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Show The Old Tiger Is 88 Living quietly at his home in La Vendee where he was born, Georges Clemencau, "the Tiger of France." 88 years old in September 28. has almost al-most propped out of sight of the world in which he was one of the most commanding com-manding figures only ten years ago. While his distinguished services as a statesman of France, paricularly V during the World War, are well known, few perhaps are aware ol tne fact that he once sought his fortune in the t United States. Educated for the medical profession, he came to New York in 1865, at the ' age of 24, and became a practicing physician there. Failing in this venture ven-ture he devoted himself to teaching, but in this, too, he appears to havt met with disappointment. Aft-r J spending five years in America he re- turned to France in 1870 and immed- T iately entered upon a political car- X eer, in which he attained world-wide t fame, although he met with reverses i on several occasions. He was a born fighter, and it was J his determined and brilliant exploits in the political arena which earned for him the title of "the Tiger." He J was responsible for the downfall of many French ministries, and in his J political battles he neither gave nor X asked quarter. He was also editor T of periodicals in which his vigorous X articles added to his prestige, and he was the author of several books and J phamplets. Although he has retained his men- tal vigor, he has taken no part what- ever in the political controversies of recent years, a remarkable circumstance circum-stance in view of his hitherto aggressive aggres-sive nature. Full of years and honors, hon-ors, he calmly awaits the inevitable summons. |
