The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-29
Statement Made at Toulouse i'm Anti
cipation of the ReassembIing
of the National Parliament.
EXPOSITION WAS A BENEFIT
BECAUSE 1T GAVE THE PUBLIC TEN
PORARY INTERNAL PEACE.
Position CT the Country Abroad
strengthened by Refusal to Abdi-
cate Any "of Our Rights"

PARIS, Oct 29-M. Waldeck- Rousseau
yesterday delivered at Toulouse the anx-
iously awaited speech outlining the policy
and programme of the government in an
ticipation of the reassembling of Parlia-
ment. The occasion was the laying of the
cornerstone of the new barracks there.
The premier left Paris on Saturday and
arrived at Toulouse yesterday morning.
He was received by the mayor, senators
and deputies of the department and other
officials. The city was gayly decorated,
and the populace cheered M. Waldeck-
Rousseau, although few dissentient
voices were heard. The archbishop of Tou-
louise and generals of the army corps de-
livered addresses, assuring the premier, in
behalf of the clergy and the army, of re-
spect for him and attachment to the re-
public.
Replying to the assurances of the gen.
erals, NJ. Waldeck- Rousseau said: '"The
army awakens too many hopes not to be
cherished by the country We are too jeal-
Gus of the future of the army not to strive
to have France not merely follow the
progress of other nations. but TO outstrip
them. We are sure that the army will
respond to these efforts by devoting itself
entirely to its noble task, and will leave
no place in its ranks or divisions which
only weaken it"
The laying of the cornerstone took place
in the afternoon. NJ. Waldeck-Rousseau
reserved his principal effort for the BAN
quet which followed the ceremony. This
was given by the municipality in an an
cient Jacobin convent. where the dining
hall was decorated with the tri-color. De-
voting the principal part Of his speech to
answering criticisms, he said he had not
replied before because the Cabinet had re-
ceived the widest and clearest mandate,
because it was time to act, and not time
to talk, and because he and his colleagues
looked to the Chamber of Deputies alone
for appreciation or censure of their con-
duct. Abiding to the great demonstration
Of mayors in Paris, which he described as
1.-The most striking conservation any regime
has ever received" he said that France
had in this way shown how little she was
moved by biased accusations against the
Ministry
Referring to the support which the So
cialists had given the government, he re-
marked that the government desired the
republic, are better entitled to defend her
than those who have opposed her.
Proceeding to sketch the gloomy situa-
ton that existed when the Cabinet took
office-"with agitation increasing and ma
tionalism engaging in daily battles with
the police''-he said that to face the con-
dition of things a sincere concentration of
Republicans was brought about, "yet not
met something which separated him from
the others, but by excluding everything
that tended TO division and retaining all
that tended to unity. 1t is said" he con-
tinued, that we are leading the country
to ruin. when really it would be only an
exaggeration to say that we have saved
her from ruin.
Going on to discuss the government pro-
gramme he said II did not include COL
lectivism, but that this did not signify that
the policy of republican union excluded
social reforms. He spoke of the success
of the government in suppressing sys-
tons, adding that the country might hope,
during the present calm, to see marks of
sincere repentance on the part of the anti
Republicans.
Abiding to what he described as the
last act of the poignant Dreyfus drama.
he said the judgment was given in COM
plete independence, and that the decision
remained respected. but that, at the same
time, humanity had found satisfaction in
measure of clemency that has been rati-
fed by the generous heart of our great
country, which awakens at last" He an
nounced that he would ask the Chamber
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