The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-08
FRENCH CABINET
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comes at most dramatic moment,
when the Franco-German contest has
reached a decisive stage, and may exert
an important adverse influence on the
1Algeoiras conference and.son European
affairs @
| The defeat of the government came;
on a comparatively minor debate over
the church disorders. The governments
succeeded in holding only 234 votes,
tion-clericals, socialists and national
ists-united and polled 267 votes, plac-
ing the ministry in minority Of thirty
three. 4s ~
The vote was more expressive Of per-
,sonal antagonism to the ministry than
of opposition to church inventories.
The Rouvier Cabinet.
The Rouvier cabinet was formed Nov.
IL, 1905, when Loubet was president
of the republic. When Fallieres was in
formally rendered it's resignation, but
at the request of the new president, it
remained in office. It was constituted
as follows: Premier and foreign minis
ter, M. Rouvier; minister Of the inte-
rior, M. Dubief; minister Of war, NJ.
Etienne; minister of marine, NJ. Thorn
son; minister of commerce, M. Trout
lot; minister of finance, NJ. Merlou;
| minister of justice, M. Chaumie; min
lister of the colonies, M. Clenentel;
minister of public works, Armant
Gauthier; minister of public instruction,
Bienvenue Martin; minister of agri-
culture, M. Ruau. -
-, -- The Moroccan Crisis.
Prior to the cabinet crisis the Franco
| GoTD,on ,anntrOvarSv M
control seemed to be in the balance,
with the inclinationt strongly toward
an agreement. All depended upon
Berlin IS last word. If this was a, frank
concession of Franco-Spanish police
without impossible conditions, then
agreement was assured; but if the con-
cession involved further conditions,
France, whose pride was already much
aroused, was prepared to reject It,
| The foreign Office stated the situation
as follows: 49,
NThe reported German concession has
not been communicated to us and we are
! therefore unable to state definitely
=. what action may be taken thereon. One
thing, however, can be stated with alb
solute positiveness, namely: If the Ger
man concession on the police question is
conditioned upon interna tional supervi
sion it will not be accepted:.'
| This statement preceded the cablne1
crisis. After that event no one was
able to indicate the course of the. gov
eminent. .2.ss :
M. Dubost advised President Falliere
to ask NJ. Bourgeois to form ministry
The names of former Premier Ribot am
Minister of Justice Chaumio were ais
mentioned.
Fear of Delcasse.
Berlin, March 8.-The fall of M. Rou
vier,. the French premier, awakens Ger
tain misgivings here lest it lead to {
resumption Of the foreign policy Of M
| Delcasse. 1t is pointed out that thu
: majority against M. Rouvier was com
posed chiefly of nationalists who de
: nounced as reasonable the attitude O.
the element whose opposition, to M
Delcasse led to his, resignation. Mucl
curiosity and some anxiety is indulge(
in respectful the effect the change will
1have on the Algeciras conference an!
q lit is feared that fresh complication
a will sfolloYtor that there will be
;, period Of Uncertainty and delay =, =:
!, Foreign Minister Delcasse resigne
June 7, 1905. In submitting his resie
nation he said that he recognized tina
differences of view had arisen betWee
himself and his colleagues relative t
the foreign policy of France, particular
~ concerning the negotiations wit
Morocco. - Therefore he believed it dc
4 sirable, in the interest Of the sministr
and the country, to resign.