Norwich bulletin., 1922-11-23
NUMBER FOUR
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 review the 106th infantry regiment. Crossing Manhattan bridge, the Tigers car plunged at once into a lane of wildly cheering school children-many of them garbed in picturesque garments, most of them waving French or AmEican flags, and all of them cheering and crying "Viye Le Tigre" and 'Vive La France.''
 The children, whose number was esti- mated as high as S5U,00o, lined both sides of the street for nearly five miles-all the. way to the armory.
 Clemeneeau. .yisibly moved, kept waving his gray felt hat and lowing, and ex-~ claiming to his escorts Les Petites Gosses'' (the little goslings)-a French expression of affection. ''H
 The l06th arrraory, which seats about 10000, was packed. and the Tiger was given long ovation as he walked slowly in review before the massed troops.
 After he had placed wreath on the tablet commemorSting the regiments dead, Clemenceau faced the uniformed men and addressed them "as a man of action to men of action" -:
 Praising their work in France, which he said he had good cause to remember, the Tiger declared:
 All that remains for you now is to be as great in peace as you were in war. l will remain until nE last breath great admirer of the United States. And will always remember that behind the citizens [ there are always the soidiers-ma gnifi- cent soldiers"
 Although it was his day of greatest ovations, there came to the Tiger, too, evidences that his tour was not to be wholly over a path of roses. The threat ening letter, sharp criticisms from Sen atcr orah and others in official Wash ington, and adverse newspaper comment | on his revival of the French plea for triple alliance, seemed, however, merely to stir the S1 year old statesman to greater animation.
 No specific comment on the criticism was obtainahle from him, but he defend l ed himself against them in the opening 1 of his chamber of commerce address Men have been too much criticized l and may be oyer-nraised. too," he said l T think that is my case. Very often they ascrfoe to me too much i'll, and sometimes too much good. I don't believe have oceated a, great deal of ill-cer- 1 tainly not to finger 4 great deal of [ good, I dare not say.'
 l Throughout his address he sandwiched ! caustic comment on America and her 1 postwar attitude with expressions of l friendship and admiration for the country l and her people.
 1 He told his auditors for, example, that I they, with the rest of America, were mot l as well informed as they ought to be- l When they came to France he said, they continued to talk shop, or to chatter about Fifth avenue and Broadway.
 l Then he robbed the remark of it's sting by advising them to ask any Ame1 ;can i soldier who had met French girl how easy and pleasant it was to learn French and the ways of France. The suggestion brought burst ofe laughter and ap= plause.
 l Immediately after he had charged America with leaving France fin the lurch" he set the hall reverberating with applause when, with 3 great flashing of eyes, he declared. i've have to defend our 1 frontier, and we will defend 1t"
 Closing his speech, he declared he ai- ready felt his self lfimposed mission to America was a success. '' '-- I If I were to go home tomorrow. he said. T would tell my friends: Be quiet 1 I don't know how they will do it, but De i sure the Yankees will do 1t once more :, l. When Cieinenceau got home, shortly be- fore six, to take long rest before start 1 ing tomorrow for Boston, he told mem I,bers Of the party that the trip to Brook l lyn would live in his mind as sthe most inspiring occasion have ever attend ed" I Colonel E. M. House. who arranged the tour, asked him how he felt after his strenuous day.
 q never felt better in my life" he re-
 piled. q would like to 20 to dance with you-'
 Colonel House declared he had neve, seen the Tiger haupief. or more pleased over any achievement of his life than hs was over the results. So lar. of his Aneri. can visit lS-i' i-,-. = ''T-s
 The Tiger Is scheduled to reach Boston tomorrow afternoon at 2..33o o'clock and will remain until Sunday. Then he vii
 return to New York, stop for q few hours and start for Chicago. He is scheduied to reach Chicago Monday aStennon Other dates as far as they, have bees tentatively set, ares 1 . r
 Nov. 30 Springheid. uL, where he VII visit Ltncoln.s tomb. Dee 1, St. Louis
 Fl Dec. 4, Washington
 Dates for his visits to Baltimore, An, !, napoIis and Philadelphia have not ye1 l been deinitely announced 2 The Tiger vas au ready to Estire a; eight O'Clock tonight when 1GnacA JaI 1ExHAUsTED FROM GRRBE oouGH k E-@T f5A