The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-17 00:00:00

M. CARNOT'S MESSAGE.

President Carnot's Message was read in the
Chamber of Deputies by M. Tirard, the new Premier
of France, on Tuesday afternoon. The following is
the text: "In raising to the Presidency of the
Republic one of the most modern servants of France,
the National Assembly conferred upon me an
honour, the value of which I am fully sensible, and
at the same time placed great duties upon me. All
that I have of strength and devotion belongs to
my country, and I shall unremittingly strive to
justify the confidence of the National Assembly.
I venture to hope that the Senate and Chamber
will give my efforts their patriotic co-operation.
Parliamenc clearly indicated in the proceedings of
December 3 the end which the Government of the
Republic should have in view; and while affording
the imposing spectacle of a great Assembly fulfilling
with dignity the mission entrusted to it by the Con-
stitution, and proving to the country the guarantees
offered by the regular working of our Republican
institutions, Parliament clearly proclaimed the reso-
lution to put aside all cause of disagreement. Regard
for the vital interests of the country, its con-
sideration in the eyes of Europe, and its legiti_mate
influence abroad called for the union of all
representatives devoted to the country's interests,
and one common patriotic thought concentrated
upon a single name—the suffrages of all for him,
among Frenchmen, to whom the great honour has
fallen of uniting these suffrages. The first duty is to
become penetrated by the spirit of concord and union,
ivhich is thus rendered so evident. The Government
will endeavour to facilitate the necessary harmony of
your wishes by calling upon you to work on the
common ground of the moral and material interests
of the nation. With appeasement, security, and con-
fidence, the Government desires to assure to the country
steady progress and practical reforms, calculated to en-
courage national industry, strengthen credit, produce a
revival of business, and prepare for the great indus-
trial assizes of 1889. It will give consideration to
measures affecting the conditions of labour, public
hygiene, mutuality, and thrift, and will particularly
study to improve the financial condition of the country,
and effect a real equilibrium between revenue and ex-
penditure. Attention will likewise be given to the
simplification of the administrative and judicial
systems, and the irreproachable management of pub-
lic affairs. Among the matters claiming its solicitude,
the Government will give a large place to our land
and sea forces, whose honour and interests are par-
ticularly dear to us. It is for the Chambers to endow
the Government with the power of carrying out this
programme and preparing for a lasting era of well-
regulated peaceable and fruitfnl activity. They will
thus give to Europe the most precious pledge of the
ardent desire of France to contribute to the strength-
ening of the general peace and will facilitate the
development of good relitions with foreign Powers.
The imposingdemonstration of the 3rd inst. auuthorises
rne to appeal confidently to your patriotism for a
policy of progress, appeasement and concord. Strong
in your support, and fully conscious of what
is the ardent wish of the country, as well as its most
pressing need, the Government will be the vigilant
and resolute guardian of the Constitution and the
laws. It is thus that France respected abroad, and
calm and prosperous at home, will be able to preare,
peacefully and industriously, for the fitting celebra-
tion of the great centenary of 1889."
After the reading of the President's Message, which
was well received, the Chambers adjourned.
. . . _

v M. Tirard, the Premier, introduced a bill authoris-
ing the provisional exercise of the Budget for three
months.