The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-05-29
AMERICANS As m.
BRIEUX SEES THEM
The French DrGEaatEEt's An
1IysiS Of Our RGfsoaGE
Psychology.

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analysis ct national pFyc5olugT.
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and HalT 6s-zzint 70 -3=si t5e yvu1g
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az the aE-zy sIcbsq2s- e - lov
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ocras & the ChzrTs.s Is turned sTs-
. taE r1tz1sEE American .o- noosru
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night have EosEse1- r. 20 css--5y a.
me r.E-grsl t.szgIy u 10 c--z1t-y S-sc
% s-,zEcr-zs everybody. T-os -aE-Ei--
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~ Freuch workman q any sz-SG--
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Is szry 70 So -hs o59g--E---5es La2t
Evcs I 20. xEc-Gs - lie E.oceai q
F-a-ro- American rtlE-so-1
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EzyE Tae fzozz-3sztzl Sl-e0socs 4
the rs-aroa q ths EEEss AID TIER
zttstuss tywa-5 marriage, ths rsspsc-
tive csst--s y ths past AID ths fur-re.
lge SiHe-g-I Standards q co-1c't
AID ccrven4s-ce. are al presented
with F--l-t t-15ia-riszity. TIE Egtoc-
azs n parzic1lz- pant % prove az
cs-- The EovsTs4gz importance O.
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ta- with es,her Ei5s. s-5 yst we tesl
Be las -gt presented tae case 20 ths
satisfaction q France q A-as-->2 .
Perhaps u Is his very anxiety 70 5s
tast- Lis continual tipping TIE balance
fi--rt On one s15s a-5 then q the other. I
that MAKES II uneasy j. he Woui1
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=. tzvo- q y-znce y 4 NE oo16 only
sn6 hin E-1-y-ot E1-oe ab3e-t Aatts-y
a The T-..et States Ts S.3oSA1 E5cT
ttz- ns WIS usC-s INTERESTED = i2s
-lzy than II Ibe study o. -To.kpsg-
cho8ozse~ But II ErssuE is no bon 4
est 1p- that: he does rot pretend that
ss il Interested in his lovers as lo2g
"a he car Keep then rznzi-E true 70
typ,s. The FrsZchzan -Es- behave
as yorng FrsocAne2 always CO zno
re American Red Gross gin nusi
nsvs Chicago written all over hs1-
nothing esse Els-terk
TIE constant EFFORT q MAKING
svsry Character art Ike traditional
F-enchunaa Or q 10 per cent A-1srs-
can instead q allowing stra 70 remain
n o-alnsry irt5vi61l imposes Ger
tain restrictions ca TIE author ne
--st prove a. al coEts that se KNOWS
The rational Characteristics o. tAe tEo
countries and that bs has labeled
every human q2ality Is belonging 70
c2e o. the other. but never 10 o2th- .
-hs Frenchz&n. f0- instance. must
Joy-a his home and the American mus
ts the Erezi high priest o1 s-oc.ency'
hut each must De careful LoZ 10 tres
uzss On The domain % the other once
you gran: the existence ot an efh6snt I
r-snchynan or a home lcviug A-ne11- Z
cza the Ehose po!aI q the play Is lost I
The Amos. brutal stupidity which the (
author presupposes Is maintained hy Z
All the characters, with The exception 4
Q. the cd father. 70 TIE lasi art, when Z
suddenly there ls a complete trsns- .
fo-natisa and al ends happily.
Yet In spite os these sef-irposed re- !
strsctions Les Americans Chez Nous 4
holds our attention from FIRST TO last Z
Saw what Es may. it IS impossible not /
10 be curious 10 see ourselves as others I
So rs. and BrleuI Is too good a crafts I
nan 10 allow his readers to become !
tered by say obvious disquisitson OF
international traits. Undoubtedly he
IS moved By very genuine desire 70 I
pay the part Of interpreter 70 both
countries, and Il he has not written I
Z great play It Is because he has felt
, trrself constrained 10 make his char (
acters conform 70 certain preconceived 1
IDEAS ot French and American TayS- 4
Perhaps some day he viii feel inclined I
70 ,ry the subject again, and Il be viii I
steer clear Of the temptation 10 paint Z
every character in high relief he may I.
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