The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-07-24
YIELD TO THE RABBLE.
France Averts a Dangerous Cabinet
Crisis

PARIS, July,9.-There has been to-
day a complete reversal of the policy
of the Government brought about in
the most approved French fashion.
This morning NJ. Peytral, Minister Of
Finance created CONSERVATION in the
Government camp by resgning as the
result of the events Of the past two
days. There was good reason for
alarm because Peytrars retirement
meant other designations from the
Cabinet and a complete change of
ministry.
The resignation was indirectly caused
by the closing of the Labor Exchange.
The latter action of the Government
was based on the law of 1884, which
requires every association, religious,
social, or political, to make returns to
the police of the names of the officers
and copy Of the bylaws. Many
labor bodies failed to comply, rs also
did several hundred religious organza
tons. When the Radicals asked the
Chamber yesterday what was to be
done with these religious bodies, the
Premier, with the support of the Right,
postponed the discussion for a month,
the longest period allowable under the
rules. This action made the anti.
socialist policy Of the Government
apparent
The retiring Minister of Finance
said this afternoon: 81 resigned be-
cause | will not longer belong to
Cabinet whose policy requires the sup
port of members of the Right, who
have been all my life my deadly OPP
ponents If | remained a Deputy in
the Cabinet after the attack poured
upon my party in Saturdays session
my constituents would rightly regard
me as turncoat. This is far from the
truth, so my only course was to resign
propose to keep my reputation of
being real republican"
The Cabinet met this morning to
consider the resignation. After a lively
session NJ. Dupuy went to consult
Carnot, and the latter returned to
Paris What happened later comes
from the lips of Peytral himself. "At
9 O'Clock tonight" he said, "the Pres
ldent sent for me, and | went to the
Elysee He begged me to see Dupuy
before insisting on my resignation The
Cabinet was in session at the Home
Office, and | went there at 10 o'clock.
The Premier pressed me to withdraw
my resignation. agreed to do 50 on
these important conditions, namely {;
That the Government accept to.mor-
row the full discussion Of the policy of
enforcing the law against religious and
all other societies that we forthwith
remove the Prefecture of Police that
the police force be recrganized that
Its outrages, like those of the past week,
be stopped.
"The Prime Minister telephoned to
the Elysee and received the reply that
Cabinet crisis must not be allowed to
occur, and that some compromise must
be made. There was another discus,
sion lasting two hours. Dupuy and De
Velle declared that they would rather
resign than accept my conditions.
refused to modify them. After mid
night, Dupuy consulted the President
again by telephone. | do not know
what passed, but the Cabinet finally
agreed, ten minutes ago. to adopt the
policy which | had set forth, There
fore, | have withdrawn my resignation. 4"
Thus ends the bold, aggressive stand
against socialism which the French
Government so suddenly took last
week. Whether this same admnistra-
ton can take the country through the
election crisis next month is an inter
esting problem The socialist and
labor forces of the country have every
where been in council, while the streets
have been allowed to remain tranquil