Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-04
FERRY,s SUCCESSOR.
Sketch of the Statesman Who Has just
Accepted Third Term of Office.

Sketch OF the Statesman Who Has just
Accepted Third Term of Office.
The new French Premier, Charles-Louis
de Saulces de Freycinet, who has been
asked to form a new Ministry but who
does not appear to have succeeded, be-
longs to an old and noble Dauphine family
and was born in 1928, and consequently is
now in his 9th year, His early profess
sion was that of a railroad and mining en-
gineer, at which he soon gained distiDc-
ton. In 1862 be was commissioned by
the French Government to inquire into
the condition Of manufacturers employees
at lsOme and abroad, and one of his papers
on the work of women and children
in English factories attracted copi-
Gus comment. In 1870 NJ. de Free
:inet was created officer of the Legion of
| Honor, and at the fall Of the empire he
was appointed by the Provincial Govern
ment and NJ. Leon Gambetta chief of the
Military Cabinet Of the Ministry of w ar.
/ During the remainder of the struggle
with Germany the details Of the military
administration were practically in his
hands, and he was subsequently blamed
/ by public opinion as one of the men re-
/ spOnsible for Frances utter defeat and
humiliation. So great was his unpopu-
] -
| in his efforts to secure seat in the As
sembly at the supplementary elections
/ held in July, 1871.
! When President Mcmahon was forced
4 to submit to a Republican Ministry or to
resign by the result OF the elections Of 1877
Nj. de Freycnet, VINO had meanwhile been
! elected "a Senator, was made Minister of
| Public Works in NJ. Dutaure's Cabinet,
and he retained that position when the
I aN.m uN L.
! dingtOn as Premier, at the beginning Of
| February, 1879. During the whole of that
/ year NJ. de Freycinet was regarded as the
/ true Republican leader i'm the Ministry,
ana had all along been regarded as the
| prospective successor Of NJ. Waddington
! in the Premiership.
In December, 1879. an issue was raised
/ between the Ministry and the Chamber Of
| Deputies, which ended i'm the resignation
oil the Waddington Ministry and the APP
rNintment or NJ. de Freycinet as Premier
on Dec. u, 1879. His administration was
remarkable for the March DEGREES against
] the Cl0ricals and Jcsuits, many Jpsuit
establishments being closed by order Of
the government.
The Iunis expedition involved NJ. de
! Freycinet m unpopularity, and he re.
signed sept. 10, 1880. being succeeded bv
NJ. ferfy, who, on Oct. ~ 1881, was in
] WI - oA'AiNAfh ny AhullNtLLts AAInNG ft9fg
/ Premiership lasted only until Jan. %
| 1889, Vhen he W, leEated m attempting
! 70 introduce his pet scheme Of SC. atm de
f'te. DE treycinet again becam
| Premier, with Leon say and Ferry among
I his supporters. His chief trouble this time
| was with The affairs Of Egypt, where the
| outbreak of the Arab rebellion aud the
| breaking Of Of the Anglo-Frenc' control
/ caused hostility 30 NJ. de- Frevcinet's for
\ eien policy. On June 20, 1882, "a. Lock.
| roy asked the Premier for Information in
( regard TO French interests in Egypt, but
he declined 10 reply, and on August 4.
/ having resigned, he was succeeded by NJ.
; Ducerc. The latter resigned in January.
/ 1883, ana WIS succeeded by NJ. Fallaires.
who kept o temporary Ministry together
until Feb, 81, when NJ. Ferry again
cam. into power and held the reins until
the present crisis. NJ. de Freycinet now
heads an administration for the third
time In less than six years.