The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-13
WARM TINES IN
FRENCH CHAMBER
Major Cuignet CaShiered for OiyuIg-
ING Letters TO the Press.
EXPLANATION FROM DELCASSE.
shows That DcIrcycinct Resigned
Rather Than Make EcparatiOn for
Cuigncts Actions - Dclcassc
Declines Challenge.

PARIS. MAY l2.-At sitting OF the
Cabinet Council i'm the Palace of -lyacs
to-day the President VI. L)IDct. on tle
sugg stion OF the Minister 0f War, ~
Camille Frantz. signed a decree cnaanier-
irg Major Cuignet on account of his
having dvulgcd TO tho Petit journal The
contents OF certain letters.
In the Chamber of Deputies to-day. VI
Rene Niyani. Radical Socialist, question:
ed the government regarding tine letters
publ shed in the Petit Journal ln reply
the Minister OF War. ~. krantz said tlat
Major Cuignet came spontaneously 80
him and confessed that DE gave the lct-
tiers % a friend who had communicated
them 10 the Petit Journal. NJ. Deicassc.
Minister Of Foreign Affairs said tAat The
letters dis published were s4roIed and
mutilated.
Amid mingled cheers and Kisses NJ
Delcasse explained his own position DO
the matter and asserted chat Major Cuig-
net. as member of the War Ohice. had
impugned the good faith OF the Foreign
Office I'm certain matters Tie lM. Dell
casse) therefore wrote to NJ DoFrcyci-
net. the Their Minister of War asking
apologies from the War Office and show
ing that Mai. Cuignets accusations We're
uni0ruoc.
WoolD NOT WITHDRAW TT.
in The course of his speech. 81. ID .casse
declared thaf in reply 10 his demand for
rep3latiJn Major ca guet wrote rosIet-
ting Toe publicity given his statement.
but declining go withdraw It ~. DelDasse
thea he sa.G. determined That transla-
lions Of IRE Pannzzlrdi kilograms should
be submitted Go the Court of Cessation in
order IL 70 that tribunal might determine
Wlirh was correct
VI. Dclcasse protested against the
charge of,haying dictated ~ Paleologue s.
evidence. and said that be had only
desired that VI. Paieo.ogue prove to the
court the COOL faith of the Foreign
Office sensation. The translation made
Cor the Foreign Office was couutcrsignel
10y Major Cuiget VI. Paieoloeue and
VI Chanoin. CHEERS and uproarJ. It
was This statement. NJ Dclcasse contin-
ued. which the Foreign Office sent 20 me
Ministry of War. and therefore Major
Cuigucts charge WAS grat1itous false
hood. as hc bad himself admitted the
correctness OF the Foreign once trans
lation by countersiening DO
WHY HE RESIGNED.
The impression gained from VI. Del
casse's speech was that NJ De Freyc.net
resigned the war portfolio instead Of
making renaratiOn.
The discussion in the Chamber Of De
mites ended with q vote of confidence
I'm the government Of 90 % 81.
The Nationalist Deputy Laz.es. has sent
seconds TO NJ. Dclcasse 10 demand expla-
nations of the latters statement IN the
Chamber Of Deputies yesterday with zee
ference 20 NJ. Lazies' attacks 10 the e.
feet that De spurnod them with his toes.
although that was more than they dee
served.
NJ. Delcasee Informed VI. Lazies' sec-
onds that ne had nothing 10 add 10 his
previous remarks and that he declined 10
appoint seconds NJ. Grosjean. "a judge Of
the Gersaincs Court and am intimate
friend Of Major Cuignet has been cited To
appear before the Superior Council of the
Maclstracv tomorrow. to explain his
participation ia the divuleing OF the late
ter's published I'm the Petit Journal