Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-22

tificial light. In the strange light the
delegates look for the most part worn
and tired. but Hughes is fresh. He
has the stimulant of enormous sue
cess. AS he begfns the proceedings
he has it in him to make joke. He
says that whatever may be done
about armament, there is to be APP
parently no limitation, on photograph
taking.
Now Hughes plunges straight into
the subject of land armament. He
says America has little concern with
it. Today he says our regular estab-
lishment is about 100000. But he
says he realizes that other countries
are differently situated. Hughes is
making a graceful and friendly open
ing for BRAND to begin. Every dis
position is apparent to give BRAND
the best atmosphere and the best
send off" possible. Now Hughes
introduces BRAND. Hughes first ex-
plains that M. BRAND is going to
make his speech in installments.
BRAND will deliver part of his
speech and let the translator trans
late it. Then BRAND will deliver his
next installment. That is an excell-
ent and Enthusiastically French
way of making the speech easier to
follow and also more dramatically
effective. BRAND begins slowly and
solemnly. He has wonderful COM
mand of every detail of the art Of
public oratory.
Let us pay tribute to his man. He
was born to give passionate express
sion to burning causes. There is a
thrilling for the audience every time
he says the words la France" 1t
must be that four-fifths of the audi
ence do not understand French, but
hardly an eye fails to follow BRAND S
gesture and never an ear misses a
sound of his voice. There is intense
attention. He tells the familiar story
Of how France is situated and re-
peats the familiar argument why
France cannot disarm. But must
continue to fear. He describes the
instability OF Europe.
When the interpreter begins the
first instalment of Brands speech
you realize how great is the handi-
cap of language that BRAND must
work under. The interpreter has
none of Brands magnetism. His
voice has no resonance and his
gestures are pedaptic. You feel
sorry for BRAND that his power
must be chained by this handicap.
Now the interpreter is done for the
moment and BRAND begins the Sec
ond instalment Of his speech.
BRAND is truly the real thing in
the way of an orator. Nothing we
have in America can approach him.
The music and resonance of his
voice and the fire of his manner
gave obvious thrills to those large
sections of the audience who don't
understand a word he is saying.
He Is one of those whom heaven
especially endowed for oratory for
| moving masses of men. He is dra-
matte, inspiring. My friend Admiral
Tsai Of the Chinese delegation tells
me that Mr.. BRAND reminds him
very much of the famous actor and
operate performer in China, a cele-
DRAFTED figure whose stage name is
Tsiso Chiaou Tien, meaning in the
| flowery language of China "the
! little bringer down of heavens" On
the other side of me an irreverent
American reporter remarks that
BRAND would certainly be a hell
roarer on the stump in an Ameri-
can political campaign. Between
| these two singularly related methods
OF describing him, the reader will
probably get some notion of Bri-
and's quality.
BRAND makes a mistake from an
oratorical point of view, in reading
these extracts from books by Luden-
dorff These German books that
still talk war are not convincing to
Americans. He can hardly per-
suade America that the German
! people have not had a stomach FIJI
of war. The war lords NAV still
talk war, but America cannot be
convinced it is a real menace. Bril-
and would do better to stick to his
own oratory. It's waste to spend
that splendid voice in reading dull
| >-HSA~ Seo ~ Jill oOOhS. r or the mo-
mept, at least, BRAND has lost his
momentum.
The audience follows him with
respectful attention, but not for the
moment with thrills. Hughes fol-
lows BRAND with something of the
air of rehearsing his college Ere
1t is safe bet that those who dom
mate the conference don't intend to
take up land armament and thai
BRAND with all his power will hard
: ~ be able to move them from their
intention. Mr.. Philippe Millett. re-
porter for the Petit Parisien, who
sits at my right hand and who has
often heard BRAND at his best in
the French House of Deputies, saws
ne regards BRAND as being in good
form. The difficulty of language is
very much against the orator 7,
must be like talking to mass meet.
/ ing In deaf and dumb asylum. II
is only the comparatively small
number who speak French that can
look responsive or give applause.
At the conclusion of Brands
speech Balfour arose. He compli.
mented Brands speech. saying to
the audience, 1T has been your
privilege and mine to listen to one
1 of the great modern masters of ora
! tory" Balfour spoke with great
sympathy for the French point of
view. Almost the greatest applause
! OF the day came when Balfour as
! sured BRAND that the world would
never leave France in moral isola-
! ton.