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LEXAND11E MILLER
AND is now president of
France. Only a short
time ago Paul Des
clianel was President.
He resigned because of
ill health. His succes
sor now fills the office.
Yet there 'were no nomi
nating conventions.
There was no campaign.
iere was no election by the French
kople. A caucus of senators and den
ies nominated Milierand. Members
parliament went to the ancient
peau at Versailles and chose Mll-
irand eleventh President of the re-
ublic. He received G95 votes ont nf
total of 872. The complete vote was :
iiandre Milierand, 605 ; Gustave De-
:j, Socialist deputy from Lille. De
cent du Xord, 60; scattering, 20;
Ttose members who cast their votes
rMoj, the socialist, were the Uni
ted Socialists. Milierand hud Infllrt.
upon the Socialists a lone series of
appointments, from the time he had
a the first Socialist to accent a
nlolio in a bourgeois
.i. w
m lsyj, until the other day, when
venemently denounced their
qnursed experiment in soviet Rus
These Socialists professed to fear
'result of "larger resDonslhllittea
fjwroa Dy Milierand." Anyway, dl-
f representation of all classes of
py and the vesting of executive
frs m the President of the renublle
r u.c sunent ieatures In President
J'erand 9 plan to revise the French
ptution, which is evoking a storm
uwroversy in France.
tics," said Milierand. in a re-
W - ' "
P speech, "are a danirer tn tho nn
Placed as they are, without check
mnce. Parliament tnrtnv
I1 represent the npnnlo nf Pranra
r v? the great Dolltleal inter-
ine President of the fennnlir
CO
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actual power, neifher haa tho
fcn.,.. V
To remedy thla ??t9te of nffnir m
r -v,.,, uie wnoiesaie re-
JJCi'ng of the constitution Tho rr,.
POUitg Of his nrorknsalo nr
- UV.
in President of the rennhUn n
!,. r. - -..v. iv
r"rresHh.nt in fact as well as
mtea States.
ice presidency to be created
ructions morlplo1 off
- mud it.a.
ue eiwtion- of the President and
ident to be effected, instead
Tine senate, bv n nntionoi
r .delegates to which shall come
- j uepartment of France,
4in flf1s of parliament, from
j tne great corporations.
fimi 1 ,auur unions, irom
,ns of small proprietors, from
.artistic, musical and literary
W?tors- instead of beln tv
lUn ' !' (lfrent political par-
K7f,,) .'Jppartment, would be
sco- e aDove men-
'-''"s and unions, from the
ranks of the professions and by the
general confederation of labor.
5. Decentralization and co-oneration
n all goverOment departments.
Such reform would go to the very
roots of the French constitution and,
by turning the President into an active
chief executive, practically bestow up
on him dictatorial powers for his term
of seven years, and thereby remove
all parliamentary checks on those ac
tivities which are now exercised by
the premier or president of the council;
In France, under the present consti
tution, the President is not in our
sense of the w6rd a president; he is
a sort oi elected figurehead, serving
for seven years, -while the powers and
duties Involved in actually ruling be
long mainly to the premier. An orna
mental figure and little else, the
French President lives', showily in a
palace, entertains visiting sovereigns.
Nor is there a French constitution
in the sense in which we use that term
in America. That is to say there Is no.
single document adopted in its entirety
as tne oasic or organic law or me re
public. The French constitution con
sists of a series of parliamentary en
actments passedj under the stress of
other emergencies. As a matter of
fact the French constitution contains
no professions of principles, no dec
larations of humanitarianism. The
French constitution is as direct and
as unemotional as a bank prospectus.
There is nothing in France that cor
responds with our spoils system, nor
indeed is there anything that corre
sponds1 with our party system. Par
ties there certainly are in the French
narliament. but they are numerous
and loosely knit They are always li
able to break up and to form new com
binations. The absence of definite
parties In France means that the life
of the government is always In danger
through some sudden and new. coali
tion of the many unstable groups.
There 'may' be three or four govern
ments In as many months, the Presi
dent trying always to "send for" that
particular statesman whose chance of
forming a stable cabinet seems to be
the best.
President Milierand has appointed
as his first Premier Georges Leygues
and has . given Premier Leygues a
ready-made cabinet . The reason for
the 'appointment is obvious. President
Milierand first offered the appointment
to four other - men,; any one of
whom would possibly have made
a stronger premier. But, any one
f th other four would have
insisted -on being premier in ac
cordance with the established consti
tutional practice of the country. Ley
cues accepts the cabinet provided by
Milierand and will carry out the or
ders of Milierand. With Leygues as
titular premier, Milierand will be both
President and premier In fact. It re
mains to be seen how the parliament
will accept this situation.
