ANATOLE FRANCE AND THE ENGLISH GENIUS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12164, 16 February 1914, Page 8

ANATOLE FRANCE AND THE ENGLISH GENIUS.

M. Anatole Franc- made several intir-i-:luc aii.'-.'the:.- l.'isi weak in Louden, when in- v.-.i.- ii;:.- uii--i .-if hoiiotii.

Sni.al;:n4 on th<- iinvi!. lit- i-aid : •I"n,. :-.ovel i- the homely and moih-ru Jul in o: til" «.'[nc p-em. 'llii- novel i.- all thai i- left us of tin- ancient epopee. ;u..l it .-iill renins soiii.-ihaiu ni' tin- Iliad and the -Laeld.

••iiiniii" tv.o Kiitini.'s Kn'.'li.-li'.ii-n liavr-i;r.,iliit..-.riii:i»U-riiie.-r.-. in this kind, .\e--d I r..-ill tlit- lam,,-., of ISi.rliar.lsoii an.l Fii'ldin-. S«iit and Da.ii.-I l).-fo.-. Waiu-r S-iitl. Liick.'ii.-. Tlia.-keray. ijtorge Kliofr, 1 r-.uji here in nrd :r thai I may not eonKa'jiati'l is the native lioiiki <i" t'he novel, a., is Xoinia.idy <■!' the apple or Valeneia of tin- orange Ai-TKt lltlN FOI! KNCI.AND. ••Thai wliirii i> inlillit-.lv pivrioll.- to v..a, s n.->t ,i; the honour lli.it y.m are llila lo i..\|.li-,- lo yoll Ills iv.-ipi-rlllll aiai ti-nder aiii-i'tinii lor Kiejland. and lo i«iv hnina-i- to all of v.iil v.nu line Hprt-.-.•iu iii.- ".i-nilial i:i,\;l:sh feiiiini. lo a!! 10l yon v.-ho. alt i :. lon- series ol lobu.sl ii.ii* raliui..-. i.ini.T to lis the tail and [iriiloiiiai .-pint ..! 0ha1:..-peare 11111 l llatull. I.i lii.s l-.n-iuh tvliiiw.- loreh voa have leenVLil 111 older to hand it ll!l Mil! Il.nnlll- lo Illluie Utili-llllliin.-. 11l lllla i.ei.- a'diiiiiatnni'. Il in.,-, he sa:.l thai ILI -r.it lly is u-.-dded to a pel In I -ocl inn ir. its hapj.y eoiiiliiiiaiain ol naiuin nun a .-.iilihine .-it-alisiii. Us palleili. .-110, l tor jiivlir... ii.- virile rnei-uv :i.:d , onslaaey ili virtue. lil.lke it ii perp.Ul..l lloala-e lo hum.in lihertv and hiiinan II has tf.il llie'.sleem ol the tfanlt tvorKl. and ini.- ni.tvhei-e heen In-lter kn-.itvn milium e iaterllie.l thiol ill Frailer. 'III.' Flam- 111. <-:-iite'.-iith i-.-iilnry. the Fraiie.. ol .\liiiitr»ijiiiru and '.'..ltain- (and thai ii, the -ri at. the true Frainei. look voiir polili.al illslitnlions a.s lit I- • .'lample and In-,- ideil. Your Slial;-s|ie.ue r.-neuid •mi poetii- iii,pir.iti«,!i. tliir I'arliaiii-iitaiy ■,y.-t-.'iii is the tliiiil of yuin-j.. I'ACIFY Till". WOlil.l). •T ~,-.. h-le 11.-li livlwr.ll uiiom there ai,: ureal llitl.'l.'li v., .ii heiiel. opiinoliS. and nl. a.-, hut v.1.0 have in e aim.oli the im.-uiity. tlir iiin-uy. thai liriiiah .«tui-di-iio.i"'wliirii "ivt-.- Lin "ni the hail-: of a faiinlv and milt.-.- tiinii l.y -ironu lie-. Yon ai'e en •rue;a- ill evi iviiiiii- ...iirruriic hoili in iliteinet and in "eiiaiacter. It i.- not a men- . haat- that IJn-llsh writers i.neh ai •Ihomas de (Viiin,ry iniv.- spokrn so well ol the old Human people; il is not a m:re eliame thai llndvaril Kiiimu has written sia-li line pas.ta-.-'s on Impel ial Home. It i.- Ineaa.-r iheir is a ei rtain relationship h.-.v.e.„ the g-nins ol limn., and the -eniil:. o: l-.i.-land. The Itomaii people lovi.il jlislite and aimed at uivinu <i|ilit.ll)ie laws ami a„uli.-t peine to tile'eonipl.-red lan!.,. Our task is no l,m-er to eonipier the world, lint lo parity' it. Ut n.-: Jahi.nr to-etiier lor the' peace of the world." Till i.M A.s HARDY AM) AN'ATOI.F. it:a\(.k.

Tiioma.s Har.lv. tlu- n.,ve!!.,t. in a letf-r i.a.i at Ihr dinner at which this ~i,fi-li was made, said : "111 tile-.- day., tvh.n the litriailllc of iiarrat'.v..- and vnse iieais m he l.'.sini; iw i(in.liti.-s a., an art. and to he af-sinum-, a .-ira'.-inieie-s eon-jlomi rate < iiaraeter. it is a pii.ihue thai v.- should have conic into ..ur niiilsi a ivnt.-r who is faithful to the piiiirip!.-- that niaiie im- peniiaiicni.'e, and the elllpha.-is n'f lllld.-|..-.laleilie!it. < Veil ill his li-Jilcr work-." WHY HK IS A Si )C IA 1.1.5 T. Sp.akin- to'the Fahian Society .\l. Anato!.- France said : - -I am a S.ihih'sl S-iiahsai is jil.-tar. lam a S.irli.h.-t heeanse Socialism :., mitli. and ii will .■iner-j.- from til- -:,::• .-v,t..-:n a., iaev.lalilv as the i.vsl.iii 'followed oa serfdom. S!avt-rv'— liie wa-e :.y.-,t.m- eolleeiivUni- such is "the ur.-' .-.-a.y ol e.-.iiioin:.' iurinv. \Vt- have two < ii'-iiii-.s-capitali.-in and war, nioiiitn.- united in cln.-e friendtiiiji. lie who ... auain.-t war is with n.-j. He K.i.uli. ii. <i. riiian. ai.d Fr.-iu h Sncialists hat., itiuether with a .omiiioii io'eal. a .-million ivill. and lliat i., je-acr. It is a ureal jov to all Snciali-ts in «>r that the nohle la'nd „i Kiiylaml is. lieuhiilinu ill il.-wi-d.mi to re.-.iuaisr that the iiide...ti ial and .■.,:.i:....-rfial' power ..f a proidr and tin- .-iiiiiiiiaiiil ol tin- sea.- d-ii-ml on oilier tiling, tiniii Di.a.lnoauiiis."'