The British public, which has come to regard M. Clemenceau
as a corner-stone of the Alliance, has been as deeply moved as it was when Lord Kitchener was lost. The wonderful old man incarnates for us the spirit of French patriotism, in its stern resolution and its unfailing cheerfulness. He reminds us of Sir Thomas Browne's saying that " life is a pure flame and we live by an invisible Sun within us." This frail veteran with his unquenchable Vigour of soul, reinvigorated his countrymen and the whole Alliance at a most critical stage of the war, and, as President of the Peace Conference, he has done much to promote closer union between the Allies at a not less critical stage of the Peace. We earnestly trust that M. Clemenceau will make a speedy and complete recovery. As for the wretched assassin, his act is only a fresh proof of the necessity of keeping a closer watch on the Anarchist propaganda which leads such ill-balanced minds astray. The "sanitary cordon" against the Bolshevik emissaries cannot be drawn too soon.
