New-York tribune., 1907-07-14
,fORE VICTORIES FOR PRE-
UTER CLEJIENCE4C.
.s7e-.al by French Gable to The Tribune
,-oryr.zs.. 1857. by The Tribune Association.I

,e ierr the Chamber Of Deputies with an
-. step and jumped into his auto car,
- ,s--ie5 him Of rapidly TO his modest
new. IN the Rue Franklin. The parlia-
racat!on viii last until the middle OF
go Mr.. Cemenceau knows that the coun-
with him in the firm but patient manner
,rbicb he is dealing with the wine growers
,-s,,,octioa in the South. but he is quite ready
- ebov an autocratc hand whenever necessary.
tEa K glad to be last free from the running
e-e If interpretations. questions and attacks TO
whjch he has been subjected during the last six
weeks The significant feature Of the COnclud
ing debate in the Chamber the adroitness
with which ". CIemenceau refused TO be drawn
into the rap # making the income tax minis
terfal issue, and the mastery manner in which
he killed the unpopular measure by causing it 10
be postponed 10 the Greek kalends. This course
vas due 10 the reports received from the cham
hey of commerce OF almost every important
town in France protesting against replacing the
old and tried system Of taxation by an eX-
perimental progressive income tax as drawn up
ty NJ CaiIlauX. Minister of Finance. to which
not only the present Cabinet hut also nearly 200
Deputies had pledged themselves But NJ
Cemenceau, with characteristic decision. did
not hesitate To shipwreck the proposed income
tax law the moment he saw that public opinion
was against II. In 50 doing he scored the latest
of his half-dozen victories Upon NJ Clemen-
voted by majority of 465 against 10. This
means the death OF the income tax law in
France for al least another year.
DIVORCE Law CHANGED
The closing day in the Chamber was marked
by the presence in the galleries OF over hun
dred young and exceedingly attractive women.
who had come TO listen 10 the debate on the
abr7gatlon OF Article 296 Of the Civil Code pro-
hibiting a divorced woman from marrying again
until months after the date OF the decree
bv which her divorce obtained NJ.
Cereuceau, glsnCing rapidly at the visitors
galleries Whispered few words to the Speaker
az the chamber. and forthwith the abrogation
of Article 296 of the Civil Code voted upon
without debate and replaced by an article per
rnittirE divorced women TO marry Immediately
,Ipon ne receipt Of the decree according divorce
n Clernenceau secured a majority on this
MEASURE merely by 4 show OF hands, Of fully
rire--enths OF the Deputies present The bevy
n, srrarrlv gowned women in the gallery be-
came frantic with delight. and In the next few
weeks some four hundred weddings will be ceie-
hrsted which but for NJ Clemenceau's prompt
Initiative would have been Illegal With this
double victory NJ. Clemenceau fastened away
rro-7 the Chamber 70 avoid importunate con-
gratVlarons.
THE PARIS HOLIDAY
The preparations 10 celebrate the national
holiday on Sunday with illuninatons, fireworks.
street dancing music and open air banquets
show great falling off as compared with former
wears More interest. however. than hitherto
centres in the traditional grand review Of the
garrison ~ Paris in the Bos de Bouogne, which
will b. euiivened by the presence Of the Carl
haldi veterans in red shirts. who fought in de-
fence Of France in 1870 These grayhaired vet
erans are highly popular and give a character
o. Franco-Italian fraternity TO the day and are
z wholesome antidote 70 the groups from the
general confederation Of labor. who, under the
lead OF n Herve. protest against the military
paFesnt on the anniversary Of the capture OF the
Bastle-
10 FEAR OF WAR on THE PACIFIC.
No apprehension in regard TO a conflict be-
tween the United states and Japan exists in
diplomatic circles. The Paris papers almost
without exception publish comparisons between
the naval strength ot the TWO countries. and the
experts express the opinion that the United
States has marked superiority in new and up
to-date ships while Japan has the advantage
q more numerous trained bluejackets and bet
ter organized corps Of engineer officers. and in
respect 10 accuracy Of gunnery the best informed
naval officers here consider the Americans and
the Japanese about al equal match for each
Other.
IMPORTANT NEW BOOKS.
The most important book Of the week is En-
Alenagne. Rhin e Westphalie'' by Jules Huret,
Issued by Fasquelle The author deals with the
political, economic. intellectual and social as
pects % the new Germany. N. Huret's methods
very much Ike those employed by Profess
MLnEferberg in his work entitled The
America" N Huret finds many points Of
rssenhisuce between Germans and Americans
He considers the German postal and telegraph
service he best IN the world. He draws parallels
between Herr Thyssen the great Westphalian
retallu-gist and head Of the German steel trust,
and J Pie-pont Morgan. and between the late
Frederick Krupp and John y. Rockefeller NJ
HuIet considers Emperor William man of
great capacity and remarkable individuality.
His sketches Of the Kaiser : picturesque llfe
make N. book veil worth -eadng n. Huret
ought now 20 90 70 Toxic and do for Japan
What he has accomplished for the United states
and Germany From Plon Nourrit comes lie
Cheval Bano." a clever novel by Leon Barra-
cand. and good summer reading. Armand Colin
Issues "Paj- Japouaise.' by Louis AUbeTt. an
exhaustiye and timely study OF the new Japan.
It's life, education and ambitions and a forecast
q the struggle for mastery Of the Pacific Ocean
from Picard comes "Repertoire Biographlque de
4Episcopa- Constitutional" by Paul Pisani.
complete history Of the French constitutional
church from the ratification Of the bull OBJ
iainea by Louis XIV from Pope Clement NJ,
Which is the basis Of the French ecclesiastic con-
sutution. % ne present time, invaluable to all
VINO wish 10 obtain clear and impartial under
Standing of the French Catholicism Of today.
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