fed, are you2 Goodby!"
And yet despite this sharpness he is
not unkind, nor is he cold. In his speech
at City Hall he quickly moved his
hearers, and won not only their sym
pathy but their affection. He spoke
| simply and unostentatiousIy and made
no effort to have his voice carry. ''My
lungs are old" he explained, "and I
have only few of them left" He
| spoke feeiingly OF the doughboys in
France, and described with tenderness
| occasions on which he had come in
contact with them. He recalled see
ing them in French peasants houses
with children on their knees, laughing
| and trying to carry on conversation.
"Of course they did not speak French
any more than the others spoke
English" He. told of them under Are
! and in suffering.
He spoke Of the .1nesunderstandings
between Americans and Europeans, and
how the French resented being called
militaristic. and imperialistic He had
thought at first to come and scold us,
but when he read Kipling's attack he
wanted to come and defend us. INV
life is over" he remarked with touch
ing simplicity. Nobody can aseribe
any personal aim in my act. Of visiting
this country" When he had finished
l.e. left, his hearers deeply moved and
full Of enthusiasm.
One phrase. which he spoke with SUD.
pressed emotion is the key TO many Of
ms nls thoughts and acts. SIN my own
ne ! nave seen my country twice in
vaded- Think of that!" Is there any
wonder that he never faltered in his
efforts to crush that power that haS
thus twice despoiled his native coun-
tryI Ciemenceau in 1870 was already
twenty-nine years old, and when the
Germans marched on Paris was Mavor
OF one Of the boroughs of that CIV
Is It any wonder, therefore that bs
makes thu. plea that unless France ;s
guaranteed against another such in.
vasion she cannot disarm?
The city outdid itself in receiving
Giemenceau. The band OF the Straat
Cleaning Department was loaded on the
good ship Macon at O'clock in she
morning, and the John r, Hylan hov.
erea at . respectful distance. withn,,t
evensCommissione of Accounts Hirahs
field on board. - 19hr
70 Alfred l. Meehan, assistant sec.
retary to the bureau Of purchaaaa ara
supplies of the Department of PLANT
ana structures, fell the honor Of voires
aown the bay to greet the Tiger. He
represented the majesty Of the citv. and
with the aid of burly police serpeant ant
safely transferred the guest from M
Paris. on which he came over, onto tba
police boat Manhattan, and thence ID
me Macon, which landed him at ths
battery. There he wsa turned oyar to