New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-18

tuOus career of three years only awaits
the formal submission of the letters OF
retirement Friends of the ministry
maintain that its refinement is yolun-
tary as M. Combes has succeeded in re-
sisting the effort to compel his fall The
opposition, however, halls the decision
as victory, claiming that the small ma
jorities for the ministry Saturday night
left NJ COmbes ShOrn of effective
strength to carry out his policies
President Loubet Bereaved.
M. Combes called at the Elysee palace
Sunday for the purpose of comforting
with President Loubet, but the latter
was overwhelmed by the critical illness
of his mother, who died at three o'clock
Sunday afternoon. The presidents at
Fiction prevented any discussion of the
cabinet situation, and complexities the
time when the resignation will be sub
mitted. 1t had been intended to hold
cabinet meeting on Tuesday, at which
the final disposition of the retiring mem
bers was to be taken, but President Lou
bets departure for Montelimar to attend
the funeral of his mother has deferred
! final action.
Premier COmbes received the various
ministers during the day. He looked
careworn after ten hours of parliament
tar battle, in which he occupied the floor
| for three hours and was the center of a
continuous attack during the remaining
hours. He spoke freely Of the intention
of his cabinet to retire as a whole, and
| outlined the details of it's closing work.
untary, as the votes Saturday night, al
though showing small majorities, gave
enough margin to permit of carrying on
/ the ministerial programme
| However, he considers that his de-
/ parture will facilitate the realization of
/ the programme instead of interrupting
| 1t, since his successor will be able to unite
| the discordant elements which have be-
come personally hostile to him. It is
conceded that M. Conbes' voluntary
withdrawal will permit him to exercise
Ia powerful and probably decisive in
huenee in the choice of his successor SIM
liar to that which M. Wa1deck- Rosseau
exercised when voluntarily relinquish-
ing power.
The Next Cabinet.
/ Who will form the next cabinet is not
yet certain. The logic of the situation
appears to point to M. Rouvier, and his
name is most mentioned. He is accept
able both to M. Combes and those who
are rebelling against his authority
However, if M. Combes exercises the au-
thority to name his own successor he
may designate NJ. Brisson, who, as presi
dent of the chamb Der of deputies. assisted
in the execution of the Combes pro-
gramme The names of NM. Millerand
Poincare, Doumer and Clemenceau also
are prominently mentioned, theil
strength depending upon later combina
tons in the majority groups. However
the personal influence the president usu
ally exercises is obscured by death with
in the household, making the outcome O.
| the reorganization of the ministry in
creasingly doubtful.
The effect of the change upon the gov
ernment's policies is not considered t.
be great. The new ministry will hav
the same majority as that supportin,
Premier Combes, and so there cannot b
a radical change. This majority has re
lpeatedly upheld M. Combes project tend
! ing toward separation of church an
/ state. It is expected, therefore, that tn
programme relating to separation will b
carried out, although NJ. Combes' retire
ment probably will exercise a moderai
i ing tendency.
The issue which proved most decisiv
. In Fastening the designations of the mir
listers was a popular cutlery against Sc
/ cret reports on the lives of army officer!
The change will undoubtedly insure th
) abandonment of the last vestige of thi
system. The enactment of an incom
tax and other important measures vi
not be materially affected.