The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-19
More Scandals Imminent in France.

Al bhc iutSlVSbihk iSctoi d ~
we published on Sunday. the writer. NJ.
MAssERAs, cautioned US against assuming
that we had heard the last Of official wrong
doing In connection With the Panama Canal.
Scarcely had the warning been uttered
when we were told by cable that the notori-
Gus CORNELIUS HERR has had the audacity
to send the DUPUY Cabinet an ultimatum.
He demands. 1t seems, that the request for
his extrndition from England shall be with
drawn; that the suit brought against him
by the REINACH family for $500, 900 shall be
stopped and that his great services to SCI
ence shall be properly acknowledged. by
which. Of course. Is meant that his name
shall be replaced upon the roll OF the Legion
OF Honor from which 1t has been ignominl-
ously erased. II these demands are reject
ed. he declares that he will publish the list.
supposed to be In his possession. Of the
Ministers. Senators. and Deputies who
accepted brides from the canal company.
The assertion that such an ultimatum has
been sent Is made by q well-informed cor
respondent OF a London newspaper.
OF course. HERR does not expect his pre-
posterous demands to be granted by the
DUPUY Cabinet. It would be suicidal for
any Ministry to consider them. The aim OF
the proposal is to plunge anew the French
public mind into the state OF suspense and
anxiety. which causes every rumor to be
feverishly caught up. and which immensely
heightens the emotional effect Of every dis
closure. We have pointed out that the rev.
citation OF the corruption practised by the
promoters Of the Panama Canal was made
prematurely. from the viewpoints both of
the enemies Of the republic and Of the re-
publican rivals of NJ. CARNoT for the Presi-
dency. 1t Is now improbable that any ad-
ditional disclosures would avail to shake
the existing form Of government. But. for
reasons set forth by our Paris correspond
emf, they might irretrievably darken NJ.
CARNoT's prospect OF succeeding himself in
the Office OF Chief Magistrate. For the i'm
preston has gained ground that III. CARNoT,
from mistaken motives Of public policy. has
persistently ~endeavored to narrow the
scope OF the scandal. Otherwise. amid the
Ministerial crises which nave succeeded ono
another. he would have called to the head
ship Of a Cabinet one OF tho men known to
be determined to probe the scandal to the
bottom and to prove that Official evildoers
can hope for no indulgence under q repub-
lican form Of government. Such men are
40 as LhiHhhNp -A. Dlsl3JOENs d. NAVAL
MAC. and. above all. NJ. constants. whose
presence in the Ministry OF the Interior is
vehemently desired by those who wish to
sec the republic at once purged OF the ras-
Gals who have disgraccd it. and vigorously
defended against its political foes.
Should HERR carry out the threat Of pub
fishing his list before the dissolution OF the
French Parliament, the business of judicial
md nDfclnSix, n sv. n A. -, "
less bo resumed with energy. and NJ. CAR
NOT would probably find it impossible to re.
sist the demand of public opinion and OF
the ami OF Deputies for the accession
tn power OF men resolved to uncover the
whole truth and mercilessly punish all
offenders. Should HERR. on the other hand.
defer making his sinister revelations until
after the dissolution Of the Chamber. they
might prove a finish In the pan; for no one
would believe him under oath. and tho
sole effect OF his charges when published
outside OF the extreme uneasiness excited
would be to furnish definite objects OF Judi
cial and legislative inquiry. There would
be no legislative investigation IL the Cham |
Der Of Deputies were dissolved. for the Sem |
ate would willingly leave the function of |
inquiry to the courts. mud the promptitude |
and vigor OF their proceedings would be apt |
to be determined by tho wish " the Execu- |
tive. In a word. NJ. CARNoT could continue |
to clrcumscribe. although not to stile. the |
political results OF the disclosures threat |
ened by HERR. should they be postponed
until the President is left sole master of |
the situation. Now. as it happens. since
the Chamber OF Deputies submitted to the
Senate's assertion OF tho right to alter
money bills. and passed the amended bud
get, there Is nothing to prevent NJ, CARsor
from dissOlving Parliament tomorrow.
The acquiescence Of the Senate would be
requisite. but this he is assured OF. because
he supported the claim OF that body to pos
sess powers coequal with those OF the popu-
lar Chamber. Thus ths key Of the situation
Is In his hands. and he is likely to use 1t
unless exposures arc first made. which
would render him and the Senate ashamed
to cut of legislative investigation. All
this. OF course. is perfectly known TO NJ.
CONSTANT. NJ. ASpRIErx. and tho other poll