The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-25
A Great Socialist Meeting De.
nounces the Senate.
'NcENo'ARy SPEECHES MADE.
\. Pelletan Invokes the Spirit Of the
First Revolution.
PRESIDENT faure Consults With Had.
ical Leaders Relative to the Cab
fnct-Therc Must He General Eiec-
tion, and Perhaps tho President
VIII Fail.

Paris. April sL--Presidcns Faure con.
ierred with NM Loubet. Brisson. Pey.
iral and Pclacare today. n. Loubet as
sared the president that the senate. hay-
ing affirmed its constitutional preroga-
uves. would no; offer amy faclious opposi-
Sion 10 radical cabinet NJ RriSsoys and
~ toiAcare advised the president to fcrm
radical Republican cabinet NJ. Faurs
had over an hours conversation with NJ.
Meiine. and it Is believed he has asked
him 10 form cabinet. as IL was foreShad-
owed he would do last night But Al. Me-
line wants a decree 10 dissolve the cham
Der. and 50 to the country as a condition
of his accepting the responsibility OF
forming cabinet. and this request presl-
Gent Faure hesi,ates to agree TO. Tha
activity Of the Socialists is . noticeable
feature. and makes It evident that they
regard Bourgeois cabinet as more aptty
representing them than any other thew
can hope for. Their wrath against the
senate Is correspondingiy deep.
An immense meeting OF Socialists was
held tonight at the Tivo,i vauxhall to
protest against the action of the senate.
Thousands OF persons had to be turned
away. as they were unable TO enter Many
DEPUTIES We're among those present NJ.
feiietan made an address to the assembly,
IN which he declared that the time had ar
rived Tor action. and that the people must
no longer put faith In words. NM. Jaures
and Valiant also spoke. When . resolu-
ton was put censuring the senate and adj
vocating revision of the constitution
there were cries from all parts of the hall
OF Down with the senate" The meeting
finally broke up in disorder and with vio-
lent shouts against the senate. The re-
publican guard OF police barred the way
10 the Place de la Repuhliquc. and In or
der to prevent the noisy demonstrators
them in the direction of the Canal st.
Martin Several persons were arrested.
A few groups reached tho boulevards In
spite of the efforts OF the police. and pa
raded noisily up and down, shouting
Down with the senate" The parade OF
the Socialists on the bouieyards caused
some uneasiness and prompt measures
were taken to suppress II.
The newspapers agree that yesterdays
vote In the chamber of deputies has
brought tho constitutional crisis to an
acute stage. and n majority OF the papers
anticipate a dissolution OF the chamber.
THIS course Is favored by many Of the
senators.
The Socialists regard the proceedings in
the chamber in the light Of victory. and
demand the summoning OF the national
assembly. The Conservatives predict .
presidential crisis.
Paris, April A-The senate today unani-
mously adopted the credits asked for Mad
agascar. M. Angeles then submitted .
proposal for revision Of tho constitution
and demanded urgency on tho question.
which was rejected by . vote Of liz to Ii.
The senate adjourned until Tuesday next.
London. April 3.-The Paris correspond
ent Of the Chronicle says: "At the Social
ist meeting a letter OF apology for his abb
sence from NJ. Goblet caused an uproar
and shouts Of ''Treachery." NJ Peiletan
declared that Paris must rise and take
another Bastile. Another revolution was
necessary. he said. ani another onslaught
upon such stronghoids OF capital as the
Rofhschflds. Other speakers followed in
the same strain Some blows were struck
on both sides In the conflict with the po-
lice. Two journalists of Libre Parole were
arrested. but were released in ten minutes.
"Rumors OF President Faure's resigna-
ton are rife NJ. Waideck-R Rosseau is ale
ready center Of attraction as a possible
successor. NJ. Faure's family and eniour-
age favor his resignation. but the prest-
dent IL made Of s,erner stun than mas
Casimir Perier. The palace OF the Elysee
Is guarded tonight by 100 extra cavalry"
The Paris correspondent OF the Daily
News says: ut Is stated that the resig-
nation OF ths cabinet was delayed to en-
able them to consult The Russian ambas-
sador, who discouraged the policy OF radi-
cal resistance TO the senate"