Show TIGER Sli f T TA A OUI ANCE Clemenceau Out of Politics as Long as French Re- Re Remain Re Remain I main In Ruhr I D BI ILLI I BIRD Special Cable to The 1 i Copyright 1923 by I I PARIS So long the rench forces remain in th the Ruhr I Georges Clemenceau will abstain en from participation In politics So tar far does ho he carry his solf I policy of silence that ho he ely ht refused to write articles in rench or foreign on political subjects This statement was to 10 this correspondent today by a e of the Tiger to whom horn it was as sug I Clemenceau might assist In UP the doubt In the con con- concerning con concerning the wll dom of the French Icy Icy by returning to 1101 1 Ufe TOOl TOOK D OK B OJ WORDS While in America t two 0 months Igo the Tiger lot let it bo be clearly under he opposed the occupation of ot the Ruhr When he returned to France he found that the French go already had practically decided on the thead thoad anco ad anco Clemenceau then Issued a contradicting certain phrases attrib attrib- attributed attributed to him but he lIe refused to 10 that he considered the be a mistake His present pol policy icy of ot silence Is believed to bo be d dui u to the tact fact that although he lIe cannot op pro e the tho Invasion ho he nei ne s to do nothing that embarrass the French In executing It The former premier alwais has been beena a great friend of ot tho English and b bala Is known to feet feel thai tha an open might have been avoided especially as the overthrow ot Lloyd ea for a new deal eal all 11 around of which might have sharp advantage IN CASK OF EItE IRD Tha Tho is only one of ot ny m French political leaders who no nov nov-in In the tho s same me boat The Tho unanimous vote of ot all parties excepting the tho Com Communists in signing a blank cherk chck of al tor the government to com complete Its Ruhr policies simply that many who ho oppose this course of action felt that it would e b n al act of doubtful patriotism to have done or said aid anything which might an already delicate Uon tion The great objection to this aJ liberal writers now are arc pointing Is that it If II a reversal of ot tho Ruhr policy shall beco necessary ro IS no party and no political leaders who ate responsibility and n can n- n a policy with hand J C J t |