The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-04
POINCARE'S ENEMIES
TRYING TO GUST HIM
They Look Upon Every Act Of
President as Play to
Popularity.
DISCOVERIES OF FUTURE
"Tcmps" Quotes Scientists on
Subject-Humanity Awaits
"Fountain Of Youth"
DISCOVERIES OF FUTURE
Speciai Cable DESPATCH to TnE Sun.


PARIS. Jan. 3.--The internal politics
OF France promise to assume an intensely
personal character. at least until after
the general elections next May.
The bitter personal hostilities which
preceded the election of President Poin-
care In the Congress az Versailles a year
ago and have smouldered ever since seem
10 be breaking out again into open fire.
now that those in opposition to President
Poucare are In power.
NJ Ribot. as he was leaving the Ver-
saillcs Congress. said
"toiucarc will not last six months"
This prophecy has not been fulfilled,
bu, II Is now widely believed that NJ.
Poiucare's opponents have decided to
make his position in the Palais de rEly-
See AS uutenahlc as was that OF NJ.
Casimir-Perier. although the difference
In character Of tho two men will make
q similar result more than doubtful.
whore Charges Arc Based.
The newspapers which are declaring
that President Poincares enemies have
determined to force his resignation are
making the most out OF the following
Incident
The Cross Of the Legion Of Honor
was granted In July last to the little
town OF Peronne. In the Somme, in COM
memora;ion OF its heoric defence against
the Prussan invaders In 1901. The
town was besieged during December and
January. President Poincare. 1t was
decided, was TO hand the medal to the
authorities q the town ON January IS
next.
custom holds that when the President
Of France attends AN official function
b. must be accompanied by the Minister
whose particular department IL interested
IN the function. The decoration cere-
mony at Peronne has been postponed
until June next. No reason for the post
ponement has been given and II is as
serted that the Minister refused to accom-
pany President Poincare on the plea that
such visit might seem as II the Min
lister wished TO bring pressure to bear
on the district in view of the election.
which is only four months of.
II is openly declared however. that
the reason for the refusal Of the Minister
10 part OF the campaign against the Pres-
dent. whose visits TO the departments
have strengthened his popularity among
the people.
". and Nine. Poincare gave Christmas
tree entertainment az the Trocadero TO
children selected for good conduct among
the school children attending schools in
the poorest sections OF Paris Even this
kindly act was seized upon by the enemies
OF the President. and the School Teachers
Union voted disapprobation Of II, alleging.
among other things, that the entertain
Ynent was a renewal OF the custom Of the
ancient roman frnpeEOrs, WHO OHereC
games to the populace to assure their
popularity.
Discoveries Of the Future.
lie Temps has opened an inquiry among
scientists In regard to what they consider
the most useful discoveries which are We,
20 be made In the present state Of science
and which discoveries are awaited with
the greatest Impotence.
NJ. Picard, the mathematician, replied
with some pessimism that from scien-
tifc viewpoint discoveries which seem &c
be the most useful are not always reall,
%. AS regards applied science NJ. Picart
said that humanity awaits discoveries
affecting illness and old age. What Il
desires is some fountain Of youth.
In the moral sciences the discover,
most looked for is some method TO d
minlsh the international hatreds which
In every country seem to increase every
dsy
Yves Delage. whose work on artificial
fertilization has made him almost BLIND
but who attends the Academy OF Science!
regularly. thinks the great question t.
b. solved is the contradiction between
hereditary adaptation to conditions o
existence and the non-heredity OF &C
CURED characteristics.
DR.. Baillaud. director OF the Observa
tory OF Paris. naturally places astronom
zeal research first. A fuller knowledge
OF solar radiation IL regarded by him a
necessary, as II influences all manifesto
ton Of life, meteorology, agriculture ant
hygiene.