Evening star., 1899-06-23
TO OPPOSE CABINET
New Combination Forming in French
Chamber of Deputies.
DIVISIONS IN OLD PARTIES RANKS
Appointments of GaIIifet and Mil
Ierand Causes the Defections.
DREYFUS CASE INVOLVED

| PARIS, June 23.-The new cabinet min
| listers took possession of their offices today
The prefect of police, NJ. Blanc had a
| long interview with the premier, NJ. Wal
eck-Rousseau during the day, and 1t is as
serted he handed the latter his resignation.
The progressive republicans have held
| meeting, under the presidency of NJ MeIine
Considerable diversity of opinion was devel-
oped. One faction decided to oppose the
| new cabinet, owing to the presence of NJ.
M!llerand in the ministry. The socialist
deputies are also at variance regarding the
entry of General the Marquis de Gallifet
| into the cabinet, and a portion of that
party has decided to found new group, to
be entitled revolutionary socialists"
The Meline meeting appointed a COM
| mittee to confer with the other groups nos
tile to the new cabinet, for the purpose of
government. Notice has already been
given of a number of interpretations for
Monday next.
Fight on Gen. GaIIifet.
A Paris dispatch of last night says: The
appointment of Gen. the Marquis de CALI
fet as minister of war is an extraordinary
example of the way in which the Dreyfus
case has revolutionized political conditions.
For years past the general has been the
cause of his monarchical sympathes. but
on account of the rigorous manner in which
he took part in repressing the commune
His entry into the cabinet is undoubtedly
due to his attitude toward the Dreyfus
case, which has been throughout fayora ble
to Dreyfus, although he holds that the
proclamation of the prisoners innocence
should not include placing the responsibility
Ior the apparent Judicial blunders upon the
general staff.
LIE Courier Du Soir publishes an inter
view with General the Marquise de Gallifet
the new minister of war, who is represent
ed as saying:
Il am reproached for my attitude in 1871
AT that time | served the majority the
constitution and the law a soldier on the
| active ilst- l have remained silent until
now Today find the army talking far too
| much. am as l was thirty years ago. at
| tion and the law
The minister of commerce Alexandra Mil
| lerand, radical socialist, in an interview
published by the same paper, is reported as
| saying:
'T he republicans have concluded an ar
| mistice in order to meet the enemies of the
| republic and to restore things 10 their
| and the administrat ton
senator Waldeck-Rousseau entered par
| lament from Rennes, where he once prac-
| ticed law
Short Life Predicted.
| The new cabinet is a strong combination.
|
| 1t contains such extreme men as Marquis
| de Gallifet and NJ. Millerand, it can hardly
| be expected to have a long career.
| The socialist party have already declared
| that they will not in any way be bound by
| or responsible for NJ. Millerand's acts as a
minister. The latter however. is a power
| full debater. who will share with M Wal
deck-Rousseau the brunt of defending the
cabiret in the chamber, most of the other
ministers being far less skilled in debate
| NJ. Waldeck-Rousseau, who is perhaps
| the most successful pleader at the French
bar loses all income of 10000 by becom-
| ing minister.
NJ. de LanessaE, minister of marine is
| famous for his advocacy of an Anglo
French entente.
NJ. Jean Dupuy, minister OF agriculture
| is no relation OF The former premier
Except in connection with the Dreyfus af-
| fair, he new ministry has little interest
and Is received rather cooliy. The nrey-
fusites are delighted and the anger of the
anti-Drefusites knows no bounds Its op-
Itnents predict that the cabinet will fall
next Mon lay, owing to the incongruous
combination of Marquis de Gallifet and NJ
Millerand.
Ii is understood that the new cabinet Will
permit 4 meeting between Dreyfus and his
wife. Brest remains calm. Its Inhabitants
| are for the greater part Drayfusites, and 1t
| is said there would be no danger OF a hos
| tile demonstration even if Dreytus landed
during the daytime.