The sun., 1919-08-03
ling Figures and Paramount Issues Coming French Election
Tigers M a ter
Stroke Against
Present Cabinet
With Its Obstruc-
tionists and Social
lists Promises New
Face on Politics

him great wealth. She was the daush-
ter and heiress of the multi-miliion-
aire old manufacturer Job, owner OF
the factories producing the papers
used for all cigarettes In Franco
cigarettes being, like every other form
of tobacco In that country. State
monopoly. In order to relieve him
self Of the imputation. at no time
pleasant, Of being indebted exclusively
to marriage for his affiuence. Jules
Pans invested some money In a
tooth wash. which, without much
trouble on his part, has turned out
to be a perfect gold mine, thanks to
slilful and ingenious advertising
by his subordlnates, He has cob
verted Il into a corporation. in which
he holds the majority stock, and which
is said to net him, in normal times, a
revenue Of close upon 100000 q year.
As for Paul Deschanel, his chances
are handicapped by the fact that no
remains on record as defeated candi-
date in at least three previous cleo
tons for the Presidency. Son Of the
eminent and witty Prof. Emile Des-
chanel Of the Sorbonne and of the
of undoubted talent, has always missed
being great. He Is dandy in his
dress and formerly laid himself open
to charges of foppishness and Of aftec-
tation. He Is still to-day too wen
groomed, too measured and too correct,
alike in manner and in speech. not
to expose himself to suspicious Of
priggishness and Of pose. He lacks
that simplicity Of character which is
the greatest charm of the French peo-
pie of high and low degree, and the
absence of which always strikes a jar
ring note. He is in every sense of the
word what one would describe as q
specifically brilliant man, and while
he has studied many subjects he is an
authority on none, in spite Of which
he has managed to secure a seat in
the Academy, as one Of Frances Forty
Immortals 1t is not surprising that
he should have been in the past fret
rate amateur actor. Few who see him
now would be willing to believe that
he was reared in honorable poverty.
He has more about him of the Alci-
| blades than of the Demosthenes. ind
| after being reported as the sutton for
very charming W oman Of great wealth,
who was Mile. Germaine Brice. Like
President Wilson. Paul Deschane' and
his wife regard thirteen as their lucky
number. Both celebrated their nth
day on the 18th of February. Tho
bride gave her consent to the mar
| riage on the 18th day OF the month,
and the Christian and surnamss OF
lie Beau Paul. and of the lady now
his wife are each composed OF thfr-
teen letters. @
AS president of the Chamber OF
Deputies he ranks third in the table
| OF precedence, coming immediately
! after the president of the Senate. In
I deed, the trinity OF the President Of tho
Republic, OF the president of the SEN
ate and of the president of the Cham
Der of Deputies is supposed to constl-
tute tho national sovereignty of
France.
| Aristide BRAND.
! With regard to Aristide BRAND he
was formerly a Socialist: in fact, first
achieved prominence at the bar as the
counsel Of labor leaders against cap
/ ltalists. Yet to-day, without having
forfeited to any extent the confidence
and sympathy of labor in France. and
+, though retaining the good will OF
many Of his former Socialist friends.
he Is looked upon by capitalists as a
safeguard OF property and as one Of
the most conservative forces Of Gallo
republicanism. Although he drafted
the laws for the separation Of Church
| q nd "a In ENf-an no 10 ~
to-day with relative favor by that
| Church, to which the masses Of his
fellow countrymen have turned onoe
more since the beginning of the Labs
war. When BRAND held a portfolio
| in one OF the former cabinets Of Cle-
menceau the latter used TO insist that
although BRAND had entered the Ad-
ministration as Socialist he novex-
theless proved himself to be the most
moderate member, adding. He used
always to find our decisions too radi-
cali
Breton by birth. with all tho solid
and attractive qualities OF his race,
that race which from time immem0-
rial has furnished to France her finest
sailors, most Of her naval heroes and
many celebrated soldiers. BRAND is an
entirely self-made man OF humble Ash
erfolk origin. Yet to-day he is of al
French statesmen the one who plays
the most important social role and who
is seen with most favor in the salons
of the great world, being credited by
lis political adversaries with suscepti-
hjIity to the influence Of some Of the
most notable leaders OF the Partisan
grand monde. To a friend who the
other day remarked that between the
BRAND of fifteen years ago and the
BRAND OF to-day a great gulf existed
he denied that this was the case. Il
remain the same in my ideas" he re-
marked. 1T is simply my surround
ings that are changed. i am adapting
myself to mon milieu." meaning that
his methods had undergone a change
to fit the changing conditions.
j Adaptability and Cancellation are his
strongest characteristics. With all
that, no one would dream Of charging
: him with being a political weathercock
or even OF being an opportunist in the
commonly accepted sense of the word
Indeed, he is a man of remarkable per-
sonal charm, devoid of artifice, at
!, tracting good will by his lucidity OF
| speech, by his transparent sincerity OF
manner and by that touch OF mys-
ticism which he dery's from those
Breton hsherfolk from whom he
, sprang and among whom he was born