Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04

- who stands S feet 8 inches
toll when he takes on his bowler ana
his hioh-heeled custom-made SHOES.
ct wanted to shake the hand OF an
honest man once more before going
awav." the old Tiger said when PARIS
bantam project of police entered MS
lair in the Rue Franklin.
Clemenceau knew his end was near
Before going he wanted to pay MS tare-
wei, respect to the little man from
Nanoleon's native isle, who, stanong
aloof from all the wire-pulllng ana
chicanery interviewer with goverhmen.
service. had always refused apJect
servility to the political chleftalns ABOVE
him. and had always stood loyaly oy
his friends, more than once at the riSA
of breaking his own career
The old man of the Vendee ana the
middle-aged Corsican talked awmie, III
that meeting of adieu, OF those SURFING
DAYS when France had called upon
C.lemenceau to lead a deSpairing ma
tion on to victory The Tiger spoke OF
the "infernal regime of quick
interests and rampant egotism winch
he found gnawing at the neart oi
France when he took over the controi
of the country.
IN those wartime days Chiappe, as
chief of the political bureau OF the
ministry of the interior, was In charge
of the French secret service. 1t was ne
who nut barbs in the whips with which
Clemenceau drove out OF public lie
more than one prominent man suspect
ed of reasonable activities. Twice
Chiappe saw the wrath of the Tiger
fall upon his own friends, men with
whom he had elaborated and IN whose
natriotism his faith was mistaken. on
each occasion he steadfastly defended
them rather than keep quiet and
knuckle down before the then all
powerful President du Conseil.
Clemenceau was preparing the furi-
Gus attack that drove Joseph Caillaux
into Punishment under the shadow OF
charges that he had dealt with an
enemy. Leon Daudet, the Royalist lead
er. had written a letter to President
Poincare accusing Louis Malvy. four
times minister of the interior and
Chiappe,s former chief, of deliberate
treason. With him he accused Leymaire,
a high police functionary, another OF
Chiappe's friends and collaborators, OF
dealing with the pacifist organ, the
Bonnet Rouge.
Cl.menceau went for the scalps OF
both these men. The war was In It's
fourth year and the Tigers wrath was
shared by a large part OF the nerve
wracked nation. It took courage for
friend to stand by the accused and
proclaim his faith in their innocence
Chiappe did. He defended Leymaire un-
til the man was convicted. Before the
assembled Senate, sitting as high
court, he testified for Malvy. When ne
left the stand he walked over to the
politician, embraced him and gave
acoiiade.
That brave gesture of sympathy, mao
presence of all the Senators OF the
enraged Clemenceau. Yet Chiappe rets
position, though Malvy was banished
wears for violation and betrayal OF tn
of his Office" after he had been acq'
treason.
Later on, when the passions of war-t
cooled and the Herriot government /
nested Malvy, along with Caillaux, Gle
said to friend:
"Chiappe was wrong, but such alb
and friendship as he showed, and the
far in the way Of sacrifice as he we
worthy of great man.
CHIAPPE may or may not be man
ness, but all Paris comedies that
most efficient project Of police the Cal
had in many years. Before his apps
to that post by the President of the
in 1927, his reputation as chief Of d
was second to that Of no one outside {
acters of detective fiction. As head Of Il
Generate he uncovered plots that affe
ternational relations, drove personages
inence to disgrace and ruin and me
once thrilled the reading public OF eve
Chiappe's reports three years ago on
to invade Spain and make an ind
state Of Catalonia caused diplomatic
eliclS many an hour between Paris and
and Paris and Rome. In that AFFAIR
brought about the arrest. conviction