New-York tribune., 1906-07-15
TWO PARLIAMENTARY FIGURES.
MN. Clemenceau and Jaures, the Great
French Leaders.

The great duel between NM. Clemenceau and
JauTes Is not yet Over-ir will last the week out
probably; the less. the victory has already
been gained by the Minister. NJ. Clemenceau's
tactics were successful in his second speech as
with conciliation The Socialists, after all, were
come nome and be ei good there was te fstted caf
ready for them To,days comments make H inter- inter-
a "bonne presse" Even the organ OF NJ Jaures.
logic Of che man. The Minister Of the Interior is
born dialectician, Il is difficult 70 see h6w M, ms
his his PLACE He B has has become & social bss 3
hlled during these last few days with society
women In dainty summer toilets, listening with the
ceau: NJ Jaures also. Who is a superb orator. has
ms 9Tse feminine % IooWipg VINO & T65as6 ans
week Of debate has almost rivalled the gFanoe
sons is the presence Of a large number Of new
Deputies in the House, and their wives and daugh-
ters have crowded to the trbunes TO see them cut
their first Parliamentary capers. Even II NJ Ie
nave always the proud conviction that ne Is capa-
pie OF making great speech when the moment
L is curious that the protagonists in the great
I; CdeInenceaH ana JaHres' are 63cn t jn
France, and his articles in The Aurore' were
natns couse asce he & IS Tare instances of ann man who
can speak and write with equal cogency and power:
well as speak He has two distinctive traits; one is
ms ms ggaFsabs d gTasP Of eompcafed 1 e
Cor ministerthe second is his ingrained democ-
riage and pair and cockaded coachman to conduct
him daily to his of1ee; he prefers the more lowy
method OF the omnibus In his private house at the
Irocadero he lives In the greatest simplicity and
Like Mr.. Balfour he does not read the papers-at
least not nowadays. Strange, is 1t not in one OF
the 'metier?" To a friend he said, recently: 'One
of the advantages Of my position is that am so
busy have time read the press
NJ. Jaures is the director of Il Humante." He is
an admirable speaker-a real orator-whose imagery
is always striking and often very beautiful Some
OF his speeches remain in the ears long after they
are spoken. remarkable discourse his en-
British NJ. P.s the Grand Hotel in which he
spoke OF the frozen forest of misunderstanding
thawing beneath the rays Of international SYM
pathy- AS writer he Is much less attractive and
Burns. Physically there is a resemblance to the
President OF the Local Government Board. Both
give the impression Of power, both are emphatic in
their speech 20 that seems to be real pnyslcaI
eXertton; but, beyond that, the comparison hardly
goes. Jaures hides beneath exterior that
calls In Its vigor and robustness, the working
for appearances and his rooted objection to even
ing dress-an erudition that is common TO few men.
He is real intellectual, and could, to-day. step
into the chair of philosophy the SOrbOnne.
This debate, which will be continued tomorrow
afternoon, has aroused unWonted interest. It has
set all the world talking of Socialism. The brilliant
meets socially with enthusiasm for the
larger, If impracticable ideals of politics. Many
discuss the bearing of these doctrines upon actual
life. have Just listened TO eloquent apolOgist.
the idea that Socialism the dragging down
to dead level of the whole Of society 1t means,
chance according his talent In the ideal state,
money Is suppressed. The worker, manual or In
tellectual. the may be- is credited with &
certain number of hours of work. His power to
necessities is in proportion to his power TO work
and produce. Pail Mall Gazette.