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CAMILLE BARRERE,
FRENCH AMBASSADOR TO ITALY,

great statesman, who had but recently
resigned the premiership but who still
remained the most powerful political
figure In France, occupied in the Rue
St Older. We were about twelve at
table. among them>a foreign ambassa-
dor and a celebrated general. Our
host. as usual on these occasions, was
arrayed In a roomy flannel costume,
suggestive Of pajamas and emphasiz-
Ing his bulk. A place remained va
cant by my side.
Barrere In Commune.
Before we were we'll under way q
young man wearing the rosette of the
Legion Of Honor in his buttonhole and
speaking the most flawless English
quietly took possession OF the empty
chair and chatted with me during the
intervals left by the torrential flow of
remarks from Gambetta. On rising
from the table I asked my host for
the name of my neighbor. and after
informing me, in an undertone, that 1t
was Camille Barrere. who had been
condemned to death by court-martial
for participation In the Commune in
surrection in 1871 and that he was n
particular favorite Of his. he drew US
together and expressed the hope that
we should become warm friends.
may add that the General at the de-
teuner was the late Marquis de CALI
fet, who, as commander in chief Of
the forces by means of which the
Commune instruction had been sup
pressed, had been called upon ten
years previously to affix his initials to
the death warrant in token OF ap-
prevail to the death sentence passed
upon young Barrere by the court
martial.
Camille Barrere, Of whom I was sub
seQuently to see quite a great deal. is
a grandson OF Bertrand Barrere, one
Of the presidents OF the national con-
vention OF the first republic at the
close OF the eighteenth century. The
grandfather withdrew from public life
soon after Napoleon became Emperor
was banished from France on the res
toration of the Bourbons and died in
Belgium In 1S41, the last survivor Of
the national convention and Of the
committee of public safety. His son
fought. on the Partisan barbados
against the troops during the revolu-
ton Of 1s4S and again at the time of
the disturbances in connection with
Napoleon ILLS coup d'etat some three
years later. being forced to flee for
his life and to seek refuge in England.
Born in England.
There he maintained himself by
teaching and writing, and 1t was there
that his son, Camille. was born and
educated as an English schoolboy,
enured to all English athletic tastes
and sports and naturally absorbing his
fathers resentment against the Ma
poleonic Government. AS soon as ever
the Franco German war Of 1870 broke
out Camille haste ned to France, en-
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who took him back with him to Paris
and announced his intention OF confid-
ing to him post in the Department
OF Foreign Affairs. 1t was only then
that Barrere confided TO Waddington
the fact that he had a sentence of
death hanging over his head. at the
same time showing him the warm
letters OF commentator that he had
in behalf OF the RepubHQue Francdise.
as It was on the eve OF the General
Amnesty.
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against the probability OF the estab-
lishment Of some form of reactionary
government in the place Of the empire.
Young Barrere. hot headed youth
20. was appointed to a colonelcy OF the
revolutionary forces, and there are still
in existence a few now sadly faded
photographs which show him CARRIED
in the fantastic and theatrical uniform
affected by the staff of the Communist
leaders. These photographs served as
pieces de conviction against him when
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Barrere fell In love with the daughter
OF an extremely wealthy Armenian
banker of the name of Damad. The
financier. however. would not hear Of
the young newspaper scribe's suit. de-
claring that he would never permit his
daughter to render herself guilty Of
such a mesalliance. turning Barrere
out Of his house in summary fashion.
At Berlin two years later Barrere,
who had in the meanwhile become a
contributor to the RepubHQue Fran
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BARON SONNlkO.
ITALIAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

