New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-27
work OF permanently assuring the future against
a repetition of this distress and ruin.
FRENCH MINISTERIAL PROSPECTS,

FRENCH MINISTERIAL PROSPECTS,
NJ Bourgeos having abandoned it in despair
NJ. Ribot has taken up the arduOus task or FORM
ing Ministry In France. He Is meeting, OF
course. with the bitter opposition OF the wnoie
motley crew OF enemies Of republicanism But
the form their opposition has assumed indicates
how desnerots they are Led by some boulevard
journals of the baser sort, they are appealing
to chauvinlst passions. They say NJ. hlpot is Il
tool Of England. and that his accession to the
Presidency Of the Council will mean the sale OF
France to "perfdous Albion TRANSLATOR in'o
rational speech that signifies mercy TIA, \"
Ribot does not go into Ats at sight OF the hr''Sh
soc and that his policy will not be TO oppose
croot Britain in everything simply FOR the sake
of opposing her. II some better argument '.'an
that cannot be pIrged against him, ne ce.'an'
ourbt to have the support or all rieh,'.".N -,
Unouohmo, Now and then AnglophOba Is III
France a name potent to conJure WIN
taiply should not be so at this time. NJ p"'''o
would deliberately unsettlc the 1ouhu"''on,
government at home for the sake Oh o'' "
futile fustian I'm foreign affairs. AMI as MAJ
for Of fact. France has no grievance as"'"''
England worthy Of consideration. III VIM ""
tirely her own fault that she LOST me Es! P'""
game Everywhere else she has been s'e'o''.
winning. She seized half Of Siam. ana Eheiah"
did not venture to demonstrate. she hiaue rnS
land abandon her scheme Of grabbing the banr
cIGbazel. and practically grabbed II herself
Sbe took for her own all the nnerland of the
Senegal country, leaving England a DeggarN
foothoM on the beach. In every lhs'ahce III
which the colonial interests OF the TWO have
cashed. for years. save in Egypt alone France
has beon the victor Why. then, should The
chanvinisis rage?
II IL evident that that cry Is raised because
no other and mole rational il possible. NO one
can rrproach VI. RibOt with being corrupuoh
ist or with trying to shield evil-doers. TN tilat
ecoro his record IS rs good "a NJ. Brlssoh T.
There was the other day demand for bour'
peois Ministry because NJ. bourgeois was the
Minister OF Justice who prosecuted the Panaiha
rascals But NJ Bourgeois held that portfoho
IN Cabinet OF which NJ. Rbot was the head.
Indoed thcy have often been Ministerial asso-
catcs They worked together in the DE Frey
cnet Ministry OF March, 1890; in the LOUDER
Ministry OF February 1892: in NJ. Ribots own
Ministries Of December. 1892. and January
1893 1t Is therefore difficult to see how those
who were in favor Of NJ. Bourgeois can. on any
question Of Government policy, oppose ~ Rioo'.
The fact that they do not thus oppose him. pn'
merely fiaunt the flag Of chauvlnism. shows 10"
weak their cause Is and how well fitted ne IS
TO he the head OF the Ministry.
Fitness however. does not always assure sue
cess and the weakness Of their cause does not
nrove that the foes OF NJ. Faure and NJ. RiDot
will fail There Is no stable Republican ma
iority in the Chamber. Generally speaking, the
majority Is hostile TO NJ. Faurc and would Ike
10 embarrass him: or. ut any rate. would no'
seriously object TO doing 40 IL 1t had good
chance II NJ Faurc should nominate n ram
nant Radical for Prime Minister. the Chamber
might accept him and sustain him. But inc
President could scarcely do that without seif-
s,ultItication The only way In which MOD
crate Republican like NJ. Ribot can hope TO com
mand a ma iority. therefore. Is by playing one
faction against another. or by concessions OF
some sort The Radicals and Socialists nave
been clamoring for amnesty for political or
fcnders and for an income tax. besides various
other things NJ Ribot will almost certainly NOT
gran, the income tax. lie probably VIII grant
the amnesty: and ii remains To be seen whether
that will prove n sufficient sop to nppease me
=, vogencss Of the Socalistic Ccrbcrus. Upon
that probably depends the success of NJ. Ribots
third Cabinet.