Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-19

that NJ. ClemenCeau is very. very old.
and has the reputation Of tiger !"
maintain" The letter will help
France not at ALL" in the Judgment
of the Worcester Telegram Uepuh-
licam. The Harrisburg Telegraph re
publican) suspects q drive aCainSl
The new French cabinet" and the As
bury Park Press independent Denl"
cratic also sees some movement
looking toward the bringing Of a new
set of men into power"
In defense of the Tiger. the DeS
Mones Evening Tribune independent
Republican, suggests that so great
are the forces of trade and finance
inevitably In the oclosely knit indus
trial world of tOday-that even the
greatest political powers wonder N
their sovereignties are real" The
Greensboro Record independent Dem
ocratic) holds that he has placed
this country In light which We
frankly do not like. yet can we deny
the justice Of his characterize ton ar
the logic of his argument" The
Bangor Commercial independently he
lieves 1T is unfortunate that he did
not speak earlier before the agree
ment was made" and III. France re-
fuses 10 ratify. another effort may he
made for new terms, and the appea
of ClemenCeau may he given the
favorable considera ton that So manv
Americans would he glad to see az
tended to it," The India ma polls News
independently adds that we have No
doubt that our people would he on
tirely willing. if a, rea sonable neces
sity should he shown. TO make what
ever further concessions might seem
advisable"
"Clemenceau's appeal" states the
Charlotte Observer Democratic. ia
placed almost in the light Of coming
from a sorrowful old father seeking -
restore peace and fellowship between
his Quarreling children and the chill
dren OF an old neighhor. The note.
hearing the marks OF almost forgotten
craftsmanship. is strangely different
from others of recent date coming
from the politicians Of Franc " re
calls the days Of Wilson and Lloyd
George and the Big Four at Yer
sailles. There is all Of the old ANNA.
ton cha racterizinc the Younger Gle
menceau. II exploits the benefits from
peace among nations and forgets al
most entirely such things AZ principal
and interest" The Muskegon Chroni-
Gle Gndepe ndenu. admitting that
''proba bly, the Tiger has done his
country's cause no good yet remarks
that ma Nbe he is unaware ~ he
segment Of sentiment in this country
that regards our debt settlement with
France in much the same light that
, he does
J The Milwaukee Journal Gndepend
! enD offers the comment: MANY
! Americans today question the moral
! position of their country In world
| that elsewhere is suffering. There is
, a sense of moral values in the rnited
| States that can he appealed To. But
Americans do not want their Presi-
| dent scolded from abroad The Ra-
| leigh News and Observer Demo
cratic) adds: I'VE may not be able
To grant In full measure the settle
| ment that Clemenceau wishes. but
every true American will read his lei
/ ter with memories of noble DAYS, and
with desire that his country In all
: it's dealings with France will put that
nation in the most favored nation
J status"
, Az go the existing terms, tho
Spokane SpOkesma n Review Cinde
pendent Republican, declares 'it is
not true that the debt settlement 6
were by us regarded as purely a
matter for the cashiers department
Other considerations were generously
taken into account. Why don't French
critics. like Clemenceau. reply 10 the
authoritative statements of Secretary
Mellon and others. that in the settle
| ment with France we actually can
celed the debt that existed before the
armistice was signed?' The Bloom
ington Paragraph independently re
calls that even now some factions
in and out of the American Congress
are saying that our Government was
too easy with France. and with
Italy, and even with Great Britain. -
The Lynchburg News Democratic
holds that there is not much intrin.
sic merit in the Frenchman's appeal
and II II Is listened TO with respect
and not little sympathy. 1t does not
convince
1T is impossible to agree with the
major premises of the veteran states
mans position" contends the Kansa 5
City Journal tRepublican,, while the
PaSsaic Herald indeDendentl helieves