France and the Other France.

Comments on politician M. Aristide Briand's speech in Washington. Reasons why the speech seemed remarkable for the author and for the other Frenchmen; Suggestion that the French are a people rich in humanity and good sense; Indication that the Frenchman is an individualist, jealous of his freedom of thought and action, loath to be herded, recalcitrant to regimentation; Condemnation of the Treaty of Versailles as against the honor and best interest of France; Use of German labor in French reconstruction; Transformation in French public opinion.