The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-17
Observations
DeGaulle Called
Patriotic in Old
French Tradition
BY Helen EasarY

BY Helen Essary
This Gen. Charles DeGaulle, lead
of the French National Commit
ee-what sort of a man is he?
What is he in the flesh and
pirit? Not in the printers ink of
he published word. Nor the voice
the radio commentator Nor
ven in the lines of the soundphoto
ashed across continents and seas
What is he actually made Of
Snaps and snails and puppy dogs
hils? Or sugar and spice and all
Kings nice?" What is DeGaulle
made Of?
I've asked the question lately
I everyone whom suspected
hight have met the general. The
nswers ! have received are hereby
ummed up. Let's call the para
raphs-"DeGaulle in Words Of
bne Syllable"
Charles DeGaulle is a blunt, un-
compromising fellow. He is tact.
ess. He is without charm. Al
most instinctively he says the
wrong thing. He has a talent for
irritating people whose co-opera-
ion he needs.
But-DeGaulle is truly patriotic
n the best French tradition. Not
n the French tradition of the last
10 years or so. But in the French
tradition that bred warriors and
heroes-fghting men and the words
Ind music OF La Marsellaise.
DeGaulle is not attractive TO look
ht. He has dropping shoulders.
None Of the square robustness that
I've associate with the military. He
hasn't that elusive quality some
Lines named TT. possessed TO an
almost dangerous degree by Messrs.
franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston
Churchill. He has no trick of gild-
ne the ugly truth TO make il pref
y and palatable.
DeGaulle mostly means what he
says. He Is as near an honest
nan as a 1914 Diogenes could find
were he searching through this
yrimy world with his hopeful Ian
Tern. He also represents the cour-
|ageous France OF today. Not the
smooth. complicated France that
vent down before the German in
|gasion.
DeGaulle is no courtier. He has
lot the suavity Of his rival, Gen.
Henri Giraud.
Giraud in his manner and
thoughts reflects that finesse OF pre-
war France. II DeGaulle has
inesse ii is an accidental quality
with him. He never heard OF the
word. Certainly he can't spell It.
DeGaulle realizes that since tnc
invasion has begun and is on its
triumphant way, he must cooperate
with the Allies If France is ever
to be free again and il his kind Of
are to have a part In
the government OF their now pros
trate nation.
THE OTHER DAY, after tip
In and out OF the Connecticut Ave.
ships, l had begun to wonder X
we American ladies are as smart
as we think we are.
Foreign women have their own
way of managing their dear hus-
bands which every honest woman
must admit is a goal to try for.
The other morning | saw a brisk
lady. accent French, leading a tall,
helpless male into an art store
where he paid a large sum for
painting OF COW in a creek.
The French lady was firm from
the start and obviously had not a
moments qualm as she forced art
down the poor fellows tight
throat.
A few moments later l heard an
other accent-let's call in Wen
nese-for the sake OF the war e.
fort. 1t was feminine gender and
1t was in the millinery department
Of smart shop.
The voice was saying to big.
strong man. MY dear, you take
the kinder TO the movie stay
here and buy the hat. be home
when you get the potatoes peeled
for the dinner
lneSe TWO lNCluelts WOulu nave
made me despair OF the often ad-
vertised charm and power of the
American woman had | not next
visited little jewelry shop. Be-
side the earring counter stood an
avid American lady. She was done
in a bright yellow suit, red md
yellow hat and a lapel pin COM
posed OF a yellow rooster with
red beak and red eyes She also
had a husband in a checked suit
sprawled admiringly on a nearby
chair.
The avid lady had a dozen pairs OF
errings out on the counter. AS she
tried each pair On she turned 10 the
husband for an opinion. With COM
plete sincerity, he. the proud male,
gave advice. At last he said:
Honey, why don't you just take
them all And ask the clerk II she
can find you some others TO match
that rooster. | think you'd look
swell with rooster earrings"