Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-06-01
Ready to Step Into Acknowledged Control
When the Radicals Subsids.
NEW CHAMBER MUST HAVE UPHEAVAL FIRST
First Task Would Be Wedding Out o
Departments TreaOherOus Elements.
NAVY SCHEDULED FOR A SHAKING UP
President, Ministers of Foreign Affairs
and of War Believed TO BE
Slated 20 Continue In
Those Portfolios.

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PARIS. May 31.-(New York World Ca
blegram-Special Telegram.) AN absorbing
occupation throughout France Just now is
the making of lists of members OF the
next cabinet. Political experts do not con-
ceal their anxiety regarding the compost
tion OF the ministry, because everything
depends upon the men who are to give
the new Chamber Of Deputies its first impe-
tus.
1t is universally accepted now that both
President Loubet and Premier Waldeck-
Rousseau, though thorough republicans, be-
long to the conservative. bourgeois ele-
ment, and that finding the last elections
returned a majority rather too radical,
they are going to endeavor to restrain any
violent movements toward social reform.
NJ Waldeck- Rousseau's resignation was
| foreshadowed in the World three weeks be-
| fore any newspaper in France had heard OF
It, Il may be the cleverest move that brill
| liant statesman ever has made and that 1t
has been made after an explicit or tacit
understanding with President Loubet. II
is the exceptional privilege Of the presi-
dent to select cabinet by choosing pro-
| fessional politicians from every repub-
! lican faction. majority could thus be
secured to the new government at least
| long enough to let the Chamber spend its
| first enthusiasm for energetic action.
| Meanwhile the ministry, which would be
secretly steered by President Loubet and
NJ. Waldeck- r ousseau, doubtless would, by
judicious distribution Of patronage. sue
ceed in replacing the present zeal of many
new members with that well known par
liamentary wisdom which deems 1t always
| rIx 10 anythi00 tending
! to change the present social arrangements.
NJ waldeck- Rousseau could then return
without risking loss Of prestige resulting
from overthrow through a possible rebel
| lion Of the yet untamed radical majority
and continue his policy Of slow concessions,
| calculated to appease the masses.
simply sBbs for Rousseau.
! A ministerial combination now in sight
bears on these suppositions. Senator
Combes has suddenly been launched for
premier. Nobody ever heard OF Combes,
but he is said to be an extremely sagacious
and faithful henchman OF NJ. Waldeck- -Rous-
seau. M. Combes, like NJ. Waldeck- -Rous-
Eeau, is sincerely anti-clerical and would
continue the fight against the rich religious
orders under Roman influence in politics.
| NJ Valle, another senator devoted to the
retiring premier, would take the ministry
Of the interior, continuing through the de-
partmental projects the eliminating OF
treacherous anti-republican elements per-
meating the administration throughout the
country.
| NJ Delcasse would retain the ministry OF
foreign affairs, mainly because he never
objected to following Waldeck- Rousseau's &
advice The latter believes the foreign
policy should be characterized by even
more continuity than interior affairs.
NJ. Dupuy would remain in the ministry
Of agriculture, where he made a great sue
cess.
General Andre would still uphold the
dignity OF the army, while discouraging
| the tendencies to encroach upon the civil
power.
NJ Monis, cognac merchant, now minis
ter OF justice, would be replaced by 9
weightier man.
A sensational feature of the new cab.
met is likely to be the naming Of Camille
Pelletan as minister of marine, which
would secure the radical socialist support
as he is the main standard bearer Of thai
faction. NJ. Pelletan has been fighting FOL
thirty years the deep-rooted routine per,
vading all departments. especially the navy
He has been a most determined opponent
of the heavy battleship and an advocate o.
moderate sized extremely speedy cruisers
submarines etc. He Is a progressive
quiet man, who has been kept out OF cab
inets on account Of his pugnaeity. His
advent would mark a new era in admins
tration. His department would be ex
pected to be swept by a whirlwind Of re-
forms.
II Senator Combes should become pre-
pier he would take the portfolio Of Pau
Dechanel. nl-concealed sympathy Will
the nationalist element renders his re-elec
tion as president of the Chamber OF Depu
ties doubtful. The radical leader, LeoI
Bourgeois, is likely to be his successor.