Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1921-10-21

general PUBIC THROUGHOUT TINS Noftd
Of ours is left in little doubt as to the
personal appearance Of the great and
near-great For instance, take the
President Of the United States He is
probably the most photographed man
in the world today. together with the
Prince Of Wales, David Lloyd George
ana few others Apparently Eng
land never tires n seeing her Prince
in thousand ard one CARDS and pos
Is. Likewise Americans, in the sun
day supplements. seemingly find uu-
dying interest in photographs Of Mr.
Harding standing in the middle Of "a
group Of Boy Scouts OF converting
with Henry Ford, OF driving of from
some golf club Lee.
Nevertheless for all the ubiquitous
mopie, the camera doesn't tell every
thing, and there Is an insasIable inter
est in what the great and the near are
like when they are. So to speak, of
stage. out Of the public eye, and
away from the lens Of the camera.
We are on the verge Of yerilable
inundation Of notables. all sailing for
these shores to take part IN the Dis
armament Conference. Fer instance.
there's Mr. Lloyd George, surely the
most unique figure in tae political
world Of the past decade Before the
camera. Mr. Lloyd George is SOME
what squat figure, little banded as
to legs, and with his great head set
closely on his shoulders. His eyes
twinkle without ceasing. his mouth
smiles as though he had some joke Of
his own that the other chap will never
know He is SNUG IN appearance
rather than impressive. There IS
something good natured about him
that makes one smile just to look al
him-that is, il you are not a British
conservative whose whole order ef ex-
istenee has been overturned b. the
political energies Of this remarkable
little Welshman
Once we saw Mr. Lloyd George
when he was ~ duty Il was in one
of the great restaurants in the Bots
de Boulofne during the Peace Confer
enee at Paris. 1t was Sunday and
Mr. Lloyd George was taking holiday
with his family Tucked awaY in a
corner Of the restaurant ne was al
ease. Beside MIN sat Dame Lloyd
George. pleasantzfaeea, motherlF
looking woman On Che other side sat
Miss Meighan Lloyd George, the pri=
mates daughter ami boon companion.
There We're three sfalWart sons and "a
secretary 1t was merry party,
with much laughter and many family
jokes At the moment Mr. Lloyd
George was undergoing the most ter
rife criticism At home and abroad.
But on his face there was no trace Of
worry. OF stage ne was a stout
merry little harristsr lunching init
mately with his family His smile
was not the smile Of the movies or tht
photograph 1t was the smile Of q
tired litse man full Of affection foi
J those about him.
We once heard from an American
officer who was personal aide to Mr.
: Wilson a delightful story Of the Pres
ident of stage All the work.
, Knows the thorny path that was his il
the early days Of the Peace Confer
enee. To the world Of Paris he show
ed always the dignified, almost col,
{ and completely intellectual visag'
that was so familiar in the week.!
news. To the world he was. in tbs
face of his critics, calm, untlinehing
undismayed But he was very tire,
man, and only few weekG of th'
struggle in Paris sufliced to begin tn,
metamorphosis of the vigorous exec
utive of 1918 into the paralytic o.
lg20 Midway in the Conference h
went for Sunday to Rheims, into the
heart of the devastation of France
There was a long day. speeches, "A Wis
IL to the shattered Cathedral. and Il
nally the private car and the return
TO Paris. The young aide. whom Ne
have mentioned, tells how he went te
announce dinner 10 the President and
Mrs. Wilson in their private ear. A.
he entered Mrs. Wilson rose from her
seat with her finger to her lips In u
corner. his cap pulled down over his
eyes. his figure lax in an arm chair,
lay the President asleep worn out
like laborer AT the end of the day
Above the roar Of the train the officer
heard the slightest Of noises. The
alert. intellectual, cold. frequently
called unsympathetie President. was
snoring
Mr.. Wilson has gone. and the Dis.
armament Conference brings new
faces that were not at the council tn.
bic in Paris. For instance, Ameri-
cans viii be more than casually inter.