The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-13
Snapshots Of Great
Men of Europe Now
FOregathering Here
BRAND, BalfouT, Vivi-
ami, ct al. Rouse
Great Interest

everybody else is--except thar
admit would have liked to have
seen Clemenceau, and perhaps even
Poincare among those present" at
our party. Still 1t is sufficiently
inspiring with Viviani. who is an
old friend. having been here twice
before during the last few, years,
though as far as 1 remember
this is the first time Nine. Viviani
has accompanied him, and Balfour
another old friend OF the war
period. They each of them, you
remember. came over at the head
of their country's High Commits
sion. when Uncle Sam first entered
the war Anyone who then came
within reach of Balfour's radiant
smile was glad to see him back
again, quite regardless OF his merits
as a conference member, OF which
1 fancy there is no question.
And there is Briand-human as
Harding himself - simple, cordial,
a bit bourgeois in appearance. but
a delight to talk to. Didn't you
love his slipping off Tuesday. when
all the newspapermen were looking
for him to get expressions" on
various subjects from him, and
going to a movie! Even as you
and land probably hugely en-
joying the fact that he had given
processes to be vastly interested
in observing over here the practical
demonstration Of applied feminism.
which France-especially, he says.
the French woman-rather fears.
He says the women over there
are afraid of talking too much about
their rights. for fear they'll lose
some Of their privileges. But when
he goes home, having studied fem
inism In its practical application,
he will be able to calm their fears,
assuring them, from observation
and belief" that the American
woman, having gained practically
all her rights" has lost none Of
her privileges. And the profess
sional feminist he was talking to
didn't know he was poking fun at
her!
THERE IL Diaz-hero of the
Piave-gracious, full of italian
1t Is all so strange, and SO he
doesn't want to say or do anything
the least little bit less than is ex-
pected him. There Is Jacques. the
great Belgian soldier, the rough dia-
mond type, II appearance do not
lie-irregular as to feature, monde
Of tongue. a bit self-conscious, with
an occasional wide. nervous. school.
boy smile. II you watch him q bit
that grin is wonderfully engaging.
1t may not be beautiful. but 1t GER
tainly il human. You know just
how he feels about II all.
IL -
Only less appealing to the magma
ton than the Unknown-who stands
for all the American heroism of the
war-And less appealing only be-
cause he lacks the element Of mys-
terry. He Is hero in the nesh-that
wonderful little man from France
the seneralissimo who finally com.
manded all the allied forces fight
ing for the freedom Of the world.
Straight as an arrow, he carries
his seventy years well. Watch him
as he passes down the ALLEY" at
tho Willard. probably the smallest
man in all that crowded corridor.
@AA~ PSs SUI" u piS, ilttic WIN
his Tired face, heavily lined and
pale: his thin. gray hair. not
white but gray: his straggly droop-
ing mustache. His cap is all covered
with gold. his boots to the knees.
laced In front. In between. his over
coat-long. plain, light blue-horizon
blue. we used to call It during the
war-and here and there a flash of
scarlet. But watch the tired eyes
flash, and the chin lift when some
one says something Of France to
him. Watch how firmly he holds
the hand in salute as he bows right
and left, facing one crowd after
another. And then. IL you want
to feel that you have really seen
Foch, ask It Of Fate that you may
see him when 1t is children that en-
gage his attention. Then you will
see the beauty of that fine old
French face.
There Is Beatty, too-the very
moral OF a fighting sailor man
with his cap usually cooked over one