New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-29
LILLE CRLNIS " FRANCE.

Commenting ten days ago on political affairs
in France = leading English journal observed
tto. the fate of She Ministry was again trcm-
hIinp in the balance. That remark was pro
volod nv the debate on the bill for controlling
the Anarchist press. Ii was true ana 50 Ha'
il been true when the same remark has Dcen
made on many occasions during the last hl'ii'h
Some time ago. indeed, well-informed observers
reckoncd the fall of VI. LOubets Ministry to DC
assured within 4 brief period. Therefore inc
cbanco of Ministry which followed the vote OF
Yesterday did not cause much SURPRISE ana
not any marked disturbance in general poii'lc'
is expected. The crisis has been loh1 loic'
seen. and il, effect discounted.
The subject of Yesterdays vote was moi
really of sufficient Importance TO warrant
change of Government \ full Parllamental!
Investigation Of the Panama Canal business
had already been ordered 1t would. without
my further action, have had cognz1ncc OF
Baron de Kcinach'S death and al a'tchd'h'
circumstances But France shares III the gen
cral political unrest that seems Ju't now To per
wade the world. For months party feeling mas
bocn growing stronger. and the dllcf,ilccS ne
tvcon Conservative, and Radicals have been
growing greater The CarmauX strike ma
tor;,ly FASTENED the crisis. The temperate
conduc; of the Government diSplcaScd many
Con.cryativcS. who boclm, panlc-stilckch DC
fore the scf-coniurcd VlScn Of rcvolIiIoh' ana
dis; leased a, well many Radicals Tor h'idrY
rca,cn. Then came the dynamite outFaScS, IN
tonsif,inr these feelings almost t. the utmost.
And on the top of that. VI. Dclahaycs tcmpe>tu-
ous outburSt The momcnJ was opportunc'
and the chronc cncmic5 Of the Ministry I'M
nroycd i. An unimporrant bui annoying de-
mand was made and pressed and the vote
resulted in a defeat Of the Ministry.
This is not the time t. write the opitarh oi
VI. LoubetS Government, however nor even
10 review lis work rs ended. Its Succf >'or
must continue lis work. on The same linz ana
probably with a majority of the same men III
charge Of the portfolios. No other Kind oi
Govornmon, is y SSiblc. or desirable. The Re
r,hlic with monarcinc >ympathcS his been
tiled and found wanting. The Republic WIN
anarchist, sympathic> has been cons dcrcd ana
reject d. The Republic with true republican
IDEAS has been established, and ha> steadily
gained stability and distinction and Is to-day
more secure than ever before. More than one
ancient monarchy in Europe would rejoice t.
feel itself onc-half 80 firmly founded A. the
French RpubIic. The fat that change Of
Ministry occur i, not mona ing. 1t rather ic-
alrms the stability oi the present form oi
government. For it i, significant Tat. who
ever may cry Down with the Ministry ~
there is practically none who cry Down with
the Rcpublic~ Dr. Clcmcnccau at the one
extreme. and Count Albert dc Nun AT the
other. are agreed in thu. that whatever change
If lcci,aii y or Of administrative plhcy may
occur. the French Kopublic must be main
tanned. I'm such a state Of feeling. the fricnd>
Of France may Ok upon such struggle, A.
those OF the last month and upon such Crisis
as that Of yesterday, without the least alarm.