Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-01-30

| tnls Is possible II should be done"
French Gencrais Resign.
| The F3gdr0 says II il rumored NAT GEN
/ erals EouTbaki, Bataile and Du Burau have re-
signed. IL also says that the foreign embassies
were yesterday officially Informed uf the In
tended resignation OF President Mac Mlfan
President MAC WahOn's Fall "a NeCe~.
LONDON. Jan. So.-The Times Paris dispatch
says" President MacMabon's fan has become
a necessity. IL VIII produce no IA effect at
nome or abroad and will be a positive relief
Al saturday : cabinet meeting NJ. Leon say sub
mltted lst OF changes OF treasurers- general.
Tie Marshal said nothing concerning the pro-
posed charges but asked VI. Dufaure, president
OF the council. 10 remain after the ad iOurnmeat
OF Tie cabinet meeting. When they were alone
81 learn this from two infOrmantS. one OF whom
heard ii from the Marshal, and the other from
VI. Dufaure.l the Marshal said:-.I Will not
sign those decIees. NJ. Leon Say IS a minister
who gets into passion. These exc
Sutlons must not be made. There must
Ne 1n0n no I solng Into INTO q passion passion |" But
minister who goes into a passion. he Is the
minister who arrives first at this object; that is
all. We all took a formal pledge as last Mon
day s sitting. and we all resolved on acting up
10 II. EGt surely re1Oined the Marshal,
You are not going to bring me heaps OF dis
mlSSalS 10 sign" % hope we are all going"
bot make hecatombs. but will give every salts
faction 10 Which public opinion is entitled We
nave each our list ready: have mine aud the
minister OF war has his We are each ,roinC 10
by mol signing it, so tar from screening the
iunclloDafieS y lou would perhaps eND8Se them,
StelnE tlat what we do not do Others will do
sun more energctiCally. and If you prefer as
YOU leil US. to retire, not ONLY viii YOU not save
ulose you wish 10 protect. but YOU VIII leon
aiulIe thoSe we are now really protecting"
llele tie conversation endHd Next day The
MARSHAL signed the financial changes NJ
DUiaule heiieN1ng him won over. IN Tuesday
morning council submitted 10 President Mac
MaEon q Ccclee affecting six public prosecutors
lie hafSii3i examined IL. and then turning To
VI. Dufalie said. . am going 10 sign this but
leave the responsibility 10 YOU" and signed H.
Gen. GteSiey, minister OF war, submitted his
list lie LAW provides for eighteen hlgh mill
tary commands. each entrusted 10 a general
who may be relieved every three wears OF the
eighteen generals thus appointed nine have
leId tier posts more than fiye years and next
september VIII have been six Years Marshal
MacMahCGs idea is that, not having been re-
moved after three years they ought by tacit
leappolnlment finish another term Of three
years. 1he law certainly says nothing OF the
KIND; II simply accords the power of removing
Tie commanders after three years. Gen GreS-
ley'S decree dealt with nine generals OF these
Jour wee 10 Be transferred, and five -Bourbaki
lartigu, Batallle, Du Rurail and Moutandou-
defnllely relieved. Marshal MacMahon de-
claIed he could not sign this decree Il can
not, ne said, -'Slgn decree SupeTsedng brave
generals-my OWN friends and companions
Whose legal term OF command only expires In
live or SIX months"
WacNahen Resigns.
PARIS. Jan. 80, p. m.-Mar5hal MacMahon
has resigned the presidency of the republic
Congress has been convoked for six O'Clock this
evening. The election or VI. Greyy To the nreSi-
Gency appears to be certain all the groups OF
TIE IelJ being IN accord on this point.