THREAT TO LIFE.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 November 1922, Page 5

THREAT TO LIFE.

CLEMENCEAU IN DANGER. GRAVE WARNING. ATTACKS ON GERMANY. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Nov. 23, 7.10 p.m. New York, Nov. 22. .M. Clemenceau has received a letter signed ‘‘World War Veteran,” threatening him with death if lie doer? not cease his attacks on Germany. The letter declares: “Don’t you dare say too much about our country and Germany. If you do not heed our orders you will have bullets flying about your head.” The letter has been turned over to the police, which has doubled the guard. -Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. AMERICANS NOT PLEASED. RESENT CLEMENCEAU’S SPEECH. Received Nov. 23, 7.10 p.m. Washington, Nov. ‘22. M. Clemenceaus speech has aroused bitter resentment among a considerable number of Senators. Senator Borah issued an extraordinarily bitter statement, in which he said: “It is an outrage; it is intolerable; it i«3 a crime against humanity for this bloodthirsty man to come here at a time when the whole world is in misery without one constructive note in his whole argument. He asks for support of the Versailles Treaty when he himself said the treaty is a perpetuation of war.” Other Senators expressed the view that the speech was bad taste. —Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.