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Show SUCCESS HOPED IN TIGER VISIT Clemenceau Declared Ideal Man To Re-Unite France and America i By ANDREW TARDIEU. Former Fronc-h High Commissioner tr the United htnUv. (Copyright, 1922, by The Standard-Examiner. Standard-Examiner. ) PARIS, Nov. 2". 'Perhaps Clemen-ceau's Clemen-ceau's trip will mark a new dated history his-tory of Franco-American relations. 1 hope so. It would bo a gr at letory ovor the old stylo diplomatic method We realize here that tho United State? lf listening to Clemenceau as it nevel before listened to a Inohm:in First I ot conr:io ,he speaks your language This is worth mentioning because of fhfe greatest complaint against him Ihere alter Versailles was "what finished fin-ished Clemenceau was that he spoke i English." Rut besides the inestimable advantage advan-tage of a thorough knowhdgc of the laAguagO Is the fact that be is able to analyze the point of difficulty between be-tween the two countries. By his presence pres-ence h" undams the flood of common memorh between Franco and Amer-Ica Amer-Ica Whv den;, that war i as far aw a as It is' I think that only In Belgium, and this bci ausc of the lengthy German Ger-man occupation, Is the thing present in the minds of the people. Your people peo-ple tried to forget It an soon as possible. pos-sible. Ours pr. ferred not to think about It considering tho sterile policy of the last three years The result everywhere is to. disappearance disap-pearance of the old common feeling of th" band on shoulder attitude of five years ago. Hut that spirit must revlv In th- presence of France's grand old nun, who has no official mission.-Which mission.-Which Is an advantage. Even 'iming the war when mutual confidence was at Its height I used to think that our representatives were hampered by their official positions when In Amerioa, I often wondered whether my audiences did not regard my statements of the needs of Fiance as a more offlciHl exaggeration. Nothing Hk" that can hamper Clemenceau Clem-enceau who has had Ingratitude heaped upon him by our own politl- I clans, lb is free irom all oiriciai I ties, a simple citizen. This complete lie. .lorn of movement permits Clom-lenceail Clom-lenceail to Bay things to ou which no-jlodv no-jlodv else would dare. Ho began this In his first speech I It Is nice to make pretty speeches 'and to pay compliments, but we have (had too much of that :tnd stern measure meas-ure and plain truth are needed to restore confidence. You may not approve ap-prove of all ho says, but you will at least know what hie is talking about. In his retirement Clemenceau heard and Understood the true voice of France better than anyone else. Finally Final-ly his visit has a movement of audac-! audac-! which accounts for much In the United States. This 82-year-old man. wh dominates his country's history, ;' rhaps that of the world, and koc along to his duty as he sees It, has a certain calm majesty which every American will appreciate. Therefore, wo have full confidence In his success. suc-cess. I haven't taught you anything In telling why but as I love Clemenceau above all others, and lovo America, It has been a pleasure to toll you. |