New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-13
PARIS.
THE CABINET SETTLES DOWN TO
BUSINESS.
pAn1cA1 BUDGET COMMITTEE-FEEL1NG
AGAINST ENGLAND
AND SOCIETY.


IpY CABLE TO TIE TRIBUNE
Paris. Nov 12-The Dupuy Cabinet is now
FIRMLY seated in the saddle. having cleared the
Fashoda hurdles and Cleverly surmounted the
preliminary Dreyfus obstacles. Each Minister
e q, last able 10 settle down to his best pace to
look after the interests Of his own department
The Finance Minister is determined TO put
through his progressive income tax In the face
q violen, reactionary opposition, and counts
upon the aid Of the Budget Committee elected
during Fridays session of the Chamber Of Dep
mites and composed for the first time in the his
tory of the Third Republic Of a ma jority Of Rad
,cols OF it's fhirty-three members eighteen are
out-and-out Radicals the other fifteen being
Conservatives or moderate Republicans. The
question as TO what this Radical Budget Com
mi,tee may do causes considerable comment IN
financial circles. for the Budget Commission
providentially arranged to colnterbalance the
Inconvenience OF the brief duration Of Minis
tries is practically omnipotent under the pres
On, French parliamentary system.
NJ Lockrov. the Minister OF Marine, Is profit
ing bv the silent but strong current OF Anglo
rhobla 10 push forward naval reforms Win
VIII and perseverance worthy or Colbert Inc
Young and energetic Admiral Fournier' Com
mander in Chief OF the Mediterranean meet ana
NJ Lockroy's right arm, Is organizing per
manent flying squadron. always TO DE kept up
N the maximum war strength and constantly
ready to go anywhere and DO anything al
twenty-four hours notice. NJ. de Freycinet is
screaming m the barnacles that have accumu-
lated IN the military administration, and. tax
INC q leaf from the experience OF his colleague,
NJ Lockroy. is putting young men TO the front.
NJ Delcasse is striving TO give greater NItailtE
70 tho alliance with Russia. and has placed re-
latlons with Germany upon an exceptional!
cordial footing by timely visit to Count MUM
ster the German Ambassador. during "hIOh "e
begged the representative OF Emperor ""-i"'
70 excuse the discour,esy OF the faris se"sa-
,onal press in It's boorish attempt TO inNoiNe ieS
daughter Mile Marie de Munster. IN the pV'e''-
!cs Of the Dreyfus affair. Count MuHS'ei nos
been the German Ambassador In Paris lot 'ni'
teen years and when the BouleNaru "e"sP"P
h.eo, -, dravv his daughter into the Dreyfus
controversy the other day the veteran o'Pio
nc, had made up his mind to ask to be retired
but by NJ DelcassGs tact an uhP'e@S"'' -
has been avoided. and the Parisians no" appre-
-. -. Nh Marie de Munster. who is a god
daughter Of Emperor William l. mas pS "e'
,ar,o,o, ,,euence contributed on several occa-
.,o. o. s,,oo.b the relations between Paris anu
pe,,,, 7, uas NJ her suggestion for instance
tha, r,roneror William II set free the two Frehoh
naval ueutenants arrested for espionage "'
Kjel in August. 1894. and sent them pach ~
Franco Immediately after the ASSASSINATION VI
President CarnOt ~
The impression prevails at the DUAL dOrsay
that altogether too much importance Is hhe'y -
be attached 10 the visit Of the German emperor
and Empress to Carthagena, for 1t is wen uNue'
stood IN diplomatic circles here that the ihtenueu
visit is devoid OF political significance. Neroa'
assurances that such is the case have areaoy
been made through the German Ministry Vi
Foreign Affairs the French Embassy al ber"n'
and also through the German Embassy d.
Paris 50 that any sensational interpretations
that Madrid Paris and Berlin newspapers may
deduoe from the imperial cruise In spanish
waters are in official quarters. presumably also
in Washington well discounted.
The popular irritation against England mas
by no means subsidized. and crops up now ana
then In the streets and cafes and even al the
theatres Mild protests are made against char
acters on the stage who exhibit too aggressively
the prevailing fashion for London-made coats
trousers and cravats
The theatrical week has been busy one.