New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-20
THE NEWS OF EUROPE.
FRANCES NEW PRESIDENT.
PRINCE BISMARCK'S INFLUENCE AGAIN
DOMINANT IN GERMANY.

ING sEss1oN-MR. JOHN BURNS AND THE
oovERNMENr-MR. IRvINGs PRopUC-
TON OF king ARTHUR"
rpr CABLE TO THE TRIBUNE
fcopvyioht; 1895 BY The Tribune AssociationN
London. Jan. 1e-France has always been rich
IN political surprises but two crises such have
heen witnessed this week unique. The event
is the more deplorable since both might have
been avoided II was unnecessary for NJ. Barthou
10 have protested against the finding Of the Coun-
Gil Of State because it failed to sustain his indi-
vidua opinions. which We're not shared by his
colleagues This step encouraged the extreme
men of the Chamber to raise very grave issue,
which has so often been fatal to free constitu-
tons. namely whether the judicial should be sub
ordinated TO the legislative authority. Though NJ
pupuy fought his best for the rational constitu-
tional view he was defeated and resigned ONCE
Coupled with these events as an important ia''o'
Of the situation was the change ina, mas ''"'
over the party leaders within the last lie" "eeN''
and especially since NJ Brissons eiecuoh 10 '"e
Presidency of the Chamber which ihuiof'.eu "
termination Of the truce declared after NJ Car
rot,s death The most violent partsans III the
Chamber and the press could not long foreso
.,o,r ,ooroc,as.ic proclivities. Everybody In au-
+hortv WAS to be assailed. Insinuatons and as
nars;ons are the stock-in-trade Of the extreme
partisans in France. and the chief weapons with
which a debased press VIGOROUSLY operates For
useks pas members of the Government have been
assaiIed in the reckless fashion unknown to any
body outside Of the Latin race. and the President
himself has day by day been specially marked for
attack.
Unfortunately, NJ Casimir-Perier Is not the
man TO let these ISLANDERS pass UNDECIDED although
he must long have known the habits of his i'm
NJ DY1ni
his resignation the memory of the insults heaped
unon himself as we'll as the constitutional ques
ton raised in the vote which resulted In NJ
Dunuv's downfall influenced the President to
run away from his responsibilities. 1t was Ia
mentable spectacle Of political cowardice All
Europe has condemned his action In free
country like England II has evoked surprise mat
he did not make either direct appeal Tor sup
port or dissolve the Chamber In either case
provincial France. which has been wholly OUT
side the weeks events. would have sustained MN.
7, is however not easy TO realize the justice OF
his comnlaint that he received assistance
from those from whom help might have peen eX-
rected Only last week the Ministers refused
10 release NJ Gerault Richard. Deputy VINO
had been committed to prison for insulting the
President, and NJ Dupuy's downfall was the out
come OF conflict in favor of the liberties of the
lions in the Chamber. The plain truth is that
n Casimir-Perier allowed his personal disap-
nointmentS to interfere with the interests OF the
R.nubNc His desertion has struck olow at ali
constituted authority and given an encourage
ment to International Socialism
The crisis thus created has been closed with
as much expedition as II arose On the "hoe'
France displayed a wonderful calmness' Tor out
side Of Paris. no one seemed in any way dis
turbed The election Of NJ Casimir-Periers success
sor was so rapidly accomplished that the social
lists were unable to profit by their victory ana
Though TODAY the political outlook is precisely
tho same as before the crisis, France is governed
nv q President who. profting by the example
NJ his predecessors weakness. may handle cur
r.n. difsculties with greater discretion. The
question to-day is whether NJ Felix Faure pos
eesses the necessary frmness to restrain the
trutalties Of the press and the aegressiNeheSS
~ ambitious Deputies The mans 2oliucai Color
seems to suggest no material change IN inc Sc
lection ~ his advisers from those who have just
been defeated.
NJ .Faure has never been regarded as strong
no,itician He achieved some credit as an al
rninistrator. but his principal reputation rests
on the fact that he WIS Of the most active
Of the Colonial party and 1t is the Colonial party
In France to-day that takes precedence over
ground for distressing the new Presidents
strength by reason Of the language used on his
election There Is nothing here to Indicate hrH-
ness of character or intention 10 restrain those
elements which distracted his predecessor and
which threatened 10 become positive danger
TO the country. 1t has not escaped attention 'hat
at the very moment when NJ. Faure was making
his first Presidential deliverance NJ ChaIemei-
Lacour was prompting him TO declare an inteh-
ton 10 act with frmness even severity, but the
advice was dsregarded. VI. FaLTeS rival NJ
Brisson a severe radical puritanic man. WIFI
out tntinates. who Is never known TO smile,
would have been more suitable than NJ. Faure
PROMISES to be for maintaining authority. While
all the English newspapers speak without any
confidence as TO NJ. Faures future. some OF them
notably 1.-THE Standard" which is more re-
markabIe-declare that NJ. Brsson would have
made a better President. THE Standard" consid-
ers that his Radcalism would have mellowed In
the direction OF Moderate Republicansm, and he
would have had no scruples about REFRESHING the
extravagances Of the extreme men.
NJ Faure's first duty is to select Cabinet 10
succeed NJ. Dupuy doubtless retaining several
O. the late Ministers. The choice may fall on NJ.
Bourgeois or NJ. WaIdeck- Rousseau. but who
ever Is selected there Ia one element
which will always remain the same In
England the Cabinet is all-powerfuL SO bills
OF the very first importance may De forced
through the Commons when only two-tnirds de-
bated. In France the Ministries are hardly suf-
cient to control the administration and the Cham
her makes the Executive its shuttlecock. TIL
this weakness Is removed, Governments Will come
and 20 with the rapid succession that has been
seen-more than thirty since the downfall OF the
Empire.
tho nplv
nent whose administration causes anxiety. Prince