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oLLIvIER's DEFEAT-M. RAsPAIL's INTERPELLA-
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PARIS, June l0.-The Ministry Of u. Olivier
has suffered during the last week check nat ia any tre
parliamentary government would have made end OF
il at once The elections to al the vacancies in the
body Of counselorgenoa are to take place on Sunday
the i2thsnrday l. the day always cho,en for elections
in France-and debate spraug up in the Corps egsatf
relative to certain notifications proposed In The ordinary
way OF carrying thcs electiou Tic demand Wa Tor
the right 10 hold public meetng5 for political discussion
I'm the interval between the publication OF TIC decree
calling for election and the election seIi Tor no
right of the public 70 attend the sittng Of the coan
selorsgeneral for the publication OF the debate az these
stings with the names the speaker, ID done now
I'm the case Of the sngs OF the Corps Legatf and OF
the Senate and lastly what IS Of even greater import
ance for the right Of the cOunseoIgt neral To discuss
politics at their meetings Any who reflects that mp
TO this time, the meetings OF tpe eonnseiois-
general have been merely TO regulate matters
Of local interest connected with their depart
ments and that they have exercised 10 dirtct
influence the political situation OF France no INNS
eDce I'm fact except such resulted from the hng OF,
what may CALI the county Offices by rich propretos
devoted, almost man, TO the Government, can zee
that II these measures could be carried, great step
would be taken in the political education Of France and
a great advance made toward that decentralization,
which is so necessary II France ever hopes 10 enjoy
really free institutions. The Government, by the
mouths both OF NJ. Olivier and Of VI. de Valdrome,
opposed the reforms demanded and demanded by whomi
Right, "
nate enemies of all reform, having this time for spoke
man NJ Clement Duvernois 80 one, OF course, gave
either the spokesman his party the least credit for
sincerely desiring the reforms they proposed. Ii was
well understood that what they were doing was merely
for the sake Of troubling the Ministry whose overthrow
they eager accomplish, 10 be squeaish about
the means employed. As TO have been looked for
the Left made haste 20 join them in their assault, AID
the result was the perhaps the only severe de
feat that the Ministry has yet suffered The vote
was taken first upon the question Of publishing report
of each sitting OF the cOunselorsgeneTa ard the result
was OF 2l5 cast, 1917 for, to Is against NeXt
came the vote upon tie publicity Of the stings with
result almost equally disastrous for the Ministry, VIZ
700 voters III for and SO against the Ministers In botn
cases voting with the minority. The next day NJ OH
vier who naturally felt sore, not only at the defeat nut ~
the way In which il had been brought about demanded
vote of confidence in the Ministry. This was one OF
the moves NJ. olivier is 80 fond Of making, where he
tween superficial appeaFaHce of adrOltc5, 3nd reNe-
ation Of real weakness ne chooses the former gaming
the applause to-day aud not troubling himself about te
criticism of tomorrow. The Right and the Lett had
60 bb c tey desire IT, each is sincerely afraid
the Right because they fear that the ministry, once re-
signed dissolution OF the Corps Le9lSl3t may iolo"
~ INV %icn fear e1e' that Rouher Ministry NAV
succeed sass to to a fallen olivier Ministry ana tIey
they know 100 well olivier thus had check upon
both and fell safe m SAYING ye fGI TOO WAS
In trap, for when the vote came to DC take the Lee
and NJ Jerome David speaking for me Right nnnouncel
with insoence, that the whole Right could
70 be attached to hr Vote they voted merely to plague
NJ Olivier The only sincere portion OF the vote there
fore. from the two Ceners-the Lei and tie lgt
and with these and the votes OF the Right NJ Ohter had
the satisfaction of recording IN the JoaN'L Og,eet
sentient voice. He did not attempt, however, 10 con
zeal hs at the way n a e" ra ne e a ogd
there broke with the Right, ana wOuld lcan Iof we
i III tbe I tSo eenters Il NJ OLIVIER bad no,
since the plebiscltnm lost even ,le sfg3,l c
be what politicians have declared II, "a happy
augury France" But us as wei to dndelsiah9,
once for all that no act OF NJ. OlNtTs can hen9eorh
be allowed the dignity Of an augry OF either good or
II ID astonishing how completely ne has sunk out o. pup
lie notice in the last few weeks.
With respect 70 the demand made for the fgt OF mold
ing public meetings previous 10 the coming elections
must remember to say that 1t failed TO get c consent OF
the Government which based its refusal UDOn nc scnce
cssion previous the election for
They could not rake MP any lay against such a9etlnss
me Torns Te sIf and as il saws absolutely nothing
about public meetings previous O the election Tor couu-
f6eX shall be allowed. one would have
Thought the argument might have been al
lowed to work the other way, ana that shence
e Of Tub" when the three brothers, jack Pcterand
Martin searching in their fathers will toF an express
thing they can find is utter silence alum sieuai,
the subject of ringes; upon which they naturally
10 cover themselves all over with them. It's p.ty
that somebody could not have brought 40 SwiCs great
authority to prove that the electors In the Departments
were at liberty suit themselves In the matter OF pubic
meetings since the Constitution keep an entire silence on
the subject However no such playful sihes are permit
ted in the solemn House of Representatives, where every
prevailed NJ. de Valdrome, being urged 10 make the
same exception that he did with the Pebsetu,
upon of the motion cried out " Yes, MI Mln-
permitted public meetlngs before e Plepiseto
display the Red Bugaboo and scare the rustcs now,
YOU forbid public meetings because they TO be used
in anl
polifical duties and rights In spite Of the failure TO
ever there is but little doubt It cannot long continue
to be withheld As for the fourth and prncpai denan
that conseors shall be permitted TO discuss
political matters at their meetings, that II now become
law, and the results that must Inc - follow sGeD An
not fall however, to be of great importance may be
mistaken but it TO that the result OF this de
bate upon the meetings OF the u OF
more consequence TO the political GROWTH Oh france IMAM
ANYTHING that has been accomplished during the whole
session Of the present Chamber Before leave the sub
ject say that another important reform II ke 10
general namely the making it illegal for counselor
general 10 the time justice of the peace as
ann AFRAID Won viii think have said enough about
politics letter without adding more But word
prs Interpolation upon the subject OF the three sras
burg students expelled from the Medical College for hay
for having voted 'No the Pebi citum OF the two
Who had dared 10 vote No when the men OF certain
other regiments had unanimously voted Yes :; and on
lively debate in which Gambetta came on with flying
colors ana in which Gen. lie Bouf the Minister OF War;
plaved rather sorry part Raspails Interpolation
ilconriyed and he ranbled 80 away from the subject
that he to be called back TO il often by NJ schneider
who rs very bulldog Of tenaey in his loyalty 10 the
Empire the same time that he must be praised for hs
many excellent qualities % presiding ofncer Ras-
pail however, served well enough 70 bring Out
Gen lie Bnuf who with good deal OF I'm
natenee tried TO explain away and belitte the whole
matter declared that the three students had been
dsgraced for sedtOs conduct and for violent breaches
of military discipline, and at ali for their political
opinions the regiments sent To Africa were sent In
the regular course OF military changes, and that the
order for their exchange signed before the Pebscl
tm was voted ualy, that the Colonies lad done what
they had not In way that could be officially noticed,
but merely as citizens, TO speak, addressing other