The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-31
Noes NEW CABINET AUGURY OF VICTORY FOR ALLIES
An Intimate Pen Sketch of Premier
BRAND and Jules Cambon,
Both Strong Men

the principal dignitarics Of tho Court
and of the Government. and also in
Berlin society. AZ tho wittiest, most
brilliant and altogether charming en-
voy ever sen by France to- represent
her on h banks of the Spree. At the
same time Cambon made every one,
from the Kaiser downward, feel that
under all his sparkle, his jeux d'cs-
pritS and his bOnnlots. he was an wen
more determined champion of his
cuuntrN's best interests than any OF
his predecessors in office: only his
methods were different. They were
characterized by rare tact. and by Il
velvet glove of peculiar ~suftness con-
cealing u hand of steel. 1t was be-
cause Germany felt at the outbreak
of the war that she had sustained "a
diplomatic defeat. for which he was
largely responsible. that she showed
So much bitterness ON the occasion
of his departure. subjecting him to
the grbs.vst kind of discourtesy.
Jules t'anbnn. like his brother Paul.
who has for so many years repre-
scented France I'm London, Is Il grand
son Of that Republican statesman
Joseph Cambon. Minister OF Finance
during the great revolution ut the
end of the eighteenth century, and
who will live in history as the inventor
of the assignats. by mean of which
h" was enabled To restore some none
tary order IN France after the chaos
prcCipitatcd by the overthrow OF tho
monarchy. Moreover, he was the
leader OF that movement which
brought about the downfall Of Robes
pierre, and the consequent end OF the
= - 4. anal - ,1a.A .rI.-t-.tu-a-
guillotin!ng which disgraccd the birth
OF the first Frcnch Republic.
Jules Cambon's training was not
that of a diplomat. but of n lawyer,
and he was an auditor Of the Council
or state, which is the supreme tri-
bunal Of France. and the most per-
mancnt and respected of her judicial
institutions, before cmbarking on that
career Of provincial project or gov
ernor which landed him In 1891 in
the Governor-Generalship of Algeria.
From there he was transferred to
Washington AZ Ambassador along with
the unique title of Honorary Gov
ernor-General Of Algeria. which he
stlll retains.
French influence was at n somewhat
low chb when he arrived in this II
N'N' VI MS PREDECESSORS AT
Washington had failed to appreciate
IN" Importance of the cultivation OF
tn" Old time friendship between Franco
and the United States. He set 70 work
20 repair this neglect. and the great
success which lie achieved has been
still further maintained and still fur
ther developed by his popular success
sor on the banks of the Potomac. Jules
Jusscrand.
jules Cambon is one OF tho most
persuasive of speakers. | remember
him on one occasion, not long before
his departure for Spain, acknowledge
ing an after dinner speech in which
some reference had been made to TN,
services OF Lafayette and of Rocham-
boa He took advantage of This TO
eEunerate the various tokens of sym-
rathy and OF friendship which France
lad given To the United States ever
since the birth ot the latter as an in
dependent nation.
lie was charaCtoristicallv silent as
20 the role which he himself had
played as intermediary between this
country ana Spain in 1898. ascribing
al the credit for what had been done
in the matter To his Government, and
he aroused So much enthusiasm among
those present by his emarks that they
eventually found themselves cheering
loudly the great generosity of France
in Crd!nG Louisiana to the Young
American Republic, with the object ~
fostering its growth and grandeur II
was only on the following day that
AIN reflection and reference to his
tory books served m r.sar 81. s.-.