cuise, a Paris daily owned and edited
by Gambetta, again represented the
Manchester Guardian at the Interna-
tional Peace Congress Of 1878 and re-
newed his acquaintance with Wadding.
ton, who. finding himself in sore need
of a secretary possessed of a mastery
Of English and French and with some
knowledge of politics in the southeast
Of Europe, attached him to his staff
Barrere became invaluable to his chief,
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listed, took part in the fighting on the
eastern border and then did his share
in the defence of Paris.
After the conclusion Of the siege
Camille allowed himself to be induced
by the political refugees OF the ex-
tremist type with whom he had be-
come acquainted as a boy when in
London to join them in what was
known as the Commune instruction.
which in its inception was aimed
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after the suppression of the insurrec-
ton the troops of De Gallifet COM
menced to round up the insurrection
chieftains and to condemn them to
death. wholesale. as responsible for
the outrages perpetrated by the Com
mune, notably the destruction Of the
Tuileries and Of other public build
ings by fire. the Telling Of the vendome
Column and the shooting Of the hos
tages. There was no proof whatso-
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of time valuable member OF the staff
OF the Manchester Guardian. 1t was
In the service Of that paper that he
was sent to Constantinople in 1876 to
report the doings Of the International
Conference assembled there.
At STEAMBOAT Barrere made the &C
quaintance Of the French plenipoten-
tiary, Richard Waddington. who took
a fancy to the young journalist. Dur
ing the progress of the congress
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Gambetta and Waddington expert
enced but little difficulty in getting the
conviction and death sentence quashed
and Barrere restored to his civil rights.
Shortly afterward ne was sent off by
these two statesmen to Galatz to as
sumo the very difficult and delicate
post Of French delegate on the inter
national commission for the regulation
Of the Danube. Most Of his colleagues
there were men Of considerable indo-
lence who owed their appointment and
Its handsome emolumentS to favor
rather than to cleverness or to merit.
The result Is that they left all the
work to Barrere. who took advantage
thereof to compile certain international
legislation for the navigation and de-
velopment Of the Danube as an inter-
national waterway which was accepted
by the Powers concerned and which Is
known to this day as the Barrere
Treaty" and is regarded as furnishing
a precedent and standard for interna-
tionalization OF waterways. 1t was
while he was filing this Office that
made Barrere's acquaintance.
year later I ran up against
Barrere in Cairo. AS a reward for his
services on the Commission OF the
Danube he had just been appointed to
the post Of Minister Plenipotentiary of
France In Egypt, with emoluments to
the tune of some $25, 900 a year. all
sorts of prerogatives and privileges
and the use Of one Of the most exqui-
site palaces in the Egyptian capital,
purchased by the French Government
from the Comte de st. Maurice. While
on his way from Paris to Egypt Bar
rere stopped of at Constantinople He
found on inquiry that the rumors
which he had heard OF the failure OF
the Armenian banker who had treated
him in 1876 with such scant courtesy
were true. and that the man was COM
pletely ruined and his family reduced
to utter perjury.
WEEDS His Old Sweetheart.
Barrere thereupon renewed his offer
OF marriage to his former sweetheart.
Needless to say 1t was now accepted,
and 1t Is characteristic OF Barrere that
his fairylike palace at Cairo Became
the home not only Of his wife but also
OF her sisters and of her aged and
cAONNS'A Aoehci' ilt pIONIucu lot
the education OF her young brothers.
Afterward-- Barrere represented his
country at Stockholm, where the late
King Oscar, himself grandson OF the
Revolutionary Pyrenean soldier Rerna-
dotte, who had stood on guard at the
foot of the scaffold at the execution Of
Louis XVI, chafed him on his Social
lst antecedents Barrere. who is never
at loss for a reply, answered, quick as
flash, that ito DO a Socialist at
twenty shows heart; to be a Social
list at forty shows rank foolishness."
Then he was sent to Munich, which
until the recent war was always
| regarded as post of consider
able importaRce by reason of Bavarian
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ever that Barrere had been directly i'm
plicatei in these affairs. But he had
been associated with the ringleaders
and consequently he was condemned
to share their fate, but was fortunate
in effecting his escape to England.
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A silent Rebuke.

Barrere. who had come on formal
official business. stopped short on the
threshold, and with his monocle fixed
in his eve gazed inquiringly and vet
lmpassively at the Minister. without
uttering word or moving a muscle.
The pause only lasted a few seconds.
But It was enough. The Minister
jumped to his feet. welcomed the
Ambassador Of France with the due
formality and courtesy required for
the occasion. and then the two men
proceeded to transact their business
in the most amicahle fashion.
Barrere is very tall. with an athletic
and elastic figure maintained in good
condition by plenty OF exercise, and
with his moderation of gesture, his
sobriety of speech and carriage sug-
gests the Englishman of birth and
breeding rather than the Latin His
formerly short cropped pointed blond
beard and his hair have now become.
l am told, very gray. and with his
soft felt hat. tilted a trihe rakishly.
he reminds one OF a figure from the
paintings OF Van Dyck.
1t has often been suggested that
Barrere would have made an excel
lent Minister OF Foreign Affairs. and
I understand that at least on two
occasions he was invited to Join tho
Cabinet In Paris at the head Of the
great department on the DUAL dOrssy.
But I question II he Is strong par
Humanitarian and whether he would
have the patience to deal with
noisy and insulting opposition in the
Chamber OF Deputies He is assuredly
more useful at Rome. There the SER
vices which he Is in a position to
render to his country are unsurpassed.
Barrere is in his proper element in
the Eternal City.
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Turned to journalism.

