Arizona republican., 1916-11-10
THINKS bR|AND SHOULD GIT IN
 THE ACADEMY

PARIS, Nov. 9.-Arthur Meyer, di- rector of the royalist organ, the Gau- lois proposes discreetly almost anony- mously get unmistakably, the candi- i dacy of Aristde Briand for one of the vacant seats in the French academy
 striking demonstration of the force i of the sacred union' and a good eX- ample or the mastery Briand has gained over the French people
 Arthur Meyer. catholic and royalist. editor of the Gaulois, proposing for the supreme honor of d chair among the Forty Immortals Aristide Briand, au- ! thor of the separation of church and ! state. who evolved from the most ex ! treme socialist circles and is still hope ! lessiy distant from mOnarchic or reac- ] tionary principles, is something Paris 1 ians never before the war, would have ! classed among the possibilities. Death has been cruel to the acad emy," M. Meyer says, reviewing it's his tory during the first two years of the war Jules Lemaitre departed on the morrow of the declaration of war Comte Ge Nun who had time to sqhnd the charge in unfOTgettabe articles; MeZieres, Paul HerVier Francis
 Charmes. Emile Faguet, the Marquis de Segur. will not see the promised land, that is, the reconquered land: seven empty chairs. The names of the can
 tidates to occupy them are known. shall carefully avoid predicting the choice that shall be made. but I shall
 be ,astonished if there are not seats re- served to the generals that shall have
 won the expected victory, and to the
 statesman that shall have prepared
 that victory. Tn his article on Paris as it is seenN today, M. Meyer devotes several par agraphs to different Academicians in- cluding the president of the republic. and to the decrease in his popularity during the war.
 T am unaware whether our poll ticians have such curiosities." says M. Never "but at every important event hasten to nota for their benefit some observations that l have made. At the cinema for instance. the spec tator plau1s or remains quiet; he never protests. Occasionally he laughs. and I have seen some who wept- The patriotic or military films encounter alwavs the same success The flag all the flags-are saluted with en- thusiasm I know some personages who have retained all the favor oI the public and for whom it will con | time to grow. They are ir the first place, the sovereigns of the allied ! countries and our illUstrous general ! in-chief. followed by all the great 1 generals, all the great sailors of the | entente.
 ~Thc apparition Of M. Poincare on the screen on his return from the 1 voyage to Rassia provoked a triple | parture for Bordeaux and up to these 1 later days. I have thought I noticed | T certain reaction in the sentiment ] of the spectator.
 During the first month of the | . ear 1a16s I was received at the l Elysee and the conversation turned | rpon popularity and it's caprices.
 "'Yes. yes. l know M. Poincare l told me with medesty that had a certain nobility. Paris shows less warmth toward me; Paris bouts on | account of my departure. What Paris wanted was tliat we should remain at | our posts. The entire government had decided to do so. What Paris | would have wished, if the departure | was judged necessary was that | should leave at full noon in an open carriage I also, would have wished to dc so. It is known now that il was the general headquarters of the army that, from considerations pure ly strategic imperiously demanded the departure of the government and evel | regulated uninutaly the ceremonial
 When l was taking leave from Monsieur Poincaire, he said. Let | time do it's work; it will dissipate this misunderstanding.
 He was a good prophet l should lack in loyalty if l should not recog niZe that the thermometer has risen several degrees in his favor during the past few months When he shows himself at the front, and he goes very often. he is applauded again, but I repeat it. the enthusiasm now is reserved for the uniform. Civil | costume whatever it may be. lacks prestige. That was the opinion of Felix Faure. Accordingly one day h. asked q great artist, one of my frinnlln ln lnnirn l1lnifcrfna for him