Alexandre Milierand has so long
been one of the foremost, figures In
the political life of France, his entry
Into parliament dating back to 1885 and
his cabinet experience to 1889,. that it
is obviously impossible to even sketch
it here. He was born in Paris February
10, 1859, "and was educated for the bar.
He has served In several cabinet po
sitions, notably as minister of public
works in the Briand ministry in 1900,
minster of war in the Poincare cabl
net of 1912. and .as minister of war
in. the VivianI ministry until the VI
vlanl cabinet resigned October 29, 1915.
. While the peace with Germany was
being made, President Poincare,' In
March, 1919, appointed Milierand gov
ernor of Alsace-Lorraine, France's re
gained provinces, and he served in this
position until at the request of Pres
ident Poincare in January last he ac
cepted the task of forming a new cab
inet, in which he took the premiership
and ministry of foreign affairs, suc
ceeding Clemenceau.
Twenty-five years ago Milierand ex
pressed the ambition to become pre
mier of France and President of the
republic. Ten years later he was ex
pelled from the branch of the Social
ist party ythat had been electing him
to the chamber of deputies for 15
years, and in another five years he
was officially expelled from the So
cialist party of France. Five years
ago, when minister of war, he was one
of the chief causes contributing to the
downfall of the Vivian! cabinet. Mil
lerand was so deep in disgrace and
humiliation that it did not seem pos
sible he could ever emerge.
But when the war was won France
wanted a "bullheaded" man to rule
the recovered provinces of Alsace and
Lorraine, and Milierand was chosen
for the post. Last January he was
recalled to Paris to be premier the
first of his ambitions accomplished.
And as premier it was once more
his bullheadedness, the very quality
that caused his deep humiliation In
1915, that brought him the enthusiastic
support of .the French nation.
He Insisted stubbornly and passion
ately that peace should bring France
the fruits of victory. Lloyd George
could not wheedle him; Wilson could
not drive himrGiolittl could not bluff
him and Lenine and Trotzky could not
scare him. So, when Deschanel was
forced to resign the presidency, Mil
ierand was triumphantly elected Pres
ident of the republic, and the second
of his ambitions was realized.
"Down with dictatorship!" shouted
the Socialist Deputy. Upry, as he cast
his vote against Milierand in the bal
loting for President
III looks as if President Alexandre
Milierand of France has prepared a
program that will either eliminate him
from public life or make him a Pres
ident with large ponvers.. '
uqr.RBV. p. B. JT1TZ WATER, D. D..
Teacher of English Bible In tha Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.) -(.1820.
We.tern Newtpa per Onion.
LESSON FOR NOVEMBER 14
THE POWER AND AUTHORITY OF
JESUS. ...
1-E6SON TEXT Matt. 8 and 8.
GOLDEN TEXT And Jesus went about
all the cities and villages, teaching in
their synagogues; and preaching the gos
pel of the kingdom, and healing every
BicKness, .and every disease among the
pupie. Aiatt. :35.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL Mark i;29;
l:tt; Luke 7:1-10.
PRIMARY TOPIC
Sins.
JUNIOR TOPIC-Jesus Heals a Centu
rion's 8ervant.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPTO
The Response of Jesus to Human Need.
YOUNO PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
-Christianity and Physical Needs.
In chapters 8 and, 9 are grouped a
number of miracle whirh pxhihit
what the King can do over the chief
foes of mankind sickness, sin, Satan
ic power, death,, sorrow and storms. It
is fitting thatthey should be-grouped
here, following the laws&f the king
dom, for they show the King's power
to administer the affairs of ,the king
dom, and produce within his subjects
the graces of character, set forth In
these laws. It will make the lesson too
long to attempt to consider all these
miracles. It will also;be unsatisfactory
to confine ourselves to the particular
section selected by the lesson com
mittee, so we will select several of the
most outstanding ones.
I. Jesus Heals a Leper (8:1-4).
1. This dreadful disease was "the
most loathsome and hopeless known.
In the Jewish ritual it was regarded
as a symbol of sin. It was Incurable
by man. Only the Divine Physician
can cure sin.
2. The leper's faith. His cry was
most pitiable, but his faith was strong.
He fully believed that Jesus was able,
but was, uncertain as to his willing
ness to .heal him.
3. Jesus' power. He put forth his
hand and touched the leper, bidding
the disease to depart, and instantly
the man was clean..
II. Jesus Heals the Centurion's
Servant (8:5-13).
1. The disease paralysis. In pa-
rylsls the victim Is helphss and dis
qualified for service.
