Foreign News: Poet

Paul Claudel, poet of high consequence, Roman Catholic mystic, French Ambassador to the U. S., (TIME, March 21), sailed for France last week on the S. S. Paris, to attend the marriage of his daughter, Marie, to M. Christian Vonam, rising diplomatist.

Said Paul Claudel, last week, when newsgatherers asked if he would like to see France "liquidate" her debt to the U. S. by payment in wine:

"Ah, that would be magnificent! Won't all your papers work for this at once? Not only would it be of benefit to France, but it would be a...

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