The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-05
FRENCH EXECUTIVE
SEEN BY MILLION
President Poincare and Large
Party Make Extensive
Automobile Tour.
DINNER is NOTEWORTHY
Seven Hundred Bottles of
Wine Required to Fill
Glasses for Single Toast.

PARIS, Oct. A million French
men have looked into the plain, friend,
ly face of President Poincare during
his September excursion through south.
western France. In automobiling from
Paris to Bordeaux, he passed through
many town and village. He saw l20,-
600 troops at the autumn maneuvers
IN the Toulouse country. He met some
thousands of the important people of
the provinces through which he trav-
eled. His utterances in reply to ad-
dresses Of local authorities and at pub
lie dinners have deeponed the impress
sion that Poincare represents the new
spirit in France, the spirit of conf
dence, energy and action. The diction
of his speeches has aroused the admi-
ration of literary Franco.
president Poincare and President
Wilson are alike In one respect" re-
marked newspaper observer. "What-
ever they say will be finely phrased; :;
why either Of them has done q thing
will be explained in the best possible
manner. Were Mr.. Wilson a French
man he would be fellow academician
with Poincare.
In Long Procession.
The presidential party, which includ-
ed Madame Poincare, several members
of the cabinet and their wives, travelled
in forty automobiles. They took in,
400 yards apart so that the procession
was often eight or ten miles long. The
presence Of Madame Poincare and other
women brought about an innovation at
official dinners In France It was ar.
ranged that the women should also be
guests, and 30 were the wives Of the
provincial authorities A white straw
hat with velvet ribbons, such as ara
commonly worn In the Creuse, was pre-
sented to Madame Poincars at Gueret
She laughingly took of her fashionable
Paris toque and put on the peasant
hat. She wore It at lunch and drove
Ing. -Four thousand persons dined with
the president at Toulouse. When they
drank his health 700 bottles Of cham
pagne were emptied to fill the glasses
once.
Learns From America.
M. Henri Labroue, history professor
at the Bordeaux Lycee, recalls his
souvenirs Of America in an article ap-
peaing for certain reforms In French
Public Instruction.
impressed M. Labroue in America was
the reproduction of the Republican ma
tional convention of 1907 by the mem
bers of Columbia university. NJ. La
broue considers that such scene would
appear somewhat childish to students
of French universities on account Of
the differences between the French and
the American temperament, but he uses
it as an illustration Of the immense
difference between the teaching Of his
tory in France and the United States,
French professors are not expected to
teach their pupils history after 1873,
The Frenchman, therefore, must pick
up his knowledge of modern politics as
best he can, while the American boy
enters manhood fully equipped to take
an Intelligent part In the political
progress Of his country.
M Labroue has much admiration for
the manner In which politics and po-
litical science are taught in American
schools and colleges, and advocates the
adoption Of similar branches Of teach
ing In France.