The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-24
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That acted 70 Keep ti- Germans
back until the English and Amer.
leans came 90 our aid"
when the aged statesman was told
that Hitchcock charged that France
WAS attn keeping an army Of blacks
In German territory 10 yelled:
Albert"
The valet was unable 20 ind nonns
notes. bui tho Tiger scratched his
head and said
'-Ti~re are no black troops station.
ed along tho Rhine" his head nhai.
Ing 10 emphasize the point an be
struggled for breath.
Charges Of tho senator that tho
blacks had committed outraF-a
against ovrman women were dc
nict.
''-rh. discipline Of tho blacks In
s,rictsr than our white troopn." hs
,aid. raising his voice. They know
tina, they must answer 90 military
tribunals for any outraEcs.
n have s~cn tn. German
pap~r~--ths propsEanda--whirh
inspires your senator. To all his
charges I say. so many lics-
The retiring senator In minlnforsn.
81 and I hope hon 80 to France and
gather some Information himself and
take his German friends along with
him
cwm~ncesu refused 70 comply with
tho wfnhcs of Col. Bonsal that he con.
serve his strength for tho ape~cb to-
might In fremont temple.
''No. Not I must 80 on" he said.
''and I viii I came 10 America to
speak and I am golng 10 do H."
Bonnai smiled. realizing fully what
an interview of tho kind may mean
90 the fatigucd tigers health.
Tho day before I left Paris" tho
veteran warrior then related. Il
heard that stories were 10 be circu.
lated In America designed 10 prove
that France r. n military nation. 30
I went 10 the officials and found that
only ono Senegnicsc had outraged a
German woman. He was a sergeant
and war dealt with by military
court"
Ciemenceau stated that blacks
were employed In the army OF occu.
patton at the end OF the war 30 that
the French whites could visit their
homes they hadn't seen for four
years.
"They were sent 10 release
men who had been under fire
for four years." he said. we
couldn't SEQ that the Germans
would have any objections 10 our
blacks when the same had been
employed 10 garrison French
towns. But when we learned Of
the objections. measures were
taken TO withdraw them - and
they were withdrawn.
There IN not one Senegalcsc sol.
dier on the Rhine now.
'"The Germans seem to forget that
they had black troopa--if they did
not use them In the war u was
because they had no means OF bring.
ing them 90 the front But II was
with these blacks that the Germans
found means OF invading the Bel.
gian Congo"
Then Senator Boran was an.
swercd.
Here I am" the Tiger" said.
being held responsible for all the
troubles In the world because | was
a party-only one OF the parties
10 the Versailles treaty. must
own that my situation In this part
Of the case IL distressing Those In
France who did not succeed In end
lng the war and had no part in
the trcaty--charged me with having
asked the Germans less than should
have been asked.
Here they tell me ask TOO
much. II too much was asked az
Versailles. 81 per cent has been
taken from Il without my assent.
The German taxpayers now pay sl4
per capita and the French s45.
What do you make OF that?"
Then he charged that Germany
was evading the provisions OF the
Versailles treaty. ''Krupp moved to
Russia 10 cvadc the treaty" he
pointed out. There the Germans
are making their artillery and ma.
chine guns"
He sank back In his chair. ex.
hausted.
but Just one more word" he
said, about my reception here.
! wasn't received ms n friend
! was received as - son.
While expressing my deep