New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-10-09

IA France or, as he is known in
* " Paris, President of the Coun-
ell of Ministers and Minister
Tor Foreign Affairs, probably will not
thrill imprcssionistic New Workers., who
are expecting to see a typical French
man step ashore early in November en-
route to WASHINGTON for the armament.
limitation conference. BRAND is not
! typical Frcnchman He is not even n
Latin, as most Erenchmcn are Like
Lloyd George, he is Of Celtic ORIGIN
and type to be found in Scotland,
Ireland, Wales and on the northwest
coast of France Premier BRAND Is
Breton, Of the hard people who man
the navy and shipping of France. Per
haps that is the reason he has been
able to keep such a firm grin on
the helm of the French ship of state.
sailing through veritable typhoons of
postwar politics Tor the past MANY
months.
Americans may expect to see in Pre-
mler BRAND an unimpressive, mid.
statured man, with rather bushy iron
gray hair, thick if not luxuriant mus
tache which nclines downward in some
what walrus fashion, shoulders which
are inclined to stooD and body which
is not always immaculate in a square
cut double breasted suit. A closeup of
the French Premier is, however, an
ether picture. What impresses in this
tabcau are deep-set, thinking eyes,
which are not without wrinkles of a
Celtic sense of humor; a forehead that
goes with the eyes, q strong nose and
chin and literally large mouth, which
is known in France for the BRAND
smile.
To those with whom Mr.. BRAND will
confer in Washington there is another
BRAND side. They are going to find,
along with a remarkable personality, a
calm, broad thinker, with his own opin-
ions, which he will express in his mod
est, unoratorical, musical French, with
u clear logic which may lose something
if not properly grasped by interpreters.
NJ BRAND speaks no English.
People find it difficult to speak Of
the characteristics of Aristide BRAND
without a thought of his British col
league, Lloyd George. Both have sprung
from the people. Both are Of Celtic
blood, and have carved QUE their own
political careers by sheer force Of
character. But, contrary to many be-
liefs, here the resemblance ceases.
Lloyd George is by far the better poll
tician, but BRAND is undoubtedly the
better and more profound analyst
who voraciously studies his problems
and takes his time to come to con-
clusion. Once having deduced and
double-checkc his thesis, it is difficult
to alter the BRAND course.
Brands Political History
Shows Few Concessions
Premier BRAND is to-day in his sixth
term Of leadership in the Cabinet of
France. A policy Of backing down might
have changed French political history
so far as Brands part Of It has been
concerned. Issues on which he has fall
len five times before the vote of the
Chamber Of Deputies might have been
altered if he had wished them to be-
He might have conceded something to
remain in power. But the political his
tory Of BRAND shows few conce ssions
M. BRAND is going to Washington
with one unalterable course in mind
that the future Of France has much in
common with che future Of the United
States, and that nothing must be al
lowed to alter the close liaison of
friendly cooperation and understands
ing which the two nations have enjoyed
for generations on end.
The French Premier is the personifi-
cation of modesty. Those who know
| him may say with safety in advance
that he will doubtless be the mouse"
OF the Washington conference, speak
ing quietly when necessary to outline
the views OF his country, listening at
tentively at other times, and when the
sessions are concluded hurrying I'M
ObStrusively to the French Embassy or