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Show Clemenceau Changes' His Views as to the Priests of France. PARIS. Sept (B the Associated Associ-ated Press.) An Interesting abstract of Premier Clemenceau's prlvab views concerning the peace treaty ; nd ' of things in general as given to Senator Sen-ator Monsservin B few days ago is published m L'Eclair today AfJor de-; lelarmc 'hat Be never doubled '!iaf Marshal Foch and tic allied troops' would bring victor, M Clemenceau said: "Glorious peace' We should have desired it. no doubt, with greater advantages ad-vantages for our country. Lut let. those who criticise the treaty and; find the clauses insufficient reflect upon France's condition before the war Let them recollect that at certain cer-tain hours the situation of France was very low; that France did not make I war alone and that despite our greal I love for our country, we could not! dream of placing her in the position which she occupied al the heighi of I her power after the great victories of the first empire. "Pnllt too lit. M.il 1 WMWJ III.) 1. -UHCJl I" '11 IliV" modified. Not that 1 have abandoned my democratic ideals, but my views of the mode of its application and realization re-alization have greatly changed. For merry I had great distrust for the clergy. I reproached it with conceal inc the liberty of our thought and pi r Becuting our freedom, and, in the early days of the war, when I traveled to the trenches I used to ask the soldiers,, sol-diers,, pointing out the chaplain, 'Does he not annoy you?' "The soldiers invariably replied Annoy us' Quite the contrary. He Is brave, charmln-. devoted, cheerful. We love him much ' "Many times regiments asked me to decorate their chaplain, because of' magnificent acts of bravery and de-l votion. These priests I decorated and congratulated with all my heart. A man who renders useful and benefi- iary services to his country must be considered a good servant of democracy, democra-cy, regardless of religious and political politi-cal opinions. "No one, if he loyally accepts th? republic, must be considered as an ad-ersary ad-ersary and in order that collaboration collabora-tion of all energies shall be possible, the government "ill have no candi dates at the elections. I "After the elections," concluded M. ! Clemenceau, "I will retire with the reat reward that comes from the bat ' . ' lion of hainc done one's duly nd with the friendship of my dear pollus, whom I shall think of alwaya." Asked by Senator Monsservin as to the future of France, M, Clemenceau said : "Our new frontiers! We must be ready to safeguard them wilh some- , thing else besides legal subtleties A treaty is nothing unless a nation has the will to see that its clauses and pint are observed. Fiance mutt produce pro-duce men, and strong men. steeled .against weakness and vaccllatiou' |