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

ested an Aristide BRAND, the French
premier. Mr. BRAND is far from a
distinguished looking man. He is
short, thick set. fro0ning. Life for
him has none Of the apparent jovial-
Iity that eases Mr. Lloyd Georges
path. BRAND is careless Of dress.
quiet and unassuming Of manner One
feels that his powerful figure would
be more powerful had IL any trace 0f
the athletic trimming Of the Anglo
Saxon. But when BRAND speaks.
there is q subtle change We saw him
once standing it, the aall Of the Cham
Der Of Deputie He was distinctly
of stage Hewaz talking with am
ether member about the member
newly arrived s. n aai heir. - their
rapid French cle could hardly ell the
nature # fhe Hauvs ation. but Mr.
BRAND was amused lie was laughing
uproariously liz =aBooihoy and he
was poking MS omaaaion's ribs with
swift Galiie 70 tares We imagined
him at home possibly playing leap frog
with young BraHi. if there are
young BRANDS
Everyone wH5u at Paris knows
that enc OF te greatest minds of
China today Is DR. Wellington Koo.
wbq was ambaszador FOR the Chinese
Republic at v hinEton. and who is
now ambassadaI for his government
al London. D. Koo Is very young
+ II is scarcely ten years since he was
graduated from eolambia University
in New York. set in that time he has
made his influence felt through the di-
plomacy Of the world He is Ghina's
ablest champion IN the Ocefdent. Yet,
for all his Western training, DR. koo
IS thoroughly Oriental His long sal
low faee-in public is apparently
devoid Of animation He is cold, dig
nifed, inscrutablt Yet even DR.. K0o
/ has moments aaa stage. While the
Conference W. al its heieht, certain
members Of D. koots Columbia class
organized dinner for Columbia men.
There was mech talk, many college
songs. and great leai of excellent
French wine Colonies, majors. di=
plomats am collegiate doctors
brought moment 81 American col
lege exuberaHee into the eoSmopolite
atmosphere If Paris Near the end
Of the evenins they were doing saaSa
dances about She room and ths halls
and in their midst, the borrowed cam
paign hat of aH officer cooked over one
eye. his face distorted with the efforts
70 sing the hiehest praises Of dear old
Alma Mater. WIS thu chief If the Chi
nese delegation To- the Conference -
noon the following day, suaxe. in.
scrutable as ever. Df. Ko9 was deliver
ing q mastery pronunciation Of the
Shantung decisions TO the member.
Of the Peace Conference.
Possibly one Of the people who are
quite the same in public and out i
, Marshal. Foch. Below the neck. IN,
, Generalissimo Of the Allied Armies i
! not an impressive military figure. H.
+ is a little too stout His waist lin,
disappeared before 1911. But theri
j is a CLINT To the eye. tifmncss of tn,
chin. that makes up for thu figure
of stage" and in civilians, Marsha
Z Foch would still be a distinguishe.
! man. During the Conference "A
Paris. when the officers Of all nation
: crowded the famous lnteralliei Club
4 the Marshal was q frequent visitor
2 When the uniforms of every nation
n sprang 70 their feet as the Marsha
! entered. he nodded and they sat agar
and he took his place amongst them
I IA simple man Of few words givei
: to smoking his pipe quietly amoui
: friends and doing a deal Of thinkiH'
land listening.
{ More frequently ION stage" thar
. OIL Is General Pershing The Genera
. has a reputation for being somewha
"hari boiled. devotee of regula
tion. short Of speech and manner III
g is our most striking public figure
Handsome. elegant in q soldierly way
. thoroughly the soldier in mis- bearing
, he inspires praise and commentator
by his very physical appearance Ye
. the General has his moments off stage
. As he was coming out of the Hote
Crillion in Paris one day, youul
officer hurying into the lobby turned
corner and ran full tilt into the Gen
eral The Pershing cap went flying
his gloves fell from his hand and tn,
General himself staggered under tn,
attack The young officer, appalled,
at the sight of four stars on the Gen
erals shoulder, picked up the 6ener
ais hat and gloves. and trembling
drew himself 70 attention. For {
moment Pershing regarded the SHAY,
tail sternly. Then he smiled ans
said. At ease. Lieutenant hop,
she's very pretty.