The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-21
CLENENCEkU TURUTE FRANCE
HES WIDELY ACCLAIMED AS TEE
NATIONS NATURAL LEADER.

MAY DO Mad Premier to success sarricns
though President Fanieres II Said to
Fear Hlm-Described a. . Man Of
Many and Widely Different Moods.
Prom TEE SUN Correspondents ~ Paris
PANS, Dot. o0.-K the half Of what Is
said to-day in Paris and telegraphed here
from other capitals In to DO believed, peaoe
and war, prosperity, tranquility and de-
struotion, all and severRlly, depend upon
N. Clemenceau, who was Minister Of the
Interior in the Sarrien Cabinet which re-
Igned yesterday. We're M. Clemenoeau
vain he might strut about these days; In
stead, however, he has become abruptly
quiet.
A casual Sitting Of public opinion as re-
feoted in the newspapers would indicate
that the belief is prevalent that II he can
be all things to all men he may succeed In
being ono Of tho great leaders OF France;
stherwise he VIII fall as tho head Of q Cabi-
net or ulunge tho country into war.
Nobody has doubted for months that he
would sooner or later DO Premier. Every
body accepts it to-day as natural that he
should direct the Government Of France.
The only question is whether be will direct
N. Heis declared to DO the master Of France.
and the country 10 asked II It knows It has
q master.
It is declared that he IL the king and that
President FalhArss will obey him. BE is
hailed at one and the same time as q nan
Of tremendous personal force and as so
eighty and undetermined that tho people
can be sure only Of his instability. He il
described as terrible, froliosome, tragic and
IL. L. &,w. aaa.untn0 w~nuaw 9TH n
smile, I'M likely to strike violent but in
coherent blows because he 10 too impetuous
% be practical.
E1-Premier Sarrien's illness is described
as not enteritis, but Clemenoitis, and M.
Cemenoeau is taunted with craftsmanship
like his marksmanship. which endangered
only his seconds in his duels with NM.
Deroulede and Dumont, although before
these duels his reputation a. a duelhst had
been great.
The retiring Cabinet has been said to
represent a selection from among fifty
OF the greatest minds in France, yet 1t did
not hold long together.
To-night's discussion figures NJ. BRAND
rs the pivot on which will turn the success
or failure Of the Cabinet which NJ. Gle
menoeau may form, for IL NJ. BRAND retains
power ne Is committed 10 y rigorous Appn-
cation Of the Separation law, while, II he
should be dropped. much Of the Socialist
support will forsake Qemenceau, b has
declared for moderation in applying that
law, which is the greatest question with
which the new Cabinet will a to deal.
The other chief questions in dispute are the
levying of an income tax. reduction in naval
armament and reduced military exactions.
Tho British entente Is accepted practically
everywhere and M. Clemenoeau's devotion
20 it is one Of his strong holds, as like wise,
1t is said. is his sympathy with American
institutions. Just where M. Clemenoeau
wishes to plaoe Major Dreyfus and his
champion, Brig. Gen. Picquart, VIII was
suddenly recalled to Paris from Vienna
to-day. is a subject Of conjecture.
President FaliAres Oame to Paris his
evening TO confer with tho parliamentary
leaders over tho new Premiership but up
to midnight had taIbed only with M. Bison.
Il ia expected that tho President will SOC
M. Clemenceau on Sunday and it IA regarded
as practically certain that ClemenOeau
viii be Prime Minister, though it is held
to be Just possible that the difficulties IN the
way Of forming a Cabinet satisfactory to the
Chamber may be too great and may make
II necessary for President Fallieres to call
on sonp else.