New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-02
4 CHRISTIAN WARRIOR.
COUNT ALBERT DE NUN. THE SOCIALIST
DEPUTY AND ACADEMICIAN.
Paris correspondence of the London Globe.


Paris correspondence of the London Globe
Few public men have been fble to conquer the
respect OF their adverslcics like Count Albert de
Scr' where his tpient his sincerity and his loyal
and chivaric nature nave placed him IN me nrst 81
the celebrated maeralist philossopher' heveaus.
and became devoted to the syllabus at compar ara
ne was appointed orderly officer to the military
Of Paris While in this position he b si:h
op of Mayence. BY founding Catholic WSrk =, ths
aboring classes the good words OF Christianity ana
duality OF the apostle and the soldier. and he was
ordered to choose between them He preferred the
in the year 1915 Some time after he elected
Deputy for Morbihan He had no sooner en,et req
oratorical powers His very first speech aroused
the admiration of Gambc,ta, who compared him
Royalist. he defended his ideas with enthusiasm
and conviction. like a veritabe champion OF 10
the greatest pleasure BY his aristocratie courtesy
Of the Chamber and the public hocked TO see him
His attention Of late years has been chiefly SGn
regard to the latter, he has denounced what he
calls the Of mpey ana IN ths ss ss
he has become the defender Of Christian Socialism;
With Cardinal Manning ard ,b BshSp Kess nf
"Rerum novarum:' In which the Pope exposes the
Respectful Of Roman authority, he has followed
with his customary loyalty the republican move
of Cardinal Lavigere. Thus It was that he en-,
joyed great authority at the Vatican II was ne
piigrimages to Rome which, since, then; have ar
rived from all parts Of the Word ana Geeh rs
ceyed I Sese eT psrmages the cry Of give e Pape-
Roll was raised. Sgnor Crispi took advantage
restore the temporal power of the heir OF St Peter
In 1898 the Coun; was not reelected the electors
missed by his colleagues but 1t was not for long:
the electors of Fnisterre returning him al one OF
Mace was marked out in the French Academy.
where he will add another name to the Ist OF ora
tors who have entered that ancient ana renowned
o., the ' Ghamber where he. has never ceased
test against a Government which. according to
OF God As founder of party under the name OF
mona eanda in favor Of the organize ton OF Chris
tan forces social grounds Latterly; as already
and devoted himself to the solution Of social prob
lens with to T bsle e see ns Snsd To h
former orations. have led to his election at the
Palais Mazarn ,or, =, 1.,mienv in the seine.et.
Marine on February g. ist HIS father the Mar lar
qus de Nun Is Of literary turn G book '" entitled
n o" Chateau Pendant la Guerre de 800 The Count
lost lS ss p hs III fam
ily He had three foster sisters. al of whom were IRE
mother was a heavy blow to him In later years,
his character changing from gay TO grave ere he
was twenty He married Mile. dAndlau the daugh-
tor of n we'll known royalist. He was on the most
Inttmare terms with the Count de Chambord. whom
he represented many occasions .
Several anecdotes are told OF him. One refers 10
warehnuses at La Villette on fire. In the
midst OF the smoke and flames, an officer was
ssen leaning against n wall reading book. Inc
oN,cer was Captain de Nun. and the book was. OF
ali hooks in the world. the "Ecclesiaste, His ac-
count OF the bloodstained streets OF Bellevile was
,errbIe 1.-THE revolution" he said. was there
IN ali its hideousness, and one was forced to ask
himself which was the sadder sight OF the two
Tho neople In re !ot or society which had nothing
to offer but a sangunary repression
Here Is another story as told by spectator,
Who saws: zone day followed the crowd 10 Notre
Dame ignorant why the bells we're ringing. In
AIDE we're a number OF work people In their Sun
Sav clothes marching In procession around the
oa i;hedrai At the head of 1t walked two young
men tall and robust singing cantcle like the
rest of the congregation. The young men bore a
strikino resemblance 10 each other. They Were In
Sac, The two brothers de Nun. who were nitiat-
ing the work people into their duties as Chris
tians.' 4. go -, ,ho ror,,,r r,oa,
rrs yot ND by the Count. Everybody was charmed
ui;b his eoauence. and. In tho words OF the poet.
those who came to scoff remained to pray. The
sneak,r dwet in glowing language on the counter
ravojution which he described as the struggle for
Faith against the revolution OF to-day; which was.
he said more criminal than the revolution OF "a.
RI, LATER desired to kill only the body: the former
somph; TO kill the soul The great Robespierre took
oway life: the little Paul Bert wished TO kill
",arni,v n was In this style that the Count held
.r1 1, was warmly applauded.