The chronicle=news., 1913-05-03
FOREIGN NEWS
NOTES

Brussels. May 3.-rwo men have
come TO the forefront OF public az
tcntion MS a result OF the rccen, po-
litical strike In Gc'g!mi. each adding
To his popularity and his record as u
successful! Socialist leader. They pre-
men OF widely divergent rhnractcria-
ties. Emile vandcrycldc. the allied
and brilliant intellectual. and Edu-
ard Anscclc. the youthful enthusiast.
and each In his particular iicld CON
tributcd materially 10 the measurable
progress made In the past month
toward manhood suff' - In Belgium.
vGndcrvcidc, whc ..as led the Sp-
rialis,s o. this country since the
death of Jean Voldcrs. Is approacGlns
his fifticth birthday. In his you'a
he studied law. but his intcrcs, ID
social questions prevented mis- prrc-
tic.ng. He is possessed OF high liter
airy gifts. wide knowledge. ali Is
an able statesman. OF markedly
pmi. complexion. siigatiy aGuilinc
nose, and penetrating eyes. Wander
vcldcs face once seen Is rarely Tor
gotten, He was elected TO the
Chamber OF Deputies IN 1891, and
rapidly dis;!nEuishcd himself by his
cloQuence and intellectual superior
ity. AS n speaker he Is remarkable
for his dlstinc, u'tcrancc. the precise
ness and clcarncss OF his thought and
the logic OF his reasoning. H. IL 4
magnificent dcbator. never losing his
temper. and keeping h!s head in the
most difficult gituatiors.
Vandcivolde's reasons Tor belong
Ing to the Socialist party are rather
thosc OF the head than the hc1i l..
His convictions are purely intellect
uai He is. and always has been. u
determined opponcn, OF the recent
general strike. which he believes vii!
only delay the u uiumph OF the cause
of Socialism. But the majority Of
the party having pronounced In IA
vor OF the strike. vandcrvoldc
bowed to the decision and co-opcra;-
ed In the common work 10 the best
OF his ability.
The other Socialist leader. Eiu1rd
Ansceic. founder OF the "Vooruit" Of
Ghent. presents n striking con'ras.
in every way 10 Nandcrvcldc. or
open and ensa sing countenancc. pos
scsscd OF warm and vibrant voice,
hnseclc charms all who come in con-
tact with him. He Is m excellent
speaker. using a wealth of imagery
to convey his meaning, which he
further cnforces with vigorous gcst-
urcs. Possessing no personal means.
he lives on his deputy's salary Of
$500 year and an income of $ilG.
which he gets as director OF the
"Vooruit." He contributes nearly
half this small revenue to the Social
list cause.
Unlike Vandervclde. Anscelc Ia II
VIC king man and the son of work
ing man. He has known. the world S
rOugn hand. His father was n shoe
maker. but wanting earnestly TO give
his son some education. he laborcd
with extrcpie determination to
this end. Young Anscele was en-
ployed in turn by an architect, n
seedsman and cloth merchant. Ono
evening he entered "A Socialist meet
ing and was so profoundly impressed
by the picture of the misery of the
people drawn by the speaker. that he
at once enrolled himself in the ranks
of the international The next
day, having confided his new politi-
cal views to his employer. he was
lsummhiily dismissed Not during to
show himself to his father, he ran
away to Antwerp, whence he worked
hi: way to London. During six
months he wandered about the Brit
ish capital often sleeping under tn.
bridges. He tried to enlist. bat was
rejected on account of his lack of
inches.
Eventually the young man re-
turrcd to Ghent. where he became a
IIrinter. In association with others
he organized cooperative bakery.
| This was the beginning of the
I"Vooruit." now famous Throughout.
Belgium. Vooruit Is a Flemish word
meaning forward, and ii has be-