The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-19
THE FRENCH CRISIS
Task Of Forming a Cabinet an Arduous
One.
NO ONE WISHES TO SERVE in IT
loubet Had q Consultation with Cast.
mlr.Perrier.
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ROUSSEAU DON'T WANT A SOCIALIST
As the Senate Would Probably Raise
Serious Objections.
ROUSSEAU DON'T WANT A SOCIALIST
NJ. POlNCARf MAY Be RECALLED TODAl
In that Event, He VIII ne Asked TO
Again Undertake Formation oi
"a Ministry,

Paris. June iS.-President Louhet gave
an audience early this morning to NJ
Casimr- perrier, former president Of
France, and consulted with him regarding
the ministerial crisis. The interview
terminated about II o'clock. after which
Nj. Loubet received senator Pierre Wal
deck Rousseau.
The latter, 1t is understood. has made
his acceptance OF the task OF forming
cabinet conditional upon tho cooperation
OF NJ Casimir Perrier, and certain see
lions of the chamber OF deputies which
he hopes TO secure. He has consulted with
several statesman and has had very long
conference with NJ Lepine. former project
OF police of Paris
NJ. Waldeck- Rousseau is meeting with
considerable difficulty. but he appears de-
termned. He will confer with NJ. Loubet
again, probably tomorrow morning, before
submitting a draft list OF colleagues.
OF the three former premiers whom he
has consulted, Maurice Rouyer, VINO was
president of the council OF ministers and
minister of finance in 1887, alone con
informed him that he failed TO see how
his appointment as premier would bring
about solution of the crisis NJ. Wal
deck Rousseau waited upon NJ Csimir-
Perrler and earnestly endeayored to in
duce him to accept the portfolio OF war
ON the ground that his presence at the
ministry of war would simplify the diff
| lcuties of the situation. Tbereupon NJ.
Casimir- Perrier consulted with the pres-
dent, who pointed out to him that he
would be able to exercise more authority
than anyone else over the generals In de-
stroying the germs of irritation Casimir-
! Perrior replied that he had definitely with
| drawn from politics, but nevertheless
| would undertake to consider the mGlter.
| VI. Waldeck- Rousseau was notified of
this reply, which gives him full liberty to
| constitute cabinet OF republican union.
| The question now Is whNher he VIII
30 so far as to include gociaist in the
ministery. He himself Ia indsposed to
do SO and no doubt his Idea viii prevail
/ 1t is said that Clement Failleries. president
of the senate. Informed NJ. Loubct this
afternoon that the senate seemed opposed
TO the inclusion Of Alexander Miller the
| radical socialist, in the cabinet
II is understood that If NJ Waldecls
| Rousseau falls the president will again
summer NJ Pcncairc. whom he has asked
to remain In Paris at his IN. Loubcts)
| disposal.
New York, June is Tho Tribune has
the following cable from Paris:
The collapse of rhe anti-rerubllcan op-
position which sufhced to rally republic
cans of every grade on one broad platform
Of defense is not so complete but that
| the sectional iealousics of the republican
majority have reasserted themselves, and
have delayed the form ation OF cabinet
! The radical and socialist groups, eXhiI-
arated by their imposing demonstrations
of last Sunday, insist upon a larger and
more direct share In tho government than
they have hitherto demanded. Radical
leaders like Sarrien and lsambert declare
| that they would rather meet death
ON the barricades than accept cabinet
! dishonorcd by the presence OF a man like
| Barthou."
| When NJ. Poincare gave mp In despair
| the Chinese puzzle OF reconcilng the ex-
! IRENE radicals, he exclaimed: "Barthou
vas merely pretext; ! feel sure that had
/ consented TO abandon Barthou the radi-
calls would also have refused TO accept
Ribot am confident that ! have offered
I to the socialists the extreme limit Of the
concessions that can be made to Il lem
without endangering existing Institutions
! Amid this sectional strife tho only nan
who seems steadily to gain higher Tiace
/ In public estimation Is President Loubct,
whose personal preference IL said 20 be
| with Waldeck Rousseau, a strong favorite
with lite senate. but It Is not considered
/ likely that President Loutet viii consent
| TO veer so far toward the extreme left
as to cell upon SaIrien, for instance, Until
all tho resources Of NJ Wadeck Rousseau
o. NJ. Congtlns shall have failed.