The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-06
Three Big Pieces of Legislation
VIII Be Undertaken When They
RecOnYene Next Fall.
CABINET IS STRENGTHENED,
Predicted. However, That II Will
Not Survive Its First Budget
Senate Takes Up
Military Bill.
BY ]. CoRNELY.

: SPEIIAI. ny CABL1E IL TltE MN 1Okh
/ ERALD y Il ST. REPUBLIC.
Paris. July 5.-CCopyrigh;. IsO2)-The last
week has been crowded with small events
of no Importance. a recital Of which would
have very little interest for the reader.
The first session of the present Chamber
will come TO an end next week, having
lasted foIty days; and the Deputies will go
their ways. leaving some OF their colleagues
in suspense. not to return till October, when
they will devote themselves TO the budget.
then to the question of the religious orders
and then to the military service bin.
II they succeed in finishing these three big
morsels before the close OF the year they
will have deserved well Of their country.
An astonishing thing Is that. during its first
month OF existence. this Chamber has not
abused its prerogatiye of interpellsting. for
il has questioned the Government on only
three matters OF serious import.
The first was the Humber AFFAIR. The
debate gave the Minister OF Justice an op-
purtunlty OF courageously making up for the
he would sacrifice VI. Bulot. the public
prosecutor. He took the bull by the horns,
and declared that, as NJ. Bulots dismissal
public. VI. BulOt possessed his complete con-
Idence, This bold stroke disconnected the
opposition
Renewal OF Triple Alliance.
The second subject OF Interpolation was
the renewal OF the Triple Alliance between
/ Germany, Italy and Austria. NJ. Delcasse.
Minister OF Foreign Affairs. replied that he
had acquired certain knowledge that the
attitude Of Italy in the Triple Alliance did
not preclude that country from mer ting,
and our friendship. for IL had not entered
into any engagement which could lead II TO
take part in any attack upon US:
The third topic was the closing up OF
1sj religious establishments opened since the
passage OF the bull dealing with the religious
orders by means OF what are called inter-
nnEaA narEnnE Thfz e. hnNE ~ha shNnH 10
worded:
"A citizen opens a school. He remains
the. proprietor. and the religious order rent
their services to him"
In this matter also. the Ministry was in
accord with the Chamber.
Cabinet strengthen Itself.
Lastly, the question OF an amnesty in
favor OF VI. Paul de Roulede and Vi. Marcel
Hab=rt gave the Premier an opportunity
Of making a good speech. declaring an
| amnesty inOpportune and OF obtaining once
more evidence Of the Chambers confidence.
80 that this Cabinet. whose first steps re-
yealed an alarming weakness. has come to
the parliamentary vacation strengthened.
II. nevertheless. contains the germ OF dis
solution. This Is the acknowledged an
taSonism Of NJ Rouvier. representing old
fashioned financial methods. and Of II.
Camille Pelletan. representing the new
naval school
IL is a question whether the Cabinet will
survive It's first budget and the necessity
OF postponing an income tax in order 10
lay sacrilegious hands on certain financial
privileges exercised by the people who re-
me surGar or distllialcohoL.
But II 1t runs risk of death. its chief
chance Of life j. precisely the fact that IL
has the support OF those whose speciality,
Up to the present. has been overthrowing
Ministries.
A Cabinet defended by Socialists and
Radicals and attacked by N~ationalists.
should live.
Debate on Military Bill.
The chief interest of the week has been
in the Senate. where the partisans OF old
military traditions are burning their last
cartridges. This debate on the military
bill has now reached a point where a SUI
preme effort is being made-the suppression
Of dispensatiOns.
The idea Of subjecting future doctors. flu
ture priests. future professors. everybody. to
two years OF military service is not &C
cepted without protests. However, IL will
be necessary to accept 1t and send every
body TO the barracks for a period OF two
years.
Machiavellian partisans of an understand
Ing between the overburdened nations de-
signed 10 rid mankind Of the nightmare OF
wal are undoubtedly counting on a revolt
rack life.
Meanwhile. military men are defending
their ideas az best they can. and by means
OF personal Thus General de
Cabinet has just accused. by a letter writ
ten to the Debats. VI. de Freycinet. of hay-
defend the church and the army on condi-
ton that he got his chair in the academy.
Naturally, " de Freycinet denies this.
pointing out that II is not customary TO
make poftlcal promises in order TO get in
the academy, and that II he had made such
promises ne would have been reminded OF
them before now.