2. The centurion's faith. He be
lieved that if Jesus would but speak
the word Is servant wuld be healed.
3. The . wonderful power of the
King. He did not need to go to see
the centurion's slave and touch him.
but only needed to speak the word and
it was done. ,
Kentucky
in Foree Home Still
Charles Marshall Foree, : assistant
controller of the treasury, haa some
job. The man who will recall his
agonies and distresses in making out
his income tax returns; in auditing
his accounts so as to determine just
how much he owed Uncle Sam, wiU
admit this when be realizes that Mr.
Foree's job Includes the auditing of
all the accounts of the United States
.government The task carries a huge
responsibility and requires a thorough
knowledge of bookkeeping and consid
erable legal talent
Mr. Foree Is a native of Kentucky,
but has "been long expatriated. Twen-ty-two
years residence In Washington,
however, has not. lessened in any de
gree Mr. Foree's allegiance to Ken
tucky, nor has It Induced him to re
gard any other place than Shelby
county. Kentucky, as his home. Id
proof of this, Mr. Foree tells of a visit
which his wife, who formerly was Miss
Sallie McGrath of sueiDyvilie. made to her. own and her husband's relatives
in Kentucky. The "personal notes" of one of the local papers announced
that Mrs. Foree of 'Washington, was a visitor. Whereupon Mr. Foree wrote
the editor as follows:
"Dear Sir: Your item was Incorrect It should have read that Mra.
Foree. had returned to hyr home from Washineton."
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Father of "The Little Entente"
Dr. Edward Benes, foreign minu
ter of Czecho-Slovakia, has been the
leader In the organization of what is
known as the "little entente" a league
of Czecho-Slovakia, Jugo-Slavia and
Roumania, designed to guarantee their
Integrity and to prevent the return of
the Hapsburgs to the throne of Hungary.
Asked why this new entente was
necessary, in view of the existence of
the League of Nations, Doctor Benes
said r "It Is because the League of
Nations Is not able yet to' give com
plete security to us and because It
does not yet have the necessary in
fluence in central European' affairs
which it may, have some day. It is
because it has become impossible for
democratic and liberty-loving nations
such . as Czecho-Slovakia to continue
to exist peacefully and build a pros
perous future that I have- formed an
other league of nations which already
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has had the effect of pacifying the people, dispelling waf cl cuds, and raising
the national morale." ' - ' .
Doctor. Benes admitted freely that his league had made provisions for a
military force in case of necessity, butadded: ' "Our union is one of defense,
pure and simple. Our treaty with Jugo-Slavia calls for aid In case of attack.
III. Jesus Calms the Sea (8:23-27). .With Roumania no written treaty exists, but an alliance has been formed
1. The King asleen In the storm- through the exchange of notes for ' the same purpose. " Ours Is a defensive
union. Besides the military clauses in our treaties there are provisions for
the settlement of border disputes, a!nd there are commercial, agreements which
will be of the' utmost Importance to Industry in all nations.
tossed boat (y. 24). Since the King Is
the Almighty Creator, he had no rea
son to fear, and therefore, could well
be resting In sleep.
2. The terrified disciples (v. 25). If
they had but known him as really the
Almighty King they would not have5
been terrified, for they would have
known that no boat could go down
with the Christ on board.
3. The King's rebuke (w. 26, 27).
(1) The disciples rebuked for their
lack of faith. Instead of lookine at
the Lord, they were looking at the
circumstances. (2) The sea Is made
calm. The elements of nature are sub
ject unto him. ,
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iv. jeiui vasx8 ju uemons (s:zs-
34). After stfillng the tempest Jesus
crossed to the other side of the sea
Into heathen territory.
l. Met by two men possessed by
demons (v. 28). By referring to Mark
5 :l-7 and Luke 8 :27 we get a concep
tion of the desperate condition of these
men. So fierce were they that no one
could safely pass that way.
2. What they knew about Christ (v.
29). They knew that he was the Son
of. God and that he had come to de
stroy the Devil and his works.
3. The limitation of the Devil's
power (v. 31). Although the Devil is
mighty, he cannot even enter a hog
without God's permission.
4. Christ's power to deliver from
the Devil (vv. 30-32). Tlte demons
quailed before hlra not during to dis
pute his power, but begged permission
to enter the swine.
V. Jesus Healing a Woman With an
Issue of Blood (9:20-22).
1. Her helpless condition (v. 20).
She had been a great sufferer for
twelve long years.
2. Her faith (v. 21). Her faith was
so strong tnat sne believed contact
with the Master's garment would' se
cure the needed help.
