Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-23
Nj. BOURGEOISCALLED
President Carnot Asks Him to Form
Ministry.
RESIGNATION OF CASIMIR-PERIER
Discussing the Political Crisis in
France.
ENEATH THE SURFAC


the Daily News at Paris suggests that NJ.
Casimir-Perier is glad of the chance to
keep in the background until the time for
the presidential election. The correspond
ent adds that the premier's friends offered
to save the situation. but he refused to ac-
cept their help. Still it is probable, the cor
respondent says, that the crisis would not
have occurred had not NJ. Ouvre, who had
all along supported the government, liter
vened in fashion to throw into promi-
hence NJ. Millerand's argument. This blow
from such man was unexpected, and
when NJ. Ramel. the leader of the right was
seen mounting the tribune. the center at
least realized that the famous coalition of
tradition, which had caused the fall of so
many ministers, was converging against
the government.
Even before the division on the premier's
demand for the adoption of the order of the
DAY pure and simple, nobody supposed that
there was any doubt OF the issue; but Just
as the ngures were about to be read II was
| feit that something had gone wrong
PRESIDENT Dupuy announced the result
Win visible emotion and pain.
Ahe ADVERSE vote was unQuestionably due
t Misunderstanding betw cen the minis
tiers and the house. The former cannot be
described as having fallen or having been
overthrown.
The truth is that NJ. Casimir-Perier re-
80, oSioiS chanlDer the adhesion Of
which he thought he had secured. If not
dehnitively, at least for a good long time
ms majority was falling tc pieces and he
1eIt ne could not keep Office long enough to
reaiize ms patriotic plan, that Is to say the
restoration of authority seriously imperiled
| by his predecessors
The Premier Applauds.
SUCH an uncertainty prevailed at the end
| OF the sitting with regard to the causes of
| the crisis that l have been going round
among my political friends to collect opin-
| ions. The result is the conviction that NJ.
Casimir-Perier had not sought an opportun-
| ity OF quitting Office, but saw that he
could not accomplish what he aimed at 1t
was noticed that he was among those who
| applauded the announcement of the figures
which told of the governments defeat
Some of his friends assure me that this was
ironical and was meant to show the rad
icals that they had destroyed their mandate
| in not preventing the fall of the cabinet
This cabinet, the correspondent continues,
was the last rampant of order against the
extreme left VI. Cassimir- Perier undertook
the defense OF social order against the in
vasion of revolution, and his fall, If definite
Will be considered unfortunate and even
| nIenacing by the business world. In view of
| the sudden crisis, IL is equally surprising
| that the inStigators and the victims are the
only two solutions that offer themselves.
President Garnet may feel that the policy of
NJ. Cassimir-Icrier Is the only one to con-
| solidate the republic and maintain order
anu may do his utmost TO retain the cabinet
| In office and endeavor TO induce the cham
| Der to resciIId Its decision.
| 1t must be noted that 1t was not the Mil
lerand but the Ramel resolution that was
carried, proving that the chamber, even in
| the mistake IL fell into. did not wish to side
| with the radicals and socialists 1t must be
confessed however that even If the cham
! Der rescinds its decision the compact major
/ ity following NJ. Casimir-Perier's lead can
/ rot long be counted upon. Still any other
a n. Inn
which would soon be rendered manifest by
| depression In the rise and fail of securities
! ON the contrary, President Carnot must
revert the perniclous policy and who ever
| was selected as premier would be imma-
/ terial
| y period of frequent crisis and constant
disquietude would follow, and ! believe the
| impression will be such as to convince the
chamber and President Carnot OF the neces-
| sity of effacing yesterdays vote, and re-
| tanning NJ. CasmirPerier thus not only
| serving the country, but doing himself
honor.
Another Account.
The correspondent of the Times at Paris
| says: The ministry has fallen so unex-
pectedly and under such circumstances that
there is a general feeling at the Palais
| Bourbon that the premier chose to quit
| office. At this moment 1t is not known
whether he has resigned. or If he has,
whether President Carnot has accepted his
| debate in the chamber is none the less i'm
| portant.
An almost unknown deputy, NJ. Sails.
| asked Minister Jonnart quite simple
question. The fourth annual national con-
gress, so called, of the Railway Working
| mems Federation opeled yesterday morn
| ing in a pitiable state. Scarcely anybody
was present, no general leave was given
| to the men by the various companies to
quit work in order to attend the congress.
1t would seem that for sometime past
| there has been a deal of discussion be-
tween the minister and certain deputieS,not
merely socialists to what should be
done this year with regard to granting
| such permission. II enc may believe the
assertions made in the lobby, NJ. Jonnart
falf did and half did rot agree to intervene
| with the companies to induce them to give
the workmen leave of absence
However this may be, the question be-
| fore the house yesterday of no greater
Importance than to learn whether the min
| lister had done or would do 50. No doubt
all the questions are dangerous in the
Frerch chamber, but this one OF NJ. Sails
| seems singularly simple.
| 1t contained a question of principle upon
| which Premier Casimir-Perier had made no
move to declare himself. Indeed, he did not
open his mouth during the debate.
The result came quite suddenly, If NJ.
Casimir-Perier had been riding for a fall"
| The first hint of significance in the debate
came with NJ. Jourdes' question as TO what
| was being done in regard to the employe s
| of the state railways.
| Minister Jonnarts reply not merely cast
| the gauntlet OF challenge among the radi-
| calls and socialists, but 1t positively bestowed
| upon them fresh weapon, the use of which
| they had not before seriously dreamed.
| This was his contention that servants of
| the state had no right to belong to a union.
| NJ. Sails rose to protest against this view
| on the ground that the interest of all work.
| men were the same.
| NJ. Dupuy cried from the presidential
chair: The incident is closed" and indeed
| so 1t appeared to every body.
But bomb of quite a different sort was
| soon to fall into the chamber and literally
spread abroad more dismay than that Of
| Valiant.
| NJ Jourdes' Interpolation gave the ,adI-
| Gals and socialists ample opportunity of
seeing what capital the question before
| them had and were not likely TO drop it.
| NJ. Millerand. one of the solid speakers of
| the party, was put forward to argue the
| question. He declared that the government
| could convince nobody that leave for three
| days to $50 out of 300, 600 men could iniure
| the railway service.
| He also made great point Of the fact
| that the premier recently attended ban
quet of railway employees and spoke words
of sympathy to them.
Did the Premier Scheme for Dcfeat.
PARIS, May 23.-Throughout France today
everybody interested in politics and in the
welfare of the republic is looking over the
bat Of nd