There he took to coaching cadets of
the Military Academy at Woolwich in
the French language and then drifted
into journalism. becoming In course
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Continued on romth Page.
New Britain herald., 1919-07-11
U. s. DRY UNTIL
 FORMAL PEACE
Wilson Says He Is PowerIess to lift Wartime Prohibition ProcIa-
 nation

Washington, July 11-Hope of the wet forces for a brief return to life of John Barleycorn was utterly crushed by the president when he made it known there can be no with draWal of his war-t time dry prociama- ton until peace has been proclaina ed
 The prohibition question seems to be securely tied up with the peace treaty and so with the league of na- tions and, worse still, with the pro- gress made with Germany in deliver ing war materials and carrying out the other provisions of the peace treaty.
 AS result there is practically no hope that wartime prohibition will be lifted before the dry amendm ent to the constitution becomes effective next January and John Barleycorn Is permanently laid to rest.
 Wet hopes were built upon a wrong interpretation of the presidents mes sage from Paris anent wartime pro- hibition at the time that the mourn CTS were assem- bling for the funeral of rum. At that time the presid ent said he would take action withdraw ing the wartime dry proclamation when demobilization was completed.
New Britain herald., 1919-07-11

Tn Chicago from September IA to 25 will be discussed. The convention is Ato be- the most significant gathering Be9 Jews in the past 2,00o years. Plans for the development of the Jewish \ Ham e1and in Palestine will be dis cussed at this time. Many promi- Enent men will be present at the con- vention. Justice Louis D. Brandeis, Eswho sis at the present time in Pales- \ fine, studying conditions in that coun- try will make a report at the con- venthon- Among the other prominent speakers will be: Judge Julian w. Mack, ahd Rabbi Stephen $. Wise. Among the guests will be Dr. C. Wistznan, head of the Jewish com nlittee in Palestine, ex-President William Howard Taft, former Chief Justice Charles E. Hughes and Sec Sretary of War Newton T. Baker. @g New Britain will be represented at z the convention by President Cohn and tour other delegates. The election of the four delegates will take place on August 3, and a hot campaign is an- ' &tieipated.
 M During the two years that Mir. Cohn has been president of the local Zion ist district the societies have been very active. The New Britain dis n ts4et boasts of a mem bership of 500.
 A cam paign to secure 200 additional
 sSem bers is being planned.
New Britain herald., 1919-07-11
IN POLICE COURT.
Tree Gases Slated to Come Up To- A day Not Tried.

Three cases were slated to be tried n police court this morning but be- ause of the absence of witnesses in
 ne case and the principals in the ther two cases. none were tried. ~Benjamin Sanderson is charged rith assa u1ting his wife, Mrs. Flor nee Sanderson and his step ep-daughter Siss Gertrude Mellen. He was ar asted yesterday afternoon by Officer William Hayes upon complaint of his fife but she failed to appear in court his morning to testify against him. he and her daughter will be sub Soenaed to be in court tomorrow. Efforts to locate Steve Palakowski, *anted for non support were without 8sults and he was not before Judge #rkham today.
 & &Councilman A. Gorbach left his @r in a restricted district for over 8 minutes yesterday and was notified M Officer Clarence Lamphere to ap- Ear in court. As he wished to go @ New York today Prosecutor G. W. NIett granted him a continuance.
New Britain herald., 1919-07-11

legged to have had 8 hand in the plans were arrested.
 Three cars of American bacon and three cars of tires and tubes, which were billed through to unoccupied Germany as empties were returned to Cob]enz today from the edge of the bridgehead, the military police alleg ing that the goods had been stolen. Officers say that shipments under va rious pretexts have been going on for weeks and possibly months and they estimate the loss to the army as sev. eral million marks.
New Britain herald., 1919-07-11
lCNIsTs TO AT CONVENTION
Doris Cohn, President of Local
 District, Will Head Delegation

