The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-03

(By International News servdce.)
 Paris, Nov. S.-To two of the Conference a trip to the United States will be nothing new Both M- Vivi- ami and M. Jusserand, the French Ambassador, know the country fairly we'll, particularly the latter.
 Premier Briand has been looking forward to the trip with great pleas ure ever since the first unofficial in vitation reached the Foreign Office. country, but he considers that a lot of good work can be done by face to-face meetings with American apart from the questions 1t will dis cuss, offers a unique opportunity for straightening out certain past miSun- l derstandings which heretofore have had to go through diplomatic chan nels and of preventing future m1sun- derstandings between the two coun tries. Above all this-and American correspondents in Paris have been able to witness the fact-M. Briand has the greatest admiration for 'Presi- dent Harding and Secretary of State Charles Hughes.
 Sarrauts First Visit.
 Minister of Colonies Albert SaIraut will also be making his maiden trip to the United States, as we'll As Gen. e.tal Buat Chief of the French Con- oral Staff and member of the Coun- sell Supericur de Guerre, which has | as president Marshal Foch. Admiral de Bon, despite his long service in the French Navy and his countless long distance Journeys has never been to the States. Another Frenchman who will attend the conference, though is eagerly waiting for the sailing date, is Charles Corbin, who will have charge of the press arrangements for the French delegation. He has held a similar post in the French Foreign Office for a number of years and is an advocate of '.open diplomacy
 Premier Briand. as on previous All lied conferences, will be attended by Philippe Bethelot. secretary-General of Foreign Affairs. M.- BerthelOt has held this post for some eight years or more and is considered the brains of the Quai d'Orsay. Often during meet ings of the Supreme Council he has been the official French spokesman, and his clever diplomacy has often been a match for Premier Lloyd George of England.
 Sketches of Delegates.
 The following is a short biography of the French delegates:
 Premier Aristide Briand was born at Nantes March 2s, 1862. He started life as a journalist and later took up law. For several years he was secre- tary of the French Socialist Party. He entered politics in 1902, when he was elected Deputy of the Loire Depart ment, sitting first with the Socialist party and slowly veering round to the Socialist Radical party, of which he is still member. He soon showed himself a shrewd politician and an extremely able speaker. In 1906 he became Minister of Public Instruct tion. He became Premier of France time he has held the office on six different occasions. He has never been overthrown by Parliament, pre- ferring to resign when any question he submitted. usually for the good of his country, was not conveniently re- ceived by Parliament. In 1919, ow- ing to a shake-up in the French cleo ton laws, he presented himself as a candidate for election fin the Loire In ferieure Department. where he was returned with an overwhelming ma iority. He was called in by President Millerand to form a new Cabinet last November and has held the offices of Premier and Minister of Foreign Af- l feirs since that time
 Viviani Ex-Journalist.
 Deputy Rene Viviani is no new already represented France on off cial missions Like M. Briand, M. Vtviant has a fine record in the great men in the Chamber of Depu- ties and is considered the most per- suasive and eloquent speaker of the House.
 M. Vivfani was born in Algeria on November 8, 1862. First a lawyer and journalist, he entered politics in 1893, when Paris district returned him as Deputy. In 1910 he was cleo ted representative of the Mouse De- partment. His first Ministerial ap- pointment came in 1906, when he was given the portfolio of Labor. He was successive1y Minister of Justice, Pub lie Instruction, Foreign Affairs and Premier. He was Premier at the out break of the war, the first rumors of which caught him on the way back from Russia with President Poincare, whither they had just formed an Al liance with that country. Premier