Evening journal., 1921-11-17
RENE vIvIANI.

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RENE VIVIAN.
In Rene viviani. France sends to
the Washington Conference her
greatest orator--and probably Eu-
ropes most brilliant speaker.
After the departure OF BRAND,
viviani will act as head OF the French
delegation In addition to his ex-
traordinary oratorical talents, Viviani
is one Of the foremost lawyers in
France. and among he greatest par
liamentarians and statesmen of the
last decade.
AS a public speaker Viviani has no
equal in European politics. Among
his friends he is known as the mod
ern Demosthenes." He is the fast
est speaker in recent parliamentary
history and stenographers find It al
most impossible to transcribe his
words
In the past fifteen years Viviani
has held six cabinet positions. The
name OF Viviani will figure in history
as the man who guided the destinies
OF France in the perilous hours Of
1914 at the outbreak OF the war.
In appearance Viviani gives little
indication OF his remarkable intel
lectual or oratorical gifts. He is sim
pie, modest and unassuming in man
ner and clothing almost common
place. Although there are no out
ward signs. Viviani is afflicted with
! intense nervousness He has made
hundreds of speeches, but sometimes
at the beginning OF a speech he suf-
fers acute "stage-fright." To offset
the nervousness he takes cold shower
baths several times a day.
Vivianl is known as a great friend
OF the United states and an ardent
admired OF the history and achieve
ments OF the American republic. He
: speaks no English.
ARISTIDE BRAND.
Arstide BRAND son of a Breton
tavern-keeper at Nantes. has risen
through sheer oratorical ability and
: ingrained Breton "sticktoitiveness'
from the estate Of a poor country
LAWYER and Socialist speaker to the
distinction OF having been fve times
Premier OF France. lie is, perhaps,
Frances most striking example Of
self-made man in politics.
BRAND, who will be 60 years old
on March 2S next, is an old hand at
defending his country's interests at
the council board. In 1915 he call
ed the first Allied conference, re-
sulting in Italy's entry into the world
war on the winni eisgn.d nnunn
war on the winning side. War
Premier from October. 1915, to
March. 1917, BRAND with character
istic Breton stubbornes refused tc
assent to the evacuation OF Verdum
He can well lay claim to having beer
one OF the ARTISANS OF victory"
Personally BRAND is a man Of sim
lple tastes, a student and thinker
His favorite outdoor sport Is rive
fishing, and every vacation sees hin
at his country home in Normandy
busted with crops and livestock
He in an inveterate smoker. rolling
his own" He is confirmed bache-
lor. Beyond a few conventionaI
phrases. he knows no English.
AMBASSADOR JUSSERAND.
Jean Adrien Antonine Jules JUS
serand, ambassador OF France to the
( United States. needs but little in
trdouction to American readers
since he is the dean of the diplomatic
crops at Washington having been the
accredited representative OF France
lin America since 1902. During the
last twenty years he hss-sseelsaa a--- ~ -.
innate contact with all the public
men Of mark in America.
Ambassador Jusserand was born n
Lyons. on the Rhone, February is
1855. He has been continually il
the diplomatic service on his countr,
since attaining his majority.
Ambassador Jusserand understand
, English perfectly-and also tn
! American fondness for a joke.
At a dinner party in Washingto
he was seated beside an America
q lady just returned from France an
I who was not little bit proud OF he
l French. She Immediately starte
: to air II on the long-suffering An
/ bassador
Jusserand stood the atrociot
e. sounds as long as he could. and the