The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-04
Hanotaux to Head Delegation Com
ing to Present Bust Of
"La France"
MAY BE FUTURE PRESIDENT
Has Had Interesting Career as
French Statesman
French Republic to Express Apprecia-
tion of Americas Friendship.
Fine Statue.

Washington. D. c., April 4.-Omcial
circles in the national capita. are look
ing forward with great interest to the
impending visit 90 this country OF a
delegation Of distinguished Frenchmen
IS no will be the bearers of a national
gift of friendship from the French Re
public to the United States. consisting
of Auguste Robins bust of LA
France" This magnificent bronze
bust will be presented to the Cnitcd
States as a token of Frances friend
ship and is to be placed at the base of
the monument which will be dedicated
in June TO Samuel de Champlain,
French navigator and explorer, the
tercentenary of whose discovery of
Lake Champlain was celebrated in
1909.
The delegation will be headed by NJ.
Gabriel Hanotaux. former Foreign
Minister Of France and member of the
French Academy, and will visit New
York. Washington. Philadelphia, Bos-
ton, Lake Champlain. Montreal. Quebec
and Niagara Falls. delivering addresses
voicing the gratitude of France for the
numerous manifestations of friendship
by the United States The delegation
will sail for New York on the new
steamship France OF the French line.
which Will start on its maiden voyage
on April 20.
Headed BY Hanotaux.
What makes this official visit Of es-
peeial interest is the fact that the dele
CATION is headed by NJ. HanotauN, VINO
is considered one of the most brilliant
statesmen OF France and believed to
be destined to become President of the
Republic at some time in the near
future. Nj. Hanotaux was born at
Beaurevoir, a village near st. Quentin
France. on November 10. 1858. His
grandfather was peasant and his
father was a notary and small land
owner. After Gabriel had completed
his studies at the Lyceum of St. Quen-
tin, he went TO Paris TO study law ana
entered the school of charters. lie
showed intense interest in the study
Of history and won distinction by a
thesias he wrote dealing with the time
of Richelieu.
Minister Of Foreign Affairs.
Henri Martin. the historian, who was
q cousin of Gabriel Hanotaux's father,
took the young man to Gambetta who
was then at the height of his power.
Gambetta obtained for him an appoint
ment ia the archives of the ministry OF
foreign affairs and also encouraged him
to write on various subjects of his
torical and political character for La
Republique Francaise. the paper which
Gambetta had founded and which he
still controlled. Hantaux soon became
chief clerk in the department of ar
chives and also was appointed profess
sor at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes.
When Gambetta became premier. he
made HanotauX sub-chief in his cab
met In S99 Hanotaux was appointed
councillor TO the embassy of France
at Constantinople under the Marquis
de Noailles I'm the following year
he was made Sub director of the
Trotectorates. and in 1892 he was
Islaced i'm charge of the Office of Con-
sular and Commercial affaires. From
that position he was elevated 80 the
position of minister Of foreign affairs.
which he held through a number of
administrations.