New-York tribune., 1902-01-03
M, LEOPOLD MABILLEAU.
THE DIRECTOR OF THE MUsEE SOCIAL
WHO IS COMING TO AMERICA TO
LECTURE on SOCIALISM.
Paris. Decemher 90

Paris. December 20.
n Leopold Mabilleau, who has been selected
nv the American branch Of the Society of the
French Alliance to deliver lectures on French
contemporary society at New-York. Boston.
Cambridge, Chicago PHILADELPHIA. Baltimore
and washington in the months of January Feh
ruary and March, is man Of imposing per-
sonslity, and offers a strong and interesting
contrast TO prominent Frenchmen who within
The last dozen years have visited the United
States u. Mabiiieau is not the HYDE lecturer
this year-that mission has devolved upon the
well known Partisan Journalist NJ Hugties LIE
Roux-but N. Mablleau's conferences which
will treat Of Socialism in the highest and broad
est acceptation Of the term including the condi-
ton Of the scientific literary and artistic classes
well as Of the state of the workinemen and
Of the masses, Will in no way conflict with NJ
Hughes lie RouX's lectures. and, indeed if de-
ATered betore the same audiences the two
courses would gain in mutual interest
Fashionable society at New-York Washington
sna Newport may recoliect the synthetic observa-
tions which that essentially "feministe' writer.
y. Paul Bourget. has recorded in "Outre- Mer."
American university men may call TO mind the
profound searching of the twentieth century La
Earpe, NJ Ferdinand Brunetere they probably
retsin pleasant impressions of NJ Rene Dou-
mics incsive scalpel knife analyses. laying bare
the bone and sinew : well as the degenerate
sdipose tissue Of the nineteenth century writer's:
they may recollect the subtle but somewhat
tinid idealism Of NJ Edouard Rod, and the neb-
ulous symbolism Of N. Henry de Regnier. Then
that unerring barometer of the moral atmos-
pherc pressure and philosophical tendencies of
contemporary French dramatic literature. NJ.
CASTOR Deschamps with his Richelieu-ike feat
ures ard scholarly epigrams, is fresh in memory
Although unknown abroad, NJ. Leopold Ma
billeau has for the last two years in his own
country been prominently in the public eye. He
is a man Of commanding presence. of almost
gigantic stature, is eloquent speaker and in
stormy days might prove TO be a 9Iirabeau NJ
Mabeau is intimate friend OF NJ. Leon
Bourgeois, former Prime Minister; of NJ. Con-
stans, also ex-Premier, now Ambassador at Con-
stantinople, and Of N. Paul Deschanel. President
Of the Chamber of Deputies. NJ. Mabilleau has
nevertheless. teadfastly declined to avail him
self Of the many tempting opportunities to enter
upon a political career. He devotes himself
heart and soul to social science, which he re-
CARDS a sort of divine mission imposed upon
him by fate. Some years ago NJ MabiIleau be-
came the righthand man of the late Comte de
Chambrun, the great phanthropist and founder
ot the Musee Social. which the only estab-
lishment Of the kind until the New-York Social
Service League created the Social Museum Of
New-York. In his capacity director OF the
Musee Social M Ma ableau has for two years
been working TO organize and put practical
basis Of federation the 10 500 workingmen's mu-
tual aid societies, comprising three million mem
bers, which exist in France. NJ. Mabilleau has
followed the main lines traced by the friendly
aid societies Of the United States and Great
Britain. and is gradually building the founda-
tions Of q great cooperative commonwealth.
Previous to his departure for Nice in 1898.
where he died the Count de Chambrun de-
livered address before an assembly Of scien-
tihc men in which he referred 10 NJ. Mabilleau
as "one who had successfully devoted himself
20 three poles OF activity: Truth. by means of
philosophy the beautiful. by the study of the
fine arts. and goodness. by researches in social
science" AS reward for his devotion to social
science the Comte de Chambrun left to II. Ma
hiIleau in his will a founders share in the Bac-
carat Glass Company of the value of
100000.
N. Mabilleau is now in the forty-fifth year of
his age. He was born at Beaulieu. Tours
in Touraine, the country which gave birth to
Rabelais Descartes. Paul Louis Courier and
BaiZac At the age Of eighteen he entered the
Superior Normal School a Paris which includes
among its graduates Taine, Edmond About
Prevost-Parado. Francisque Sarcey, Castor
Paris, Jules Lemaitre and three-quarters of the
French Academy as constituted to-day. NJ.
Mabiueau was graduated first in his class at
10 a scholarship at the French School at Rome,
where he followed the courses in history, phil
osophy archaeology and fine arts. After his re-
turn from Rome he became professor of philos-
ophy the University of Toulouse and Director
of the School of Fine Arts. In 1897 he was
called 70 Paris TO teach philosophy at the Col
lege de France and to assume charge of the Mu-
see Social, the honorary presidents Of which are
" Emile Loubet. N. Leon Bourgeois and M
Alexandra Ribot During the Worlds Fair OF
1900 NJ Mablleau was either president vice
president or secretary Of the numerous con-
Eresses relating to social education. co-opera-
ton and the share Of workmen in profits. He
IS corresponding member of the French Insti-
tute academy Of Social Science) and member of
nearly all the learned societies of France. He is
officer Of the Legion Of Honor. and has been in
trusted by the government with various social
science missions in Italy Germany Belgium
and Spain. Among his numerous works may be
mentioned La Philosophie de Ia Renaissance
e. Italia La Philosophie Atomique," which
obtained the Victor Cousin prize and was pub
lshed by the ImpTimerie Rationale; lie Sens de
Ia Vue chez Victor Hugo "Ingres ct son
Temps LIE Movement Agraire en- France"
and many other books which are both stimulat-
ing and suggestive. During his visit 10 the
United States Nine. Mabieau, whose bright
ard charming conversational qualities will be
appreciated in American society. Will accompany
her husband. NJ. Mabilleau speaks English well
and nuently. G. !. g.