The morning times., 1896-02-24
DEPUTIES WILL DISSOLVE
Another French Crisis Is Authori-
tatiVely Predicted.
Minority Vote IN the bourgeois Cab
met In the Chamber h Expected
Today-ModeratesE Expectant
New York Journal

Paris, Feb. 22.-I have Just interviewed
one of the most powerful diplomats OF the
French republic aud got an extremely
important and authoritative understanding
Of thepresent state or the French crisis.
The official forbade me TO disclose his
name. ''It Is improper for me, he said. Ito
express to a correspondent an opinion on
public affairs. l VIII say to you, however
in confidence, that there has been great
deal OF fragrant defiance OF law IN Paris OF
late. / do not care 10 add transgresSion."
1 asked the gentleman for some enlghten-
ment on the present political situation.
''The crisis is far from over" be vouch-
safcd to say, but one great thing happened
when Senator De Mole made tine bold dec
laratlon OF the Senate from its tribune yes
terday. That declaration in favor OF the
maintenance Of the constitution and order
was milestone in the path of the quarrel
| between the two legislative houses. 1t was
more than q milestone. IL will prove an
| enormous pyramid across the path OF the
Chamber OF Deputies.
They cannot pass through that pyramid
Deither can they move away from it. II
stops the chamber like barrier"
asked: what is 20 happen ueXt?''
The great man replied: The crisis is
not YET over. Did you notice the Socialist
newspapers last evening? What did they call
the senate's action? -Capitulauon of the
Senate was the cry of the news-yenders-
VERY well, then, il the lower house
chooses to consider that a surrender they
may deceive themselves and Try to let the
matter drop; they viii not deceive any one
else. No. even they reaiiZc, as all France
realizes, that the declaration was a knife
thrust in the heart OF the Bourgeois min
| istry. Tiey know that it meant the poIiti-
cal death OF Bourgeois and his cabinet.
IF one deputy in the center. or if one
III Moderate should rise and ask the president
OF the chamber what aciion the chamber
proposed TO take with regard to the course
| OF the senate. then you would see the end
| quickly.
Il mean to say the chamber VIII not
for the third time cast a vote or support
for the ministry. 1t will undoubtedly cast
another vote. but the government VIII re-
ceiye a minority"
But 1 said, would not that mean dis
soiutiOn?''
"Oh," said my informant, ''did / forget
TO preface my remarks by prophecy OF
the dissolution OF the chamber? 1t viii be
dissolution, OF course, when the chamber
fails further 10 support the government.
mo new cabinet can be formed out OF
the present situation; the senate must be
asked to dissolve the present Radical
chamber, then the country must be ap-
pcaled to and a new chamber elected in
order to guide the president in the Sc
lection OF a cabinet more representative
of French public opinion"
/ gather from authentic sources that
even if no moderate VIII deal the death
blow to the cabinet on Monday by calling
for the verdict or the assembly. the as
sembiy will quickly seize the opportunity
to defeat the government by some petty
bill, and this will hasten the natural end
and bring about what my high authority
called the reign OF the peaceful law "a bid
ing working people Of France.