El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-03
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LEADERS
Two Men Take Permanent
Places in Belgium Social
istic Affairs.
ARE MEN OF VERY
DIFFERENT TYPE

II RUSSELS, BELGIUM. Nay 3
X Two men have come to the fore
- front of public attention as a re-
suit of the. recent political strike III
Belgium, each adding to his popular
ity and his record as a successful So
cialist leader. They are men of widely
divergent characteristics, Emile Van
dervelde, the gifted and brilliant in
tellectuaI, and Eduard Anseele, the
youthful enthusiast and each IN his
particular field contributed materially
to the measurable progress made in his
past month toward manhood suffrage
in Belgium
Is Nearly 80.
VanderTelde, who has led the Social
lists of this country since the death or
Jean VOlders, is approaching his 5Oth
birthday. In his youth he studied law,
hut his interest in social questions pre-
vented his practicing- He is possessed
of high literary gifts, a wide knOwl-
edge, and is an able statesman OF
markedly pale complexion, slightly
aQuiline nose, and penetrating eyes,
FanderVelde's face once seen rarely
forgotten He was elected to the cham
her of deputies IN 1894, ard rapidly dis
tinguished himself by his elOquence
and Intellectual superiority. As a
speaker he is remarkable for his dis
tinct utterance the preciseness and
ClearneSS of his thought and the logic
of his reasoning. He is a magnificent
debater, never losing his temper, and
keeping his head in the most difficult
situations
Vandervelde's reasons for belonging
to the Socialist party are rather those
of the head than the heart His con
EictiOns are purely intellectual He is.
and always has been, a determined OPP
pCnent Of the recent general strike
which he believes viii only delay the
triumph of the cause Of Socialism But
the majority Of the party having pro
- s-H "a vi
dervelde bowed to the decision and.
COOperated in the common work to the
best of his ability
AnseeIe Is Different.
The other Socialist leader, Eduard
Anseele, founder of the "VOoruit' OF
Client, presents a striking contrast IN
every way to VanderveIde. OF open and
engaging cOuntenance, possessed OF
a warm and vibrant voice, Anseele
charms all who come In contact with
HIM. He is an excellent speaker using
a wealth of imagery to convey ms
meaning, which he 1urther enIOrceS
with vigorous gestures. Possessing no
personal means, he lives on his dep
uty's salary CT $500 a year and an IN
rector Of the "Vooruit" he con-
II ibutes nearly half this small revenue
to the Socialist cause
Unlike Vandervelde, Anseele IS a
working man and the son Of work
ing man. He has known the worlds
rough hand His father was a shoe
maker, but wanting earnestly 10 give
his son some education, he labored
with extreme self-renunciatiOn to this
end Young Anseele was employed IN
turn by an architect a scotsman and
a cloth merchant. One evening he en-
tered a Socialist meeting and was so
profoundly impressed by the picture OF
the misery of the people drawn by the
speaker, that he at once enrolled him
self in the ranks of the international"
The next day, having confided his new
political views to his employer he
was summarily dismissed Not daring
to show himself to his father, he ran
away to Antwerp, whence ne worked
his way to London. During six months
he wandered about the British capital
often sleeping under the bridges he
tried to enlist but was rejected on
account OF his lack of inches.
Eventually the young man returned
to Client, where he became a printer.
In association with others he organ
lied q cooperative bakery. This was
the beginning Of the "VOOruit, now
famous throughout Belgium NOorulI
is a Flemish word meaning forward
and il has become the rallylng cry
of the Socialists Of Client The or
Eanization, which at the end Of its first
year counted only 500 members, now
has over 10000, and it owns ware
houses and other buildings valued at
nearly 100000.