Evening star., 1934-10-15
PO|NCARE,, French
WAR[EADER, DIES
End Comes Peacefully at "a
tsH3 ID S'T
In Paris--.Suffered Stroke
Saturday.
Continued From First Page.)

the calm, reflective visage of the true
chief of state. There was no tense
ness, only sereneneSs."
President Lebrun and 3giNe. Lebrun
were among Frances greet who called
today at the home. The President
bowed before the body Of the elder
statesman, whose advice he had often
sought, and his tears flowed freely.
Lebrun told what had never been
published-that when Poincare came
to Paris the President often visited
him. discussed his problems and took
Poincare's counsel.
Premier Doumergue and members
Of the cabinet can<4 as soon as each
learned of the deaf&
Andre Tardieu was among the first
TO arrive. He, as q brilliant collabo-
rator of Clemenceau,s was Poincare's
bitter political enemy, but neYerthe-
less became his firm friend and often
saw him. 81
Tardieu knew better. perhaps.
than any other how the two big
World War Poincare and
Clemenceau-put aside their deep
dislike, even hatred. for each other
for the good Of thA country.s
Unitedsapf 6fs5
It was Poincare is fldent in the
dark hours of 1917 Who called "the
Tiger" to the premiership, It was
probably the hardest thing Poincare
ever did and 1t was equally dif6cult
for Clemenceau to accept. but they
worked together to save France.
Many believed that Frances war
debt to the United States and the
worry it caused him. Esatly hastened
Poincare's death. His health collapsed
while engaged IN forcing through par
lament the Mellon -Bsrenger debt
agreement, and three dayx after ratifi-
cation of it, on July 40, 1929. he Of
fered his resignation. For more than
. week he had spoken five or six
hours daily before q parliamentary
committee. He threw the full force Of
his tremendous influence behind q
debt accord, and won.
United States Ambassador Jesse
Etraus praised Poincare's courage in
the dark days Of his sane counsel
when the war had passed" in q state
ment< he issued today.
Loss to World
'"The death of Raymond Poincare,
who was President Of the French. Re
public through the World War means
the loss Of o great figure to France
and to the world.
"It was he who was chief Of the
French state at q time Of intimate
association between the American and
the French nations In o common
cause. It was he who welcomed Presi-
dent Wilson to Paris. The memory of
his courage In dark days and his sane
counsel when war had passed will
always live"
: As former president Of the republic,
as savior of the franc and Is the
man who, with Clen1enceau, was voted
by Parliament as deserved well OF hts
country" he would be entitled III The
highest honors the governments SSuld
give. .s'' ;iiit lssf
Poincare was the hst Of Frances
four great war chiefs Foch, Jonre
and Clemenceau are gone. OF the
school Of noted statesmen that were
his contemporaries, which included
viviani, BRAND and Caillaux, there
remain only Millerand. Doumergue
and Caillaux. '.1 81
Friends and political opponents
alike speak Of Poincare as "the last
Of the gerat men,"
Born in Bar lie Due.
M. Poincare, born August 2, 1860,
at Bar le Due in Lorraine, was Of dis
tinguished, though not aristocratic
origin. He came from q family Of
philosophers and mathematicians, ex-
planning the precision of his thought,
the compelling logic of his argument
and accounting for his stern republic
canism. His father was distinguished
engineer and functionary of the state,
and his first cousin was Henri Poin-
care, the great mathematician.
In the beginning Raymond Poincare
wanted to write poetry, but was drawn
in spite Of himself toward politics and
law. He received his early education
in the Lyceum Of his native town,
supplementing that by q year of phil
osophy at the Louis lie Grand Lyceum
In Paris. He then studied law at the
University of Paris and was admitted
to the bar in 1880.
From the age of 26, he played an
important role In French affairs, the
following being q chronology of his
public career:
1886-Chief Of the bureau of Jules
Develle, minister of Agriculture.
1887-Elected to the Chamber Of
Deputies.
1sss-Re-elected to the Chamber Of
Deputies.
Westminster Of public instruction.
at the age Of 80 years.
1894-Minister of finances.
1895-MiniSter Of public instruction
again and vice president Of the
Chamber Of Deputies.
1ssa-Re-elected to the Chamber Of
Deputies.
ls02-Re-elected to the Chamber Of
Deputies.
1903-Elected senator for the de-
partment of the Meuse. ~
1906-Minister Of finances.
190S-Elected menber Of the French
Academy.
1s12-Premier and minister Of for
eign affairs.
l913-President of the Republic.
1920-President of the Preparations
Commission after finishing his term
ut the Elysees Palace.
1922-Premier and minister Of for
a3ov, ofFeire