The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-11

ceeded to fight his way to a place in
the front rank Of advocates Success
came TO him after ten years of ardu-
Gus work, and his name was coupled
with that Of Waldccll Rousseau, then
the greatest lawyer in France. Since
then, he has, in his professional career,
never looked back At the age or
thirty-two he received his first port
folio. that of public instructor in the
Charles Dupuy cabinet This Benja-
min Of French cabinet ministers in the
following year found himself called
upon to take charge of the finances Of
France. While in office he was noted
for his suavity of manner. his love of
work. his attention to details and his
positive genius for adminjstra ton,
When the whirlwind Of the affair
Dreyfus and the subsequent storm
tions broke over France, NJ. Poincare
stood aside and refused ministerial
Office. While France politically was be-
ing torn by a bitter struggle he prac-
ticaly abandoned active politics and
devoted himself to his work at the bar.
Is Moderate Republican.
Ip politics he has always been a
moderate Republican, with rooted OBJ
lection to the fapatical and fantastical
nostTums of the Extreme Left. which
has had the effect. unfortun ately, of
setting Irenchman at the throat of
FrenchInan, He was minister of
finance in the Sarrien cabinet, but a
conflict of opinion with his chief con
ccrning Poincare s proposed scheme of
income tax led TO his resignation. On
the fall OF the BRAND cabinet NJ. Poip~
care was asked by NJ Fallicrcs to un-
dertake the formation Of a ministry,
but he refused.
In private and domestic life the pre-
mier is anything but u recluse. In his
| fine house near the Boise de Boulognc
be eptertaius largely. but all his family
| and his works Of art and his books
find prominent place in his affection.
! He is essentially a man Of the world,
who goes everywhere and sees every
| thing. Hc does not miss many first
night performances at the theater, he
is fond of racing, and occasionally is to
be seen at Longschamp and Auteul. He
is passionately fond of animals, and his
companions when at work aud study
arc Scott, handsome collie dog, and 2
pure bred Persian cat
Fills Call for Strong Man.
| tIdUTt, NCdTN VI incompetence nds
called for strong man to put the na
tional house in order. His countrymer
arc confident that NJ. Poincaro Will
conscicutiously accomplish the task. HI
has surrounded himself with the right
kind Of men. and his cabinet, taken II
the altogether. is an unusual one
more, it is an unparalleled one fol
modern France. It's composition Is
NJ. Poiucare. premier and minister fol
foreign affairs; NJ. BRAND. vice-presi
dent of the cabinet and minister o.
Justice: NJ Steeg, minister Of the in
terror; N, Millcrand, minister for war
NJ. Deleasse, minister for marine; M
EJotz, minister Of finance: NJ, Jean Du
puy. minister for public works; M
Fcrnand David, minister of commerce
NJ Pans. minister of agriculture: NJ
Lcbrun, minister for the colonies; NJ
Leon Bourgeois, minister for labor; NJ
Guisthau, minister Of education.
The new ministry is essentially ma
tional one. and stands for all that i
efficient aud politically sound in Freucl
. politics, thanks to the royal perspi
= cacity Of M, Raymond Poiucare,
! WOMAN AND TWENTY