The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-02-20


1923 he published the first two volumes of
"History of the French Revolution" the re-
naming eight volumes being. published eight
years later. In 1845 appeared the first volume
of his 'History of the Consulate and the EN-
pire," which was completed in 1882 the whole
historical series embracing twenty volumes. In
1926 he published an able essay on claw and
His Financial System" and at various times
gave to the world numerous political pamphlets.
He received an extraordinary prize of 10000
francs from the French Institute for the "Consul-
ate and Empire" was elected a member of the
French Academy and of the Academy of Moral
and Political Sciences was made grand officer
of the Legion of Honor april %, 1840), and
has been the recipient of almost innumerable
orders and honors from foreign governments
and societies.
m. jules Favre, Minister of FOREIGN Affairs.
VI. Favre retains under NJ. Theirs the position
(which he held under the Government of Ma
tional Defense He was born in Lyons, March
81, 1909, and at the outbreak of the Revolution
of July, 1880, was a student of law in Paris.
In his profession he has risen TO the highest
rank, and has made and spent princely for
tune. After the Revolution of 1848 he became
Secretary General to the Minister of the Inte-
rior, and then Under Secretary for Foreign
Affairs. He was also elected member of the
Constituent Assembly, in which he be-
came earnest opponent of Louis
Napoleon, both before and after
his elevation to the Presidency, succeeding to
the leadership of the Mountain" party after
the fight of Ledru-Rollin. The coup detat
drove him into retirement, but he entered the
Corps Legslatff in 1858, retaining his seat by
successive reflections until the outbreak of the
war against Prussia. In October, 1858, he had
created great sensation by his bold defense of
Orsini, and in the Legislative Body he remained
a vigorous and unflinching opponent of the en-
pire and an Incorporating and unimpeachable
republican. He was equally opposed to the
attempt at constitutional regime" made by
Olivier at the beginning of 1870, and
succeeded the latter in the leadership of the
rational wing of the Republicans. He fearlessly
opposed the declaration of war against Prussia,
but after the disasters at Woerth and Forbach
supported the Government in all its defensive
measures. The fall of Napoleon in September
naturally raised him to the head of the Govern
ment of Defense as Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The part taken by him since then has been too
prominent to need detailing at this time When
the fall of Paris was inevitable, he signed the
armistice with Bismarck on January 28 and on
February was elected to the Constituent AS
semby from the departments of Seine-et-Oise
and Aisne. On the 18th he notified the AS
sembly of the resignation of himself and col
leagues, to take effect as soon as another gov
ernment was constituted.
Ernest Picard, Minister of the Interior.
| NJ. Louis Joseph Ernest Picard who be-
| comes Minister of the Interior under the Provi-
| sonal Government of M. Theirs, is a distin-
| guished advocate. He was born at Paris on the
Oath of December 1921, and, after studying for
| the bar, was received as an advocate in 1874,
becoming doctor-in-law Gin July, 1916. He
began practice at the bar of Paris under the
patronage of his father-in-law, NJ. Lionvile,
batonnier or president of the order of advocates.
In June 1858, he was elected a member of the
Corps Legislatif as an Opposition" candidate,
and soon took an active part in the deliberations
of that body, especially upon financial questions.
In the famous session of 1860 he was one of
the opposition members known by the name
| of ''The Five, and attracted general attention
| by the keenness of the satire which pervaded
his speeches. In 1863 and again in 1869, NJ.
Picard was reelected member of the Corps
Legislatif, and during the whole period of his
membership of that body was distinguished for
his earnest and consistent opposition to the Bo-
naparte regime.
His position as deputy from Paris made him,
in September last, member of the Government
of National Defense, in which he acted as
elected to the Constituent Assembly from several
departments, including the Departments of the
Meuse and Seine Disc.
Jules Simon, Minister of Public Instruction,
retains under NJ. Thiers' Provisional Government
the position he held under that of the National
Defense. He was born at Lorient in 1914. In
early life he was engaged in teaching, meeting
with extraordinary success and being decorated
in 1916. His political life began in 1S48, when
he was elected a Deputy from the Cotes-
du-Nord, and he al once attached
himself to the moderate Republican
party. In 1s49 he was elected member of
the Council of State. In 1868, he was elected a
deputy, as an opposition candidate. He was
distinguished as an orator, as an advocate of
the liberty of the press, right of public instruc-
tion etc. In 1869 he was elected deputy from
the Gironde and the Seine, and chosen to repre-
sent the Gironde He has always been more or
less identified with the cause of education, and
appears constantly as its most able and eloquent
champion. In 1868 he was elected President OF
the Society of Men of Letters, but resigned fouT
months later. He is the author of several
works.
General LenO, Minister of War.
General Adolphe Emmanuel Charles Lefo
who becomes Minister of War under NJ. Theirs
Provisional Government, was born in the south
OF France in 1904, and made his military sue.
cesses in Algeria. He became member of the
Assembly in 1848, and was sent to st. Peters
burg as diplomatic representative of the
Republic. After the election of Louis Ma.