Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-23
.POINCARFs TOUR
OF FRANCE IS
SUCCESS
French President Sees MilIior
People on Long Auto
Trip in South
WIFE ALSO is POPULAR
Speeches Delivered by Hin
Praised for Diction by
the Literary Folk
IBy Latest NALL

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PARIS-A million Frenchmen have
looked into the plain. friendly face Of
President Poincare during his Sep
TENDER excursion through southwest
ern France. In automobiling from
Paris to bordeaux he passed through
many town and village. He saw
10000 troops In the autumn maneu-
vers In the Toulouse country. He met
some thousands Of the important peo-
pie OF the provinces through which
he travelled His utterances in reply
to addresses Of local authorities and
at public dinners have deepened the
impression that Poincare represents
the new spirit in France, the spirit of
confidence, energy and action. The
diction of his speeches has aroused
the admiration Of literary France.
PRECEDENT Poincare and President
Wilson are alike In one respect, re-
marked newspaper observer. What,
ever they say viii be finely phrased;
why either OF them has done a thing
will be explained in the best possible
manner We're Mr.. Wilson French
man he would be a fellow academician
with Poincare.
The presidential party. which In
eluded Madam Poincare, several
members Of the cabinet and their
Thsv tnok intervals IN austv roads
of from 400 to 400 Yards apart so
that the procession was often eight or
ten miles long The presence OF
Madam Poincare and other women
brought about an innovation at on
cial dinners in France. It was ar
ranged that the women should also
be guests. and SO were the wives OF
the proyincial authnrities Al white
straw hat with velvet ribbons. sub as
are commonly worn In the Grouse.
was presented to Madam Poincare at
Gueref. She laughingly took on her
fashionable Paris fouue and put on
the peasant hat. She wore it at
luncheon and drove away in It, the
country people cheering. Four thou
sand persons dined with the prest
dent at Toulouse. When they drank
his health 700 bottles of champagne
were emptted to I'LL the glasses once.
Writes Of America
NJ. Henri Labroue, history professor
at the Bordeaux Lycee, recalls his
souvenirs of America in an article ap.
pealing for certain reforms In French
public instruction.
One If the things which particu-
larIv imnrassed n. I,ahroue in Amer.
ica Was the reprodnction Of the Re.
p,bi;can nat;onaI convention If 1907
bv the member IF r,olnubia univer.
sitv M Tabroua c,onsiders that snch
) scene wc,,ld annoar SCR, au,l,at. child.
lei, II studsnts ~ Frencb. universities
an accopnt ~ the diffnrences he.
tween the French and the American
temneyament but he uses II az an
illustration7 81 tho ;mmanse ..iffarance
hatwean the teaclinp IF history IN
France and tba ITn;te5 states french
professors are not expected tn teach
their nnpiIs hisforv aftar 1e75 THE
e,roncbynan, tbareforo must n;ck nm bis
Lnou,,a5ga - ,,,o.5ern ,nolit;cs as hast
~. c : y. wbiia tba Anerican how On.
60, raorho,,d fnllv oc,,irnad - taka
-, intoIligent Sar+ n nc noliticaI
nrogross - b;e country
NJ Tabrora bas much adrn;ration
g. t,,a r,arrar ~ vh;ch ,,-,I;t;cs n
,,olitical' science are tanpht in Amer.
team SCHOOLS and COLLEGES and advo.
c.ates tho adontions Of similar branches
81 t'e taachinc IN Franca
car.,sr,;r. =. crit;ei..a
French pnbl;c oninion considers
France m have heen INUNDATED by
the recent 'snaech of King Constan.
tins ~ Greece al Potsdam when dur.
inc tho banonat Given Nv tbe German
e s 3 arc he ascribad tbs successes of
the, Craet troone in the Ralkans tn
.tbe,, of6care, knouladpe If Prussian
niIitary traininp