The sun., 1902-06-01
FRANCES LATEST GREAT NAN.
PRi niIK tiDfs k-kH NJ "
~ 0 DIN R!BLD.
o"sliiir> That GsNr atm Nis Grrrn' We
l"rN NJ the p.iis ttns \dU'o'"rs.
ton n.r. >oi Ialk Nurh Eminent
a. isv,sr ~ tmairur tr'ist.

"''"''" 'uf'r agaust ~Cnn.Wo .av thhi
"" O., ",suy 'fr mps' f,msfkal L. tr"I'h-
ubn ',u'' Gsuii,ita
" '" slur 'in, It l. probable ihat
tt"'' hlucn b- - rude iu not un,iefsihnd
hiin AMI gvui thud - 'h"in hat" hi'u
mirhs"N Possessing pr "'iinrn'iy the
instincts that make for gcud order and
AI'g"h' housekeeping. he has Put the
h"iseh"ld ~ rance - rights with ruth
''~ts~- and 'huroushne-s slin"-' Nap"-
i'"h3' Hence hw "neinps AMI h"nCe als"
Ia" suIi'"t' u, ~ thu Lu-iu--- men AMI
"un~'' a'I," ,,tI,'n- II Frame
d"S"a Prime I,Lir'.rs LAN" had 'ie
sa'nr opportunity. az the sys,sin ~ zen
tlHl>'d ad,Uini' tration "s,s'N i"-da. Ju-'
a. - wa l"i' hy 'h- rr-, N-polrnn
-hcs. t!r sword ~ Napdron - there.
said an official. hut It ,onk a -wurdsmsn
to Use II Waldeck Rousseau Il q swords
man That II the whole story
For the last dozen wears oT 40 Gen.
Botllang"r has reprc-.n'cd 20 many per-
sons III. typical Fr.nchnlan. picturssqu~
theatrical and voIuble Waldeck- Rousseau
u non- Of thes. and ~ he ruled nearly
how strong man he WA
iiirefaH pi ahOIfI Usl on u befN Ho'S
To lead Franc. ,o new cnnqucsts. her~ wac
q piet gentleman in black coat. ~ho
ahhorisst conqI.ets More than this he
DOES not look like the typical fr~nohman.
bcing unusually tall even by the English
or American standard. StN and angular
In appearance rather difident m hi. man
ner. stunning uotrrietv and attention
Wahl-ck- Rousseau reviewed his democ-
racv from his father ~ho wa~ one ~ the
founders 81 tho short-lived Second Re
public. and hu du'et dr'-rrnination from
the yepple of vendes,. among whom he was
born az Nantes, D-c ,, iSI8 A. one time
he thought Of heing an artist and became
proficient in water color painting, hut
soon abandoned this except a. q passin'~
and studied h~
After heins admitted % the tar he b~ca me
SECRETARY TO NJ. Dufre', then descrih~d
as the frst Of French forensic orators
Then came the Franco Pr,ir~ian War.
When Gamb~,'a c~capsd from Paris in
a balloon and called for his l~v-e en- r,Asse,
Waldeck- Rousseau volunteered and 70
cei, - a Captains commission. b'n never
saw service
Like Roman and manv another great
rr,.nchmsn, Wsllieck -Rnus-eau hrgan
hts real carver at Rennes. the ancient
capital ~ Brittany lie lahorcd incon-
sp,cuously before the Court of Appsals,
until q lucky chance, which he had the
ahltv to grHsy. made hi. fortune
A leading merchant. VI D~yf,s Con-
,al,- had tefore ali tho courts of Franoe
the sans cas-. concerning maritime rights
IN which the gr~icr part Of his hrg,' for
tune was involved H.. lAsy-r AZ Rennes
retired and with snrn~ 'nisgi,1ng the n'sr-
chant -rut IN" particulars OF his Cas~e To-
Walo.slk- Rousseau
Tire merchant kep' si"nogrrphic re-
ports Of all hls awyer~' -Iseches in the
different courts When he examined the
pleas u his R-nn-- adv,-a'e he was anassd
70 find in them the clearer' and most e!o-
,rrnt .1Insitiun ~ his casc that had he-n
mad" during ia" years Of litigation.
shortly afierward Wadeok Rousseau,
having Interested himself IN loral politics.
