New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-26
DOWNFALL OF HIS CABINET.
THE MINISTER'S RESERVATIONS ACCEPTED
BY PRESIDENT CARNOT.
A CRISIS PREcIPIrATED UNEXPECTEDLY
THE PREMIER's EFFORTS TO FORCE RADICALS
FALL-ALLEGED DOUBLE-DEALING EX-
POSED IN THE CHAMBER-sPEC-
NEXT MINISTRY.
ULATIONs ABOUT THE

NEXT MINISTRY.
Paris. Nov. 25-All the members of the Cabi-
net have resigned. and PRESIDENT Carnot mas
accepted their designations.
For weeks NJ Dupuy has been trying to elimi-
nate the Radical element from the Cabinet with
ont risking his own office. He had so far sue
ceeded this morning that NJ Peytral had signed
his resignation. which was to be submitted to
President Carnot after the vote in the Chamber
Pcytral however was so much incensed against
Dupuy that he informed his friends at once OF
the Premers behavior toward him. Ihey'
profting by Dupuys remarkable performance
In demanding a vote OF confidence In Cabinet
part Of which he intended to crowd from once
instigstcd VI. Pelletan to expose the who!e pot
and show how the Premier was playing
double game contrary to all parliamentary eti-
guette 1t was this course which precipitated
the crisis
throughout the sitting Of the Chamber the
Deputies heard rumors that Pcytral Niette
and Terrier had already resigned, but the
rumors were not confirmed until shortly before
Pelletan rose. In reply to Pelletans question
whether he was addressing the whole Cabi-
net. NJ. Dupuy said:
THE whole Cabinet is before you; speak on:
Then came the outbreak OF the Radicals. the
nunciation Of the Ministry The result was
exactly what NJ. Peytral had hoped and ex-
pected The Ministers. with the exception OF
Peytral Viettc and Terrier. Immediately went
to The committee-room conferred briefly. and
then resolved To resign. They went TO the Ely
see where President Carnot. already Informed
OF the scene In the Chamber. received them
and accepted their resignatons
II IL understood that President Carnot VIII
consult with the Presidents OF the Senate ana
Chamber Of Deputies before he acts further.
In Parliamentary circles most persons pehe'e
It probable that ne will ask NJ. Dupuy to form
a new Cabinet, In which case Develle. Poincarre'
Rieunier Lolzillon. Viger and Guerin wouid
almost certainly be retained Another opinion
is that David Raynal the Opportunist, or ex-
Minister Auguste BurdeaI will be asked 10
form the next Cabinet.
After the adjournment OF the Chamber the
Deputies gathered in the lobbies and excitediy
a,scrssed tho sItuation Jules Guesde. leader
Of the Marx Socialists said In an interview that
the Socialists and Radicals had rendered 'he
Dupuy Ministry impossible
NM Jordan and Victor Camille Peetan. Radi-
s-,r made Violent attacks on NJ Dupuy. NJ
Pelletan asked whether the statement that part
Of the Cabinet had resigned was true He was
interrupted many times during the delivery OF
his speech. and some Of the members reproached
him for his language. ~ ,
NJ Dupuy asserted that the Cabinet agreed
I'm its declarations. "
This statement called forth from the Radical
benches cries Of. We cannot discuss with Il man
who pcrycrts the truth Ike Dupuy.
NJ Henri BrssOn said II was an lnfamy ana
contrary To the principles Of the Constitution
for n disunitcd Ministry 10 appear before the
Chamber. . ,,,
N AiNlerand described NJ Dupuys asking
vote Of confidence in Ministry one-half OF whom
hod resigned a. an insult 10 the Chamber. lie
therefore withdrew his Interpolation.
Prolonged confusion followed these speeches.
when the adjournment was taken II was until
Monday. A.. r,
ship TO Nj Casimir Pcrier. and that the latter
declined the honor at the same time suggesting
that NJ Dupuy retain the office.
NJ Maynard Editor of Figaro. writes III
his Journal: The extreme incoherencd presid-
ing over our political dcstnies overturned Du-
nuv ot n moment when everybody believed ne
had gained the honors of war on n Sociallstic
in,errellation II Is probable that the crisis
will simply result In the elimination or the
Radical element from the Cabinet; but III would
hnve been better for Dupuys renown. energy
and rsctitude II he had ousted the Kadicals
before the Chamber opened .
..Ie Journal calls Dupuy n veritabe TartuHe,
and describes his duplicity in scathing terms.