New-York tribune., 1905-01-22
TOPICS IN PARIS.
Second Cabinet Crisis for u. Loubet
The Russian Situation.
Special The New-York Tribune by French Cable)
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Special to The New-York Tribune oy French Cable3
Copyright; 1905: By The Tribune Assooiation)
Paris Jan. 21.-This Is the second Cab
met crisis with which President Loubet has
had TO deal in the six years of his tenure of
Office. The French Constitution imposes on
the President the duty after the resignation
Of a Cabinet TO select the statesman TO
form a new Ministry likely TO secure a
working parliamentary majority. President
Loubet's selection Of NJ Waldeck-Rousseau
after the resignation Of Charles Dupuy during
the Dreyfus excitement averted civil war. Later.
when NJ. Waldeck-Rousseau retired, owing to
falling health. President Loubet, in accordance
with wishes expressed by the Premier. selected
NJ Combes who last Saturday was shipwrecked
because of his protection Of the private detective
system of spying among officers and function
aries He has now aroused indignation by
sumlng TO dictate to the head of the state.
by the unusual terms of the letter which
companied his resignation, his choice Of a sue
cessor President Loubet, with the never falling
tact and the sound practical. common sense
characteristic of the French middle classes, Of
which he is such a model representative, has
preserved full liberty Of action and maintained
the Presidential prerogative. He has consulted
daily and talks most frankly with the chiefs
of all parties and all the parliamentary groups,
from the Extra Socialists to the most conserva-
tive LibeTals-to all, indeed, who do not aim
to overthrow the republican form Of govern
ment. President Loubet is thus able 70 measure
the tremendous and rwbelning wave of in
dignation against t2lebearing and spying. The
agitation in the provinces assumes a personal
animosity equalling the bitterest days of the
Dreyfus affair. M Doumer. the new president
Of The chamber who elected by Repub-
ncans who were dissatisfied with NJ. Combes. is
in constant communication with President Lou
bet and is believed to favor a ministry of con-
ciIiarion, resolved to pat an end TO talebearing,
but conciliatory on all other questions 1t now
appears that three members of the late Cabinet.
VI. Delcasse, Minister of Foreign Affairs: NJ.
Chaumie. Minister of Public Instruction and
NJ. Rouvier. Minister Of Finance. were not in ac-
cord with NJ. Combes, and would have left the
Cabinet had not NJ. Combes himself resigned. II
is not expected that a Cabinet can be
formed until next week Everything indicates
that M Delcasse will be retained. no matter
what combination may ensue.
The situation ih Russia, it is believed here, is
assuming the proportions of revolution The
newspapers of every political stripe predict
what the 'Gil Bias" euphemisticaly describes
as the Muscovite revolution" The opinion in
financial circles where strong interest prevails
TO avoid slump in Russian securities is that,
with representative government. the abolition of
the bureaucracy and the moral enfranchisement
~ the Russians will lead TO financial control and
fiscal honesty which in the long run VII en-
hanoe rather than diminish the value Of Rus
sian securities OF which, according 10 the latest
estimates. fourteen nilliards are held IN France
The opening of the public sitting of the inter-
national commission investigating the North
Sea incident was attended by smart diplomatic
and mundane guests. among whom we're the
4remhers OF the japanese Legation who watched
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