Evening star., 1922-11-18
TIGER AGAIN IN IS.
AFTER MORE THAN
so YEARS. ABSENCE
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pared to respond with a certain num-
Der OF yese1 and an equal number of
noes. which the reporters could dis
tri6ute IN their copy rs they saw fit.
the Tiger Al he moved UP Broadway.
At city hall. which he said he we'll re-
memhered. he was received by Acting
Mayor Murray Hubert, who hailed
him as "the most distinguished citizen
OF the great sister republic, France"
RssDonAs to Welcome.
The people Of the two nations be-
heved then. As they believe now. that
sef-sovernment Is the natural govern
ment OF mankind" said Mr.. Hubert
TO the maintenance and defense of
that principle you have devoted q long
lifetime service characterized by the
display of unusual courage, keen fore
sight. mastery ability and dynamic
George w. Wickersham introduced
zens in the world.
n clemenceau. responding to the
welcome. said:
For fifty years I have been mixed
up with the. most important political
crises In France. have seen my
country invaded twice during. my life
time do not want to see a third
invasion before my death.
We will disperse our army when
It can be shown that We arc safe
from this invasion"
He explained that he came on no
mission and that his visit was per-
sonal. At nrst, he said, he vowed he
would not come to America because
he was too old. But when he heard
his country criticized he decided to
come. he said.
I'VE were called militaristic and
lmpe erialtstic," he said. III there's a
man who Is not militaristic 1t is l."
Rs1s English Critic.
M Clemenceau said that he read
while in France an article by a great
English critic critictxing France and
him resolve 40 defend America
against anybody"
He said that France did not know
what was going on in America and
AIperica did not know what was go
Ing 9. on in in France and he wished to
as free man speaking to free
men,"
From city hall. II. Clemenceau mo-
tored to the home of Charles Dana
Gibson. on East 7Sd street. where he
win stay while in this city. He pre-
noon.
Only the ordinary shopping crowds
were on 5th avenue az the Tiger
passed. They lined the curbs. occa-
sionally cheerins.S At some spots
Stars and Stripes.
Clemenceau stood on the bridge of
the Paris, steaming up New York bay
this morning. his face aglow with
smiles as he watched the approach Of
oe1Ssfp &. hes, !., In nosy
greeting he dofled his picturesque hat
Then ~ the towering skyscraper
peaks Of Manhattan's skyline came
into view on one side and the Statue
Of Liberty on tho other Clemenceau's
but silenced for the moment. by q
wonder OF progress. A different scene
was unfoldsd for him when he came
up the bay on his last visit. more
than half a century ago. 1t was his
hrst view Of tho statue and he was
Representatives of this country and
his own went down tho bay this
morning to greet Georges Clemsn-
ccau, Tiger OF France, who has come
on 4 self Imposed mission Of winning
America for France.
The grixxled ex-premier slid into
American waters on tho Paris short
:. cismenceau. according to reports
from quarantine. was fast asleep in
hts Statesoom when the Paris dropped
anchor. But he was up bright and
early this morning to get his frst
glimpse in more than half q century
Of the new world, in which he lived
for . time as q young man.
First Speech Tuesday.
The welcoming committee was up
bright and early, too. for the nau-
nicipal steamer Macon, which was TO
take them down the be was sched-
uled to cast of at 2 o'clock. Among
the early-routed notabies who stepped
aboard were j. J. Jusserand, French
ambassador to the United States Robert
Woods Bliss. assistant secretary Of
state; Col. e. n. House and Bernard NJ.
Baruch. both old friends Of the Tiger
and the former In charge Of the Amer-
can tour; Alfred Meehan, representing
the city Of New York. and Frank L.
Polk, George W. Wicksrsham, Otto H.
Kahn and Hamilton Fish Armstrong,
representing the council on foreign re-
lations, Clemenceau's Official hosts in
New York.
Clemsnceau will make his first effort
to interpret Franco to America in an
address Tvesday night Ct tbs Metro
Boston n:xt THURSDAY. The other cities
dsid, Illinois st. Louis, Washington,
Baltimore, Annapolis and Philadelphia.