The New York herald., 1921-09-18
LINER FRANCE HERE,
FIGHTS TWO STORMS
Well Known Names on Passen-
ger List of 1866 Arriving
on French Steamship.
CHANLER BRINGS BRIDE
Wickersham Says Leaders in
Germany Are Honest Men
John X. Clark Back.

After fighting her way through two
snort but severe storms the French liner
France docked late yesterday afternoon
with 1855 passengers on board.
George w. Wickersham, former At
torney-General. returned after spending
three months abroad. Although Mr..
W.ckersham spent most of his time in
It: his most interesting obsetva-
tions were derived from shorter stay
in Germany.
II did not find in Germany that pros
perity about which I have heard every
ore talking" he said. There Is all the
difference between the Berlin OF before
the war and the present Berlin that
there Is between theatre brilliantly
lighted and with the play going on and
the same theatre next morning, with
dust on the furniture and gloom every
where. The attitude of the people Is
changed--the old arrogance Of the Mill
tary vanished-the people seem to know
that they have been beaten. but they
do not seem very repentant."
Mr. Wickersham arrived In Berlin on
the day Erzberger was assassinated.
The situation was strained and tense Tor
a time, for 1t was thought everywhere
be followed by other action. but grad
ually the feeling relaxed. In the
opinion of Mr.. Wickersham the present
Government Of Germany Is made UP OK
honest men, who are trying to square the
German people with the world.
Election Returns by Radio.
John Kirkland Clark. Republican can
didate for District Attorney, received
the returns In midocean which showed
him a winner at the primary. Mr.. Clark,
a member OF the firm of Clark, Prentice
& Roulstone, had been abroad on legal
business for three weeks. but said yes
terday he intended to go into the cam
paign from now on with his coat Off.
He will pay considerable attention to
District Attorney Swann's record in Of
flee. since his adversary Is Joab Banton,
Judge Swanns chief Of staff.
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler returned
after a years stay abroad. during which
he married Mrs. Julia Olin Bernhard.
The marriage took place May "a last In
the Mayors office in Paris. Mrs. Chan
Ter accompanied him.
Nine. Frances Aida, who is Mrs. Giuiio
Gatti-C -Casazza, wife of the director OF
the Metropolitan Opera, also was on
board the France. She said she would
sing here in a new role, that OF Rorenn
In "Roi d'Ys," by Lalo. This opera was
performed at the Opera Comique In
Paris with Nine. Aida In the audience.
She said she was startled to see the cho-
rus come in ten pages late. but when
she spoke to M. Wolff. the conductor.
he said he could do nothing about it
it was a union chorus, members OF
which would be pensioned when they
aoI,n 81 civ tx r,d NOT
be discharged.
Ysaye Among Passengers.
Nine. Aida will first 60 on a concert
tour starting In Denver, and will sing
here first on November Is. Speaking OF
possible successors of Caruso she said
there is no human being who could take
his place.
Mile. Kathryn Lee. an American Singer
who has been on concert tour In
France, also returned. Eugene Ysaye.
the Belgian violinist, who Is now head
of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.
came back to resume work after visit
ing his home abroad.
Also on boaro were Mrs. Robert Bacon.
wife of the former Ambassador; Prof.
Charles d. Hazen Of Columbia Univer-
sity. who has been lecturing at the
University of Strasbourg; Earle Bah
cock, professor of French literature at
New York University. who has been the
director In Paris of the American Uni
versity Union; Nine. Yvette Guilbert
Schiller and DR.. Schiller. Edouard Zieg-
Ter of the Metropolitan staff. and Mrs.
Zieyler; Mrs. Mortimer Schiff and Miss
Dorothy Schiff. Col. de Lancey Kountze.
George Vanderbilt, John l.. Swayse and
Nine. Hugli-Camp. who Is here to lee
ture on Switzerland,