St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-25
THE FRENCH PRESIDENT DOES
NOT KNOW WHICH WAY TO
TURN
CRISIS IS STILL st ACUTE
IT is GENERALLY Relieved THE
CHAMBERS iMIHL BE DIS
SOLVED.
SOME 1Nc1p1ENT n1oTINe IN PARIS
to Pe Very. Greatly Ex-
ercised.

PARIS, April 24.-President Faure put in
the day in conferences with the political
leaders of the various parties, but M Bour-
geois' successor is still undetermined M
Loubet assured the president that the SEN
ate, having affirmed Its constitutional pre-
rogatives would not offer any factious op-
position, even to a Radical cabinet NM
Brisson and Poincare advised the president
to form Radico- Republican cabinet. M.
Faure had over an hours conversation with
M. Meline and 1t Is believed he has asked
him to form a cabinet, as 1t was foreshad-
owed he would do last night. But NJ Meline
wants decree to dissolve the chambers as
condition of his accepting the RESPONSE
bility of forming cabinet and this request
President Faure hesitates to agree to.
The activity of the Socialists is a notable
feature of the situation, and makes 1t evil
dent that they regarded NJ. Bourgeois cab
met as more aptly representing them than
any other they can hope for. Their wrath
against the senate Is correspondingly Deep
An immense meeting of Socialists was held
tonight at the Tivoli Vaux hall to protest
against the action of the senate. Thousands
Of persons had to be turned away, as they
were unable to enter. Many deputies were
among those present.
M. Palletan made an address to the assem-
bly,, in which he declared that the time had
arrived for action, and that the people must
no longer put faith In words. MN. Jaures
and Valiant also spoke. When a resolution
was put censuring the senate and advocating
NJ ha
cries from all parts of the hall of Down
with the senate" The meeting finally broke
up in disorder, and with violent shouts
against the senate. .3lit
The Republican guard of police barred the
way to the Place de La Republique, and in
order to prevent the noisy demonstrations
from reaching the bou1evards, they turned
them in the direction of the canal St. Martin
Several persons were arrested. A few groups
reached the boulevards in spite of the efforts
of the police to prevent them, and paraded
noiselessly up and down, shouting Down
with the senate"
The parade Of the Socialists in the boule-
wards caused some uneasiness and prompt
measures were taken to suppress 1t. The dis
order did not reach serious proportions, though
MN. Jaures and Sembat, deputies, who headed
the procession seeking to make demonstra-
tfon, came into violent collision with the po-
lice M. Guerin, editor Of the Libre Parole,
was also arrested.
This demonstration is the first evidence
manifested of any general popular interest in
the political crisis, and 1T seems to have been
the result of the Industrious efforts of the
Socialist leaders As0~-t@
The senate today unanimously adopted the
credit asked for Madagascar. M. Angles sub
mitted a proposal for the revision of the con-
stitution, and demanded urgency on the uues-
ton. The proposition was rejected by a vote
of 214 to 33, and the senate adjourned until
Tuesday.
The newspapers agree that yesterdays vote
in the chamber of deputies has brought the
constitutional crisis to acute stage, and the
majority of the papers anticipate a dissolution
of the chamber. This course is favored by
many of the senator's. According to the Gau-
lois, the new premier, whoever he may be,
will appear in the chamber with a dissolution
decree in his pocket. The Gaulois adds: "As
result Of the experiment with a radical cab
met, President Faure has resolved to take a
determined stand upon constitutional grounds,
and will pursue line Of policy in opposition
to Socialist rancor.'
The Socialists regard the proceedings in the
chamber in the light Of victory, and de-
mand the summoning of the national assem-
bly, The Conservatives predict a presidential
crisis.