The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-17
FRANCE IS IN A PINCH
Her President Resigned Without Warn
Ing.
HIS REASONS FOR QUITTING
The Government Was Not Properly
Sustained and he Grew Tired
OF Captious Critic SIN and
Rank Falsehoods.

PARIS, Jan. 16-Prcsident Casimir-
Perrier to-day handed IN his resignation
as president OF France.
rho senate and chamber met at 3
o'clock this afternoon and the following
letter from NJ. Casimirs Pcrier was read:
I did not conceal from myself the difficulties
OF the task which the national assembly i'm
posed upon me. | had forescen them; but II
one does not refuse a post IN "A moment of dan
ger. one can only preserve ones dignity IN the
conviction that the country l. being served.
The president Of tins republic, without the
means OF action or without control, can derive
from tho confidence Of the nation alone that
moral force without which he Is nothing.
doubt neither the good sense nor the Justice OF
France, but public opinion has been led astTay.
More than % years devoted TO the same cause.
more than 20 years OF az achment 10 this ropub-
lie and devotion 10 the democracy. have suiiiced
neither to convince the republic Of the sincerity
and ardor Of my political faith. nor disabuSs
my adversaries who believe, or affect TO believe
that will make myself the instrument OF their
passions or hopes.
For the last six months a campaign OF slandcr
and Insult has been going on against the army,
the magisiracy, the parliament, and the heir
archial chief OF this state; and tins license To
discriminate social hatred continues 10 be called
the "bsrty Of thought
The respec, and ambition which l entertain
those that the servants OF the country and he
who represents it In the p essence Of foreign
nations may he insulted every day.
am content TO bear the weight Of the moral
responsibility placed upon me in tho condition
OF pOwerlessness 10 which | am condemned.
Perhaps !. m laying down my functions, shall
have marked out path OF duty for those who
arc soIictous for the dignity, the power and the
good name OF France I'm the world.
Invariably true To myself ] remain persuaded
reforms can only be carried out with the assist
ance Of n government determined to insure re-
spect for the laws, TO make itself obsyed by its
Subordinates, and 10 group them all together in
common action for the common good
In spite OF the gloom of the present hour,
have faith In the future Of social progress and
justice. lay on the table of the senate and
chamber OF deputies my resignation Of the
functions OF president OF the French republic.
CAsiMIR-PERIER.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IA dispatch was
received by Secretary of State Gresham
this morning from Ambassador Eustis. say
ing no trouble in France is apprehended.
PARIS, Jan. 16.-The attention of the
whole of Europe is conferred upon this
city. There is no doubt that tho political
political crisis resulting from the resigna-
ton of the deputy minister and tho sub
sequent resignation of Presd dent Casimir-
Perier is the most serious in the history
OF France. However, the crisis has not
had any great effect on the bourse.
Rentes opened this morning at only %
cents lower and advIces received here
from Vienna say the opening of the
bourse there was firm.
The ministers met at 10 o'clock a. m. to
discuss the situation and the socialist
group of deputies met at p. m. TO ar
range programme.
Rumors are circulating that the disso-
luton of parliament is expected. The
opinion, as expressed tins morning at the
clubs on the boulevarIs. is unanimous
with the press in strongly condcmninr
Nj. CasimiI-Pericr for having resigned in
the midst of n parliamentary crisis.
The ministers met a noon again to-day
and it Is understood that the whole polii-
zeal situation was thoroughly discussed.
The meeting took place at tho ministry OF
the interior, which was surrounded by
crowds eagerly discussing the crisis in the
affairs Of France.
In some quarters it is stated that tho
resignation o! the president is not consid-
cred officially announced to the chamber
OF deputies. IL was expected that the
oillal announcement would be made TO
that body about 3 o'clock this afternoon.
One significant feature of the resigna-
ton OF the president Is the fact that his
action is condemned by his most Intimate
en- toruage.
At IL o'clock this morning NJ. Casimir-
Perier received Premier Dupuy and the
rest of the cabinet ministers. After a
short conference they withdrew. and the
officer of the presidents military house,
hold later conveyed to NJ. Dupuy If. Cas-
Imir-Perlcr's letter resIrnIng the presi-
dency. This letter Will be read in tho