Show I WAR AR TRANSFORMS THE PEOPLE OF FRANCE FRANCES E S Serenity Takes Place of Nerves Says Ito Italian Journalist NEW YORK ln l May Gluseppe Giuseppe Belone Be- Be lone ione Italian lallan Journalist who recently recent recent- l ly m made dc a trip through France has described his Impressions of the situation sit sit- situation sit there in the tho Stampa of or Turin Under the heading The Transformation tion he gives the following testimonial testimonial tes tes- to the noble dignity with which the French nation bear ethe burden of its war Prance Tranco has not become weakened weaken cd but rather strengthened in a certain sense by the war The France Francc of or to today today to- to day poss possesses an all incomparably h greater measure of or strength th energy and amI solidarity than the Franco France of AU August 1914 France has cured cared man many of Its own Ills It has healed ed its old wounds it has fostered virtues which it lacked formerly and it has eliminated eliminated deep rooted defects detects It It has been said that France was disunited but it has a again aln found unity that It was frivolous yet it isnow Is Isnow Isnow now even austere that It was wa s nervous excitable and hysterical bunow but bu st t now It wears the armor of calmness s I and serenity that it vacillated continually continually con con- between enthusiasm and de dc- sper but instead it has acquired d a ai nr unshakable r resoluteness and firmness firmness firm firm- ness of ot purpose that it was vainglorious vainglorious vain vain- glorious and boastful but It has be become become he- he come humble anti and reticent that 1 It t was rebellious against any kind o of f authority and yet et it has borne orne all it its s sacrifices and burdens without a murmur murmur mur mur- mur finally inal that it could never nc devote de vote veto itt itself elf with constancy to the ac accomplishment ac- ac of an any aim but hut Just Jus the same all Its energies now are arc beIng be being bc- bc ing fired tired by hy the indomitable absolute blind faith In victory w which is Implanted Im im- Im- Im planted in the theer er very heart of the tho I French nation I Dirt But tho transformation which makes the strongest impression Is that of or the nerv nerves s of oC the thc French peo copl co- co pl pie Really one must admire the serenity the coolness the calm de demeanor tie tie- c- c meanor meaner of or this nation Four million men have been heen sent far Car away from their h hearthstones One million of ot th theca thosa s ma may have perished and greater losses are still to be he expected And AntI yet lt Franco France does not s seem cm overshadowed overshadowed o ershad owed h by worry wory or dejection It re- re mains tranquil perhaps with an oc occasional occasional oc- oc nal outburst of jO Joy but Just as often without any visible sl sign n of ot being be- be be e- e I III ing much affected by the events of ot tho the Whoever war carried home homo and spread prall around Ital Italy the tho notion that I France Is 18 at pr present like a graveyard graveyard grave grave- yard with a lot of ot mourners In it did didlot I not lot ell ll the truth Would that Italy Itah might exhibit as much character and i I valor alor in her hour of ot trial D. D as its sister slater nation Is doing now |