The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-21

VICTORY
WON BY FALL|EREs
Election Of President and Meeting
Of Powers ENJOYS Interest
the French.
New York Herald Special Gable Service. Q

New York Herald Special Gable Service. Copy
right, 1906, by the New York Herald.
Paris, Jan. 20.-The week just
closed has been productive of more in
terest than usual, because of presiden
tial elections at home and the Algecians
conference abroad.
AS M. Loubet arrives on Feb. IL at
the end of his term, which he might
have retained by simple nod Of his
head, contest to replace him developed
between two men who come next after
him, namely, the presidents of the two
chambers, NJ. Fallieres Of the senate
and M. Doumer of the chamber of depu-
ties.
M. Fallieres, the better republican,
who had already fought good fight
during the empire, controlled all the
republican VOTES. AS for Doumer,
aside from his personal followers, be-
longing like himself to the radical
party, he had the solid right, the ma
tionalists and the monarchists Of the
chamber and senate.
Nevertheless, NJ. Doumer Is not
clerical. He has not even had his chill
dren baptized. Nor is he a partisan Of
the capitalistic group, since it was he
| who introduced the bill for income tax.
Why, then, did the clericals and the
wealthy classes of the right support
him9. Because, on the first place, the
republicans wanted to have nothing to
| do with him; secondly, because his auto
cratic temperament caused them to fear
he might attempt to exercise personal
/ power and thus bring complications of
various kinds. These complications
might be detrimental to France, par
ticularly to the republic, and the Pc
culiar politicians of the right are more
concerned about harm to the republic
than benefit to France.
I Fallieres Elected.
Their calculations went amiss. Re-
publicans of both houses held plenary
meeting on Jan. 16 at the Luxembourg
and designated M. Fallieres for the
presidency by 416 votes. Tine next day
at Versailles, NJ. Fallieres was elected
president with 449 votes.
This election was victory for the
republican party, which conducted it.
; self with calm decision. It was well
received by the public and the new
president was cheered by crowds at
Versailles and at Paris. M Fallieres
had more agreeable debut tina. his
predecessor, who, it will be remem-
bered, was assailed with cane strokes
by the nationaEsts Immediately after
his election.
The favorable impression made OH
: Parisians is also felt by the entire
+ European press, which congratulates
French republicans on the calm and
t regularity which marked this election.
;. | Tn
8 his functions.
! Moroccan Conference
d Anothern happy event of the week
: is the favorable tendency of the con-
q ference at Algeciras The Spanish
minister of foreign affairs, who pre-
: sides, having welcomed the delegates,
Z M. Revoul, the French delegate, made
n known the principles he would defend.
= These are three in number-the integ.
= rity Of Morocco, the sovereignty of the
: sultan and the open door to all Euro.
:. pean nations of good faith, with equal
. ity for all.
This would seem very reasonable.
, Moreover, the German delegate i'm.
y mediately took the floor to approve
I the declarations of the French dele
', gate and express his accord Herewith
One might almost think the conference
was already ended, because it has
L as it's object only to adjust the diver
u gence Of views between Germany and
e France.
IL One important feature Of the confer
ence was the Intervention Of the
United States, which, for the first time
since its foundation, takes part in 1
European congress. Americas partici
s patton is perfectly dignifed and he
delegates have at their disposal il
Alqaciraa Roads a magnificent cruiser