3. Her confession (v. .21 ; cf. Luke
8 :47). Jesus had her make a public
confession. It was for her good that
he had her make this confession, for
iuilu iu. vjiiusi uuojuiesstu will cai
urally weaken. .
4. 3hrlst's words of encouragement
(v. 22). He told her that it was her
faith, not her touch, that saved her.
Zinovieff Ousted From Germany
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M. Zinovieff, chairman of the
Third Internationale and one of the
four powers of the Russian soviet gov
ernment has been ordered by the Ger
man government to leave Germany,
He and M. Losowsky were the Russian
soviet delegates to the conference of
the Independent Socialists at Halle,
and at their behest the meeting voted
to adhere to the Third Internationale,
the vote being 237 to 156. This action,
disrupted the party, for the minority,.
headed by Vice Chairman Cflsplen,
left the conference hall. " Under the
Joint presidency of ' Crlspieh and.
George Ledebour these seceders open-,
ed a separate convention . and . laid
plans to communicate with the revo
lutionary forces In all countries on
posed to Moscow and prepare an or
ganized campaign against Bolshevist
methods. They adopted Herr Lede
bours' resolution of sympathy with.
Bolshevist alms, but expressing unal
terable opposition to the policy of "destruction and terrorism" on which so
vietisra proceeds. .
After listening to an Impassioned speech by Zinovieff, the left majority.
under the leadership. of Daumig, Hoffman, and Otto Bass, the young leader of
Rhineland labor, conferred on the question of executing an agreement with
Moscow for a world revolution, and directed the district leaders to prepare
for a strike. -
Frederick P. KeppeFs New Work
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Bub
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bin.
Plague is
s an epidemic
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writ. -a. i
Mto-i. Iu,s neea very nrevaient
rt ' y !, structive In almost every
Thiri wn hemisphere since
Iorthnt . y li- L- Probably
0n of n Q , rom the discolora-
fch u v6Kin Dy effusions of blood.
ri n., . '""uc oi severe ana
a ,L Jerome' known as the
thi tj0 , ' Ane disease is unknown
"cs- It has prevailed most
extensively, in temperate climates, and.
It is not ;of Infrequent; occurrence In
cold countries such as Russia. Sweden
and Norway. A moist and moderately
warm climate is most favorable to Its
development while intense heat or
cold will usually arrest it
Tree That Sheltered Penn. '"
One of Talbot county's historical
trees was destroyed, by storm recent
ly, says an Easton (Md.) , dis
patch. The large white oak in
the rear of the - brick . meeting
house of the Society, of Friends,
known as Third Haven meeting house.
was uprooted and, fell ? with -'a. 'crash.
The tree made kindling ' wood of 56
feet of ; shedding where the Friends
were wont to hitch their horses and
teams, when attending service. This
tree was one of the original grove un-
der which William Penn of Philadel
phia preached when touring Mary
land, and where Lord Baltimore at
one time worshiped. - A tree like this
fell
Proper Amusements.
Thousands of people demand amuse
ments. Thousands of dollars are
spent In ithat behalf. But there Is ab
sence of plan, concert 1 and ; co-opera
tion. The Devil steps In and takes
the profit The people want but little
here below nor want that little long
Why may we not have more of the
amusement which strengthens and en
lightens? f One ' rich man by bis own
unaided ' beneficence might provide
healthful amusement for a whole city
Frederlek P. Keppel, director of
foreign operations of the American
Red Cross and formerly an, assistant
secretary of war, has been chosen by
the chamber of commerce of the Uni
ted States' to be the American admln-v
Istratlve commissioner at the head
quarters of the newly formed interna
tional chamber of commerce at Fans.
Mr. Keppel will leave for France
to take up his new duties as soon as
he can do so .without, prejudice to the
work upon , which he is now engaged.
As director-of, foreign operations,
Mr. Keppel was responsible for the ex
penditure of $51,000j000 in relief work
in,. foreign lands In 'the last year.
Born on Staten Island In 1875, Mr.
Keppel has had a successful and dis
tinguished career since his graduation
from Columbia . university Ih 1883. He
started in as a member of the faculty
of his alma mater, beirfg. successively
assistant secretary secretary and dean
of the college. Fpr ten years he was secretary and editor nt the American
Association for International Conciliation, and in 1917 he was made assistant
to the secretary of war, becoming assistant secretary In the next T year." ".He"
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five years ago and about five yean why does not benefaction turn In this has been given honorary degrees by the universities of Pittsburgh and Ulchk 1
previous to. that one other fell.
direction T Humphrey J. Desmond, j gan, and Is a chevalier of the Legion of Honor of France
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