South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-22
AYERS GERMAN
WAR LORDS SEEK
CONTROL AGAIN
Former French Premier Calls
Present Period Time of
Greatest Crisis"
REBUKES UNITED STATES
Clemenceau Urges American
Cooperation in Solving
EurOpe's Problems.

NEW YORK. Nov. q. CBy A. P)
Tho mihtarists in Germany al
ready are preparing another war.
Georges Clemeuceau, war premier or
France, declared tonight IN the first
address OF his American tour.
Don't you read the newspaper
he demanded Don't YOU know
what that means 2"
The tiger OF France, speaking fer
vently at the Metropolitan opera
house. reviewed the situation IN
Europe, pointing TO a rapprochment
OF the Turks and Soviet Russia as
an ominous war cloud.
In the meantime. he declared. Isu-
dendorff and other German milltar-
lists were planning a coup against
the democratic government thera
Urges American Cooperation
Describing the present as r time
of greatest crisis" he urged that
the United States renew converse
tions with France and England,
which. without definitely committing
this country 10 any set program.
would present TO German eyes a pic
ture Of the three unpleasant folk
who faced her in the war. He said
that sooner or later America would
have TO interest herself in the post
war affairs Of Europe. because she
could not continue 10 be comfort
able aEI wealthy II Europe was
covered with blood.
He expressed hope that the United
States might establish a plan az %
what was to be done in carrying out
terms Of the peace treaty and Join
with England and France IN inpos-
| ing II on Germany. He was frank
! IN his criticism OF Americas post
war attitude, declaring America had
had a large share IN imposing peacs
| terms and had duty 10 see that
! they were enforced.
Unpaid Reparations
Challenging the worth OF Ger
manys signature 10 a treaty. the
tiger" declared II France had
known In 1918 that reparations
would have been unpaid four years
later, she would have gone on %
Berlin. He received a great burst
Of applause for the assertion.
NJ Clemenceau, who protested
that he came 10 America on no on
clal mission but "a a private citizen
to present the truth as hs saw a..
declared that reparauons was an
American idea. because President
Wilson had come forward with his
famous Il points and the armisdoa
represented essentially the Amer
lea point OF view At mention OF
Woodrow Wilson there was another
great burst Of applause.
Expressing hope that America
could find some way Of renewing
conversations with France and Eng
land looking forward enforcement
Of the peace treaty. he said: Z
don't want 20 speak Of the League
Of atoms, but I might. might"
Views on League
The tiger" said he did not be
lieve in the league as a means 81
preventing war but believed IN & as
means Of arranging matters. de
ferring war ard giving peoples time
20 think.
you have seen one Of the great
est dramas IN the world" no said.
we are now IN the greatest crisis.
nobody knows when 81 win end and
what effect European misery may
have on American prosperity"
He asked what America had made
war for and what she had gained.
He said America had come 20 tls
last point where she was granted
time 70 think No sacrifice was de-
manded Of her except the viii 10 as
sert herself, az the people she had
vanquished we're unable % DO any
thing at the present
Recognizing Ignace Jan Paderew-
ski. famous musician and former
premier Of Poland. IN a box. tha
"tiger" called on him 20 witnsea tho
suffering and martydom % which
Central Europe had been subjected
by Germany and Austria.
America had freed herself ia
1875" he said. "and now IN 1918
she rejected the whole OF Europe
all these people that had been put
down under the sceptres OF Ger
many. Austria and Russia Amet-
lea had brought the day OF glory.
he said. but added
Tut a people may De great ono