Headed by Morris Cohn, president
 the New Britain Zionist district,
 aH Jewish residents of this city will
 HN well represented at a conference 50f Zionist societies from this state and Rhode Island at New Haven on ASunday. The conference is to be held a2- Hotel Taft. The other members Of the local delegation to the Elm City are A. Aisenberg, Harry Zevin, Dr. VI. S. Dunn and Samuel Menus.
 "A At the meeting on Sunday plans For attending the national convention
New Britain herald., 1919-07-11
THANKS TO U. s.

Rio Janeiro, July 10.--Congress to- day approved .. resolution that the Brazilian government should tele- graph it's thanks to the governm ent and congress of the United States for the reception given into that country to pr. Epitacio Pessoa, the Brazilian presid ent- elect, during his visit there.
New Britain herald., 1919-07-11
S75, 900, ,OOO CREDIT FIRM.

New York, July 11.-A syndicate has been formed here, it was an nounced today to undertake the financing of s75,000,000 one-year credit for the Ford Motor Co. of De troit. The funds will be used to re- tire 9o-day promissory notes. It is understood the financing is for the purchase of minority stock.
New Britain herald., 1919-07-11
TAKING ALL PRECAUTIONS.

Rome, July 10.-Precautionary mil- &ry measures still continue in force Y this city, but order has been virtu- sv esta blished everywhere. Many aops are still closed, but the people 8e resuming work after the recent
 #z4rd ers
New Britain herald., 1919-07-11
PLOT IS DISCOVERED.
Conspiracy to Send Supplies Into
 Germany Is Thwarted.

Coblenz. July 10, (By Associated Press. )--A plot involving wholesale thefts of food, automobile tires and other troop supplies for shipment to Germany has been uncovered by army officers here, it was learned today when several Germans who are all
The Washington times., 1919-05-15
HORSE SHOW BIDS
FAIR TO Be SUCCESS

Miss Amy dupont. Of Wilmington,
Del, owner of an internationally fam
Gus stable of harness horses, will be
a competitor at Washington's annual
horse show, which begins at Airing
ton park, next Tuesday. The har-
ness division this year promises to
provide unusually interesting sport.
as the stables of A. w. Atkinson, of
Camden, n. J., and Joseph Wiesenfeld,
of Baltimore, which have won laurels
at Madison Square Garden and other
shows, are entered.
The management has added to the
program a class for five-gaited saddle
horses, largely to accommodate local
owners Of thoroughbreds of this type.
Among the entries received for this
class are those of Agnes Gayle John
ston, Z. 1. Rosenfield and Avery Coon
ley, of Washington. and Glen Meadows
Farms, of Freehold, y. J.
c. Manley is training a string OF
racers at the grounds, and they have
shown some fast workouts. The
stable includes Ben Wyvis, the i'm
ported jumper; Hasty Lady, Liberty
Lady, Arrow Smith. Jefferson Club
and others. Army officers are school
ing daily over the steeplechase course.
1t is assured there will be plenty OF
starters in the military steeplechase.
The Washington times., 1919-05-15
League Of Nations
Probably Will Have
Own Diplomatic Corps

GENEVA, May 15.-Rumors that
the seat OF the French embassy
in Switzerland would be trans
ferred to Geneva are based on a
misunderstanding, according to
information from Berne.
1t is said that the rumor has
some connection with the fact
that the committee on organiza-
ton of the League of Nations is
examining the question of Great
ing a special diplomatic branch,
which will enjoy the same privi-
leges with governments as en-
bassies and legations, such as the
right of extra territoriality and
the use OF ciphers and diplomatic
couriers.
If this step is finally decided
upon. it is probable that the great
powers will each have two distinct
diplomatic missions in Switzer-
land-one at Berne. with the
Swiss government, and the other
at Geneva. the seat Of the League
of Nations.
The Washington times., 1919-05-15
H.L.FERGUSON WILL
HEADU. S. CHAMBER

