South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-20
BRAND FOR
ACADEMY HONOR
Choice of ROyaIiSt Editor Held
One of Most Remark
able in France.

PARIS. Oct 20-Arthur Meyer.
director OF the royalist organ, the
GauIois. proposes discreetly. almost
anonymously, yet Enthusiastically.
the candidacy Of Aristide BRAND for
one OF the vacant seats in the
French academy striking dem
onstration Of the force of the
sacred union" and a good example
OF the mastery BRAND has gained
over the French people.
Arthur Meyer. Catholic and royal
ist editor Of the Gaulois, proposing
for the supreme honor Of chair
among the forty immortals Aristide
BRAND. author Of the separation OF
church and state. who evolved from
the most extreme sOcialisuc circles
and is still hopelessly distant from
monarchic or reactOnary principles,
is something Parisians never. be
fore the war. would have classed
among the possibilities.
Death Claims Many.
Death has been cruel 20 the
academy" NJ Meyer says, review
ing its history during the first two
parted on the morrow of the dec
laration Of war; Comte de Nun who
had time TO sound the charge In IN
forgetable articles; Mezieres, Paul
Hervier. Francis Charmes, Emile
Faguet. the Marquis de Segur. Will
not see the promised land, that is,
the reconcuered land: seven empty
chairs. The names Of the candidates
10 occupy them are known. shall
carefully avoid predicting the choice
that shall be made, but L shall be
astDnished If there are not seats re-
served to the generals that shall
have won the expected victory, and
10 the statesman that shall have
prepared that victory"
In his article on Paris as il rs
seen today, NJ Meyer devotes sew
eraI paragraphs TO different aca-
demicians, including the president
of the republic. and 10 the decrease
in his popularity during the war.
Il am unaware whether our poll
ticians have such curiosities." says
NJ. Meyer, "but at every important
event 1 hasten to note for their
benefit some observations that j
have made. At the cinema. for i'm
stance, the spectator applauds or re-
mains quiet, ne never protests. Oc-
casiOnally he laughs, and 1 have
seen some who wept. The patriotic
or military films encounter always
the same success. The ilag.-all the
hags.-are saIUted with enthusiasm.
i know some personages who have
retained all the favor of the public
and for whom II Will continue 10
grow. They are. in the first place
the sovereigns of the allied cOun-
tries and our illustrOus general-in-
chief, followed by all the great gen
erals. all the great sailors of the
entente.
Notes Reaction.
THE apparitiOn of NJ. POincare
on the screen on his return from the
voyage TO Russia provoked a triple
round OF applause. Since his de-
parture for Bordeaux and up q
these later days. I have thought
noticed a certain reaction in the
sentiment of the spectator.
During the first month Of the
year 1916. was received at the
Elysee and the conversation turned
upon popularity and its capices.
Yes. yes, j know Mr. POincaro
told me. with a modesty that had q
certain nobility Paris shows les.
warmth toward me. Paris pouts OF
account of my departure. Wha
Paris wanted was that we shoul,
remain at our posts. The entir,
government had decided TO do SO