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Show .. . i FRENCH PREMIER NAMED AS PRESIDENT OF REPUBLIC i liaymoud Poincare, the new president of the French republie, ia oas of the strongest nien who hava participated la politics in Franca within, .recent yeara. He fs ia his fiftyHbird ear and has been ia politics since hiiTesrly youth, having beea elected deputy in 1H7. President Poincare has been a minister min-ister in many French cabinets, having served aa miuister of agriculture, minister min-ister of mblie instruction, minister of finiince and as premier. He was vice president of the r.hsln-ber r.hsln-ber of deputies for four years. He became be-came premier and minister of foreige affairs oa January 14 last year. M. Poincare ia a lawyer by profes-1 profes-1 aioa. Ha is also a prolific author and is a member of the French academy. which gives him rank as aa "Immortal. "Im-mortal. " Ha made a great personal aaerifie when he became premier, for ho gave up so extremely lucrative practice at the bar. Ilia eloquence ia a proverb la France, and even his strongest political opponents express cosfideace ia the honesty of bis purposes. President Poineare'a father was a Croniiuent public official aad oae of ia brothers also occupies a high post io the gmerament service. Jlme. Poiacarai waa Mile. Keartetta Benucci, aa Italian, bhe and her husband hus-band have occupied for many years aa apartment ea the avenue Das Champt My see, and they will not have far tc go whea they leave for the preaidentia residence, the palaoe of the Klyeee, ea Pehrnsrv la next.. |