Los Angeles herald., 1893-01-12
NOT SUFFICIENTLY PURGED
The French Ministry Needs
Further Revising.
Renewed Activity on the Part
of the Royalists.
A Close Watch Kept on the Camps of
the Conspiraters.
Interesting Developments I'm the Pa
mama Inquiry-Damagfng Aamis-
sions Made by M. Eifrel on
the Witness Stand.

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PARIS, Jan. 1l.--There 10 strong
feeling in the chamber of deputies, as
we'll as among the general public. thet
Ribot has not yet sufficiently purged
the ministry who, whether innocent or
guilty, have been under suspicion Of
connection with the Panama scandal.
In Difference to the demand for further
reconstruction, Ribot had a lengthy
conversation with Admiral Gervais,
chief of the department of marine and
colonies. in regard to accepting the min
istry of marine and colonies in place of
Burdeau. Admiral Gervais declined the
ministry. At cabinet council later it
was decided to detach the colonies from
the marine and attach them to the de-
partment of commerce, under M. Sieg-
fried. The marine portfolio will prob
ably be offered at once to another high
naval officer. If Ribot should fail to
explain to the satisfaction of the cham
ber the reasons for the changes made in
the ministry, the Royalists will inter-
pellate him on the subject.
RoYALIsT ACTIVITY.
The Royalists have shown great ac-
tivity within the past "a hours and the
authorities appear to be in possession of
some new and important information as
to their designs. There has been con-
siderable telegraphing between Madrid
and the ministry of foreign affairs, and
while the object of the communications
is secret, enough is known to make it
certain that watch on Royalist in
trigues beyond the Pyrenees is kept,
and that an equally careful watch is be-
ing maintained on the Royalists' plot
ting in Paris.
The announcement that General
Saussier will remain on the active's}ist
as military governor of Paris, after paass
ing the age of retirement, ia cOnstfu6d
as an Indication that the government
means to be prepared for any emergency.
General Sauesier is considered the most
reliable man in the army, and wouldbe
invaluable in the event of public dis
turbance.
sANsLERoY's PALPABLE GUILT.
The commission of inquiry appointed
in the chamber today heard the testi-
mony Of members of the lottery loan
association, showing beyond reasonable
doubt that Sansleroy was to great ex-
tent, if not completely, guilty of the
charges against him. 1t was decided to
inquire into the contracts, the COM
mittee declaring that " ,000, 900 francs
had been virtually stolen, and that
light on the subject was necessary.
1t is reported that M. do Freycinet,
ex-minister of war, and M. Floquet, ex-
president of the chamber of deputies,
were examined by Magistrate Franque-
Vile. They, of course, are not under
arrest or accusation.
CHARLES DE LEssEPs' STATEMENTS.
With reference to the statements of
Charles de Lesseps' attention having
been called to the statements of Provost
de Launy and M. de Lamarzelle, the
latter said he was told by Charles de
Lesseps that whenever company issued
fresh capital, large sums of money had
10 be expended on the press. Some
financial concerns even made the news
papers monthly allowance, but in the
case of the Panama company, the
journalists who f1ocked to it's Offices
whenever fresh issue was made re-
ceived nothing. In spite of this the
expenses of the different issues reached
considerable sum. They did not,
however, amount to 6 per cent. Various
financial houses who formed a so-called
guarantee syndicate and whose co-opera-
tion was indispensable, received large
sums without really guaranteeing any
thing. Whenever fresh issue was an
nounced, numbers of people called on
the company and offered assistance.
Most of these were Jews. 1t was not
only bankers who made these offers, but
all sorts of influential persons who
would praise or decry the operations az
they received more or less money.
LARGE PROFITS FOR GREAT RISKS.
De Lesseps added that there was moth
ing astonishing in the large profits made
by the contractors. Their high charges
could not be cut down. They ran great
risks. De Lesseps concluded his state
ment with the words: "If certain per-
sons and certain things are attacked,
the success of the undertaking will be
compromised, and those who make
those attacks will contribute to the
taking over of the enterprise by Ameri-
cans. Those who attack the Panama
project are the people who wish to strike
blow at the Suez canal"
SOCIALIST MANIFESTO.
The Socialist union has issued to the
people manifesto which says:
"Opportunism has become engulfed
in quagmire of blood shed at Four
mics and mud from the Panama scan
dal. AS it sinks the nations workers,
the system of delivering up parliament
and the presidency to handful of
criminals, must be abolished. If the
republic is to be republic of honesty,
and to maintain the place it holds with
so much glory in the vanguard of nations.
we must organize government by the
people, through the medium OF uni
versal suffrage"
The manifesto closes with call for a
great meeting at Paris on Saturday.
The manifesto is signed by 10 Socialist
members of the chamber.
CHARGES AGAINST DE FREYcNET.
LIE Gaulois accuses De Freycinet of
having been implicated with Baron
Reinach and Cornelius Herr in the
swindling of man named Wenzel, who
Invented new railway brake, out Of