The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-16
FRANCE HAS A NEW CRISIS.
PRESIDENT CASIILIR-PERLER TEN
 DERS HIS RESTGNATION.

France,
 He announced his resignation this evening at specially summoned meet ing of the cabinet, having previously informed M. Challemel-Lacour, the president of the senate, of his inability to solve the problem presented by the resignation of Premier Dupuy. The news of the presidents resignation spread like wild fire throughout Paris and was received everywhere with consternation amounting almost to paralysis. In the newspaper offices the first report was considered absurd, bit it was soon confirmed. Almost simul- taneously crowds began to gather in front of the newspaper offices and in the public places inquiring for further particulars and discussing the situa- tion.
 The following official communication, dictated or written by M. Casimir- Perier, was made public before mid night:
 "The president of the republic has taken a resolution to resign his official functions. Yesterdays proceedings and vote in the chamber of deputies are in his eyes, but secondary incidents of the struggle that has begun against parliamentary regime and public liber- ty. He had hoped that the president of the republic being unprovided with means of action would remain outside the lines of party struggles and that the political confidence of all parties would give him hte necessary force and authority. He had hoped that those, who in spite of himself, had placed him in a position where he can not defend himself, would undertake the defence of the first magistrate Of the state. He has requested the min isters to withdraw their resignations provisionally in order to assume the regular transmission of his powers to his successor. M. Charles Dupuy, pres ident of the council, has informed the presidents of the senate and chamber of deputies of the decision of the presi- dent of the republic and they are gong to convoke parliament with urgency"
 M. Cha1lemel-Lacour, president of the senate, allowed himself to be interview ed by the United Press correspondent late this evening, notwithstanding the great pressure of business suddenly thrust upon him by the presidents res ignation. He sad 1t had not yet been decided whether to convoke the nation al assembly to elect successor to M. Casimir-Perier for the 18th or 18th inst. He will probably announce the date to- morrow on the meeting of the senate and chamber of deputies.
 M. Casimir-Perier's reference in his public communication to his inability to defend himself in the presidency may, according to trustworthy information, he explained by the fact that as he was 2. sub-secretary of state in the cabinet which concluded the railway conven- lions in 1883, he regards the adverse vote on the subject in the chamber on Monday as a personal reflection upon him. although he had no vote in the cabinet when the conventions were made Whether this be the true reason of his resignation or not 1t proves to what lengths he Is prepared to go against the socialists, whom he re- gards as aiming at revolution.
 When the United Press correspondent left the chamber of deputies at 7;9O o'clock this evening not the slightest suspicion of M. Casimir-Perier's in- tention to resign had been even re- motely suggested, so that the announce ment when made come like thunder clap from clear sky.
 Extremist newspapermen received the news with jubilation. The editors of La Petite Republique were wildly elated, but considered 1t certain M. Casinir-Perier would be reelected if fa in Othar- wise there is a consensus of opinion that Henri Brlsson is certain to De elected to the presidency of the re- public.
 The senate and chamber of deputies have been summoned tomorrow to re- ceiye a communication from the gov ernment. M Casimir-Perier's message rendering his resignation will be read in the senate by Minister Gueris and in the chamber of deputies by Premier Dupuy.
 London, Jan. 15.-The Morning Post will publish the following dispatch from Paris concerning the resignation of M. Casimir-Perier:
 When M. Casimir-P Perier received M. Challemel-Lecour he had already de- termined to resign. M, Challemel- LeCOur ValDly Lrleu LO lulluelCe -l' Casimir-Perier to alter his decision and left the Palais de rElysee greatly dis tressed. Ministers Dupuy, Leygues, Mercier, Faure and Guerin visited the president separately and urged him to reconsider his determination, but their efforts were futile. M. Dupuy later made a final appeal and was closeted with hte president for three-quarters of an hour. He tried every argument, but the president remained obdurate. Then M. Spuller, who was largely in- fuential in inducing M. Casimir-Perier to form ministry in 1893, visited the president and reiterated the arguments of the others. NM. Dupuy and Spuller obtained promise from the president that he would withhold his resignation until 10:SO D. m. { When they were leaving the presidents palace the two met the presidents mother in the cor ridor and begged her to entreat her son to remain. The mother promised to exercise all her influence and 1t is reported she had an affecting interview with her son Nevertheless at g o'clock Ct,.i,,,i, Da,,iaY JUrota briefV fn M