New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-03
THE WEEK IN PARIS.
Paris. June 2.

Paris June 2
MR.. PECK'S MANAGEMENT-The repubica-
ton here of articles which have appeared in the
American press directed against Commissioner
General Pecks management and charging the mis-
of authority by his staff has started FUND
of gossip, but has resulted in no tangible evidence
that the charges While some are at varl-
ance with Mr.. Pecks ideas. one insinuates that
he is involved in any act not In accordance with
absolute honesty that he is actuated by any
but the best motives in directing the work OF the
American Commission. He asserts emphatfcally
that no space has been sold by employees and ex-
presses a willingness that the fullest investigation
be made. There those who privately make
charges, varying in degree but inquiry into the
cases develops either lack of acquaintance with
all the facts or a refusal to permit the public use
of the name of the accuser in support of the
charges. That there considerable friction and
discomfort among those connected with the Com
mission and among some OF the exhibitors Is De-
yond doubt and this is one OF the causes for the
National Commissioners organizing into body on
Thursday and Offering their services to Mr. Peck
In an effort to smooth the uneven places.
Washington kept posted on affairs. and on the
best authority The Associated Press is informed
that the Government has requested to be furnished
with list of employees their salaries ana occupa-
ton from where they were appointed and by whom
they were recommended Mr. Peck. however. de-
MES having received such message. The payroll
is being decreased each week as the various ex-
perts and employees complete their WORK. ana the
official force will soon be much smaller. Frlends
of Mr. Peck state that his health Is the very best
tribute to worry is afiictiOn from which he
slightest Foundation for the statement that he in
tends to resign his position on account of III health
EXPOSITION STILL INCOMPLETE.-The Ex-
position itself drags along toward completion-
with many exhibits still unfinished The chief
plant of visitors is not of lack Of sufficient things
ment except that of viewing the exhibits There IS
Which made the Chicago Worlds Fair each night
a OF Gayety and brilliancy
CABINET CHANGEs-After most anxious
time, the Chamber of Deputies and Premier Wal
deck Rousseau have succeeded in navigating the
Ministerial bark through the breakers thrown up
by interpretations of the Nationalist and dis
sident Republicans into calmer waters of domestic
legislation. During the passage. however the
Premier lost of his strongest heutenants-Gen-
eral the Marquis de Gairet-but the apparent
facility with which he found another War Minis
ter General Andre. to fill the breach has caused
surprise and raised doubts to whether the Caoi-
net really seriously weakened by the resignation
of General de Galliffet. General Andre has clean
record thus far the Nationalist have found no
heinous crime to charge him with. The Chamber
finally to have made up its mind that II
has wasted enough time anti Governmental in
terpellations which have monopolized almost every
minute of the session up now. and has decided
to attend its proper business of legislation. 1t
therefore shelved the Interpolation respecting
the resignation of General de Galliffet, by ma
jorty of 100 votes. The ground s thus cleared
for the consideration of the Governments domes-
tic measures. which. nevertheless. are certain 10
produce some interesting sessions
There is little TO doubt that. despite the
official explanation that i'll health caused the late
War Minister'S retirement from office, the real
motive of his resignation dissatisfaction with
the proceedings of the political detective DEPART
ment as revealed by the disclosures of Detective
Temps in the ''Eclair' Ii Is asserted that the
correspondence of the War Office. and General
de Galliffets own letters. were tempered with
naturally with NJ. Waldeck- Rousseau's knowl-
edge-but the latter's application of the word
felony" to French officer directly under the War
Minister'S command the straw that broke the
camels back. and in the heat of the moment Cen
eraI de Gallifet wrote his resignation. which. on
reflection he determined 70 maintain, despite the
acterization of Captain Fritsch's act in dvuiging
the contents OF certain documents as felony Is
felony would carry heavier punishment than the
Munster a nste ba DE et nm Is the
account Of the Dreyfus affair. His straghtforward
ness and especially his breezy eIoquence won him
not suffice TO spare him the insults and inveetves
French public life. His indifference to these at
on one oessn png heated ena Ss sated that
Dreyfus AFFAIR, he was chatting IN the lobby with
derer! came from the din OF the Chamber "Esxcusa
me moment" said General de Galliffet smiling
~ Il hear them calling me-" and he entered ne
hall to face his opponents. '
NATIONALIST RESPONSIBILITY-As nr
saged by the speeches of the Nat!oraiis,s and r.
comments of their organs the triumphant ipt,as,n
OF the Municipal Council by their capdtaata
brought with 1T of responsibility with vTrto
the party is now invested. far as the eovarn
ment or Paris is concerned. The Council raass.
Sen q15'ety without flourish Of war trumpets or