Harry A. Wheeler, OF Chicago, is to
be succeeded by Homer L. Ferguson,
president OF the Newport News Ship
building and Drydock-. Company, OF
Newport News, Va, as president OF
the Cnited States Chamber OF Com
merce, according to an announcement
yesterday. Mr.. Wheeler declined re-
election. The ballot was taken by
mail. -..
New vice presidents elected were: A
C. Bedford, New York; Joseph H
Defrees, Chicago. and Thomas +.
Gailor, Tennessee.
Mr., Wheeler was elected an hon
orary vice president. He had been
president Of the Chamber the first
two years OF its existence and again
during the war emergency. Other
honorary vice presidents elected were:
John H. Sahey, Boston; a d. Far
Quhar, York, Pa: Charles Ragel, st.
Louis, and r. G. Rhett Charleston
= c.
The election to I'LL vacancies for
twelve directors resulted as follows:
Frank II. Johnston. New Britain,
Conn; Lewis z. Pierson. New York;
Henry n. Victor, Charlotte, N. c.; p.
b. Gadsden. Charleston, S. c.; Frank
KelI, Wichita Falls, Texas; Clarence
H. Howard. st. Louis; Max W. Babb.
ATiiwsukee; George II. Barbour, De-
troit; Charles c. George, Omaha; A.
z. Carlton, Colorado Springs; ]. E.
ChIlberg, Seattle, and Frederick J.
Roster, San Francisco.
The Washington times., 1919-05-15
RICO ELATED
BY VISIT OF SOLONS

Felix Cordova Davila, Porto Rican
commissioner in the House, has re-
turned to his office after a protracted
stay in Porto Rico. where he was
host to the special Congressional
delegation that recently visited the
island.
"The visit OF the delegation did
more to create sentiment favorable to
the United States and the people in
this country than anything America
ever DONE" Mr.. Davila said.
That personal contact with
group from Congress is going to help
us politically, economically, and in
many other ways" he continued.
My impression is that the visit is
going to do much toward our getting
self-government."
Mr.. Davila outlined the program
which he will work for during the
next session OF Congress. 1t will be:
Asks scent Coffee Duty.
An act placing a scent duty on
coffee. Coffee is the second industry
in Porto Rico.
An appropriation for more extern
sive educational facilities in Porto
Rico.
An appropriation for dredging the
harbor and providing better trans
portation facilities.
An act looking to self-government
for Porto Rico.
An act authorizing the President
to name a native as governor Of the
island.
1.-THE present governor of Porto
Rico-an American-does not speak
our language" said Mr.. Davila. He
is forced to use an interpreter.
only a native can understand our
people. We have some of the most
intelligent people to be found any
where and we feel that we are ca
pable of self-government.
For America, First and Last.
1--WE are for America, first, last
and al the time, and the American
flag. is our flag"
Mr.. Davila is advocating the pas
sage by the Porto Rican legislature
of a law prohibiting a corporations or
an individual from owning or con-
trolling more than 1000 acres of land.
eve have one corporation down
there which owns 10000 acres of land
and controls 10000 acres more" he
said.
"Our aim is more small landowners.
Because of the fact that most of the
land and money is in the hands of
few the labor situation is serious
with US. Most of the people OF the
Island, particularly the laboring eIe-
ment, is dependent, and therefore
cannot dictate terms"
The Washington times., 1919-05-15
DoRF HEADS BIRTH ABRAHAM.

ATLANTIC CITY, n. J., May 10
Samuel Dorf, Of New York. was re-
elected grand master Of the Order OF
Birth Abraham for the twenty
eighth consecutive time at the annual
convention of that body, defeating
Alexander Katzky, of Brooklyn. The
contest over a revision OF the insur-
ance assessment was temporarily set
tied by increasing the tax by IS cents
a month on all members who carry
insurance for $500 and Is cents for
those who carry $3.50 insurance.
The Washington times., 1919-05-15
NEW RED CROSS SECRETARY.

ROCKVILLE, Nd, May I5.-The
Rev. Frank Y. Jaggers, OF Clarks-
burg, has resigned as secretary OF
the Montgomery County Chapter OF
the Red Cross, and Miss Virginia R.
Wilson. of Kensington, has been ap-
pointed in his place.
The Washington times., 1919-05-15

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