vas chue.n to represent Rsnn.s IN the
chamber u Deputies, and Ilrylts Con
Ial.e To he astuni-hmsn' ~ IA" PARIS bar
intr7pt.d the legal mana cement ~ all hl-
aTRir- Ia the unknown Breton deputy
In 'nis ask NRltisCk Rousseau -pCc -eded
no le-s a man than " 'ieNy. sho had W.
lius,ush,si ais Law practice upon his election
20 he Presidency The appoint nleni made
some stir N he legal and political world
and gav" WaldeCk kouss'au al irnmesiia's
standing m IA" hamter
GaInietta was then President Of the
Chamber and The undisyu'e-i leader of
Frruch Reyublcani~m He Saw and ad-
ulr,i qualities m Naldeck Rousseau which
he himself lacked and with his urtIal impul-
-iv.ne-s sllu-.' a. puoe admut~i 'he Young
deputy - his friendship and cHltden"
When. "a lSS0 t'afnts'ta formed his
Grand Ministry be- gave Wsldeck kous-
s"au tn" Department "f The Interior. the
fno~t dc~irDh" portfolio IN N" 'abinet
from no point - view II patronage and
ppli'ica Influence But 'he Grand Min
i-,rv came 80 an end ~ Two months and
it, failure cluS'.t Ga'nt etta political crre.'r
Wald"ck Rousseau obtained rrr-nnal
alc.s-s Tie reputatipi. ne galned A. All
administrator and civil r'form"r secured
him III" portfolio IN the Jules Ferry Cabinet
uf iSs2
When tho Ferry Cabinc, fell the lonse.t
IN Office eNo'pt Wahi"ck- -Ruu-.'au's own
Nald,4c. r"tirssi from pOit ioal NE and de-
voted himself To law lie t-'camc leader
~ 'hc isIs nsr NTH a professional income
& about to.dno wear T. r-nsin~d Tor
IN" political events growing ont ~ the
Dr"vf'Is oa~.' - nrins him hack into public
life
Al this politioal period IN. Premiership
~ franc- Sas going h~gging Cabinet
after 'ao.r"' had l-~n ov"r'hrnwn and The
country s'-mei -iUa for revolution The
situation demanded a strong man and hy
haIpN Inspiration tho President called
upun Waldo, : Rousseau
'hnug" Wa al'u".' trpned isi"iv sp-
parent Instead OBJ! a cabinet from on"
political group NRld"cs- Rpu.s.au got oth"r
-t"'pg mon wherever l- could tud 'hem
N'l'cr1ud. N" Nrcaiist. and GillIf"t al
irl-"ill" DID nar'iu't WITH n silver a. nnarh
lH p.i,-' II nv" uu" shot awaN IA tho MEXICAN
War vcrr Among those oh,-er
lh"t fr-' Juh WIS to - he pr"yfus
ci-'' uu' ~ th" way. whiCh the' dId 3"
manner wuich hy un u"a'- nj ,ii'-i "v'ry-
tod. ,ui Ni'l \ huAliv lat pp'N"id~d
further ag,iatluu Then cam" ~" N~afs
90 iIri admu istratIN" W,rE. whiri, make.
uu -uuv no 'N,'.r' 10 urtitH'- r.Uit-
on" srii1ta lfi"i aurth"r vAs -,Ipeched
Wien Paul D"'pI!ovie VNs trviur - make
G"u BulJug"r - hi'u-.'lf WaId""k
hnu--s'tu Thought h,m "y-i durius The
'uu-yi'pti"u ~ uu" ,IgBr"''s and Packed
nm over ~" fruufi.r. Wl'.To he stIli ian.
gulSh". H." aiiuin'-t ra'IN. -vofd ~
\Il DIXON vac coming INTO play ""
n"N' unic,d, h,sds iu fall into N" hs.k"'
~''r'' i't"-' 4 h,gh army offic-r- rh" had
p-'i paving p"r" attention =" l"'h'r- than
to trtU
Then" Nss al uuIoaT. hut nothing hap
irn.ri, and th, adtuiLI-trdttN" machine
~ Iuud uu lie u-Nt adN'rsafv was
much E.ur" it",iit uI~
Siuos' ktrh"'I.,.'4 dlN 'hcr" hAs al-ava
l-r.su "A estf ION sf a .. btFb laffN tfl tTap,~