The Resignation of M. Poincare: A Political Coup de Theatre at the End of a Sessi ion: Some Thoughts on Deauville Beauty Show From Our Ows Paris, July 30.
'The resignation of M. Poincaré and the closing of the session, the Chamber of Deputies are the latest addition' to the list of coups do thédtre which lend peculiar interest to French polities, On Turs-day morning of last week, M. Poincare, who had already been laid up for several days, was examined by Profersor Marion, an eminent spealist, who came to the conclusion that it was no longer possible to avoid an operation, or, rather, two operations, the first being of a preparatory nature and the second consisting of the removal of the prostate gland, which was the seat of the trouble, In the course of the afternoon, the Premier was visite! by President Doumergue, M. B and M. Tardieu, the Minister of Interior, who is generally regarded future Prime Minister.
itiearé told them of his intention to resign. All three urged him to remain in office, and said that, as the Parliamentary vacation was about to begin, he could quite well leave the conduct of affairs in the hands of one of his colleagues. Believing that he would yield to their representations, they decided to say nothing about the matter, and, dusing the Cabinet Council held in the evening, they made no reference to their conversations with the Pre-
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