New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-07
DAILY SENSATIONS IN
MONTAGNTNI PAPERS.
rRnoclal BY French Gable 70 The Trihunsl
rcn,rrirht. ,eg7: By The Tribune AssOcIstlon.l

% pr3vide Pass with daily sensations, and prove
"a be double edged sword. quite as embarrassing
for TIE government; as for the Vatican. The FL
GRO which as cabled 10 The Tribune last
saturday. opened the bali. is an Opposition or
qsa Of strong reactionary tendencies. and now
re papers representing every political party
from The ministerial 'Matin" TO the socialist
'Ilumanite." including the anti-Semitic 'Libre
Parole" publish their own special brOadsides
selected from Monsignor Montagninis carefully
annotated diaries and letter presses which sup
vlv apparenlly an inexhaustihle stock OF Paris
IAN anecdote. episode. gossip and insinuations
that makes piquani reading and which. repro
duced IN every town and hamlet IN France. has
so far had The effect OF strengthening the
c;emenceau Cabinet and Of casting an unfavor-
able light upon the diplomatic methods Of the
Cardinal Secretary OF State and representing the
clerical campaign IN the last French elections
IN a way which TO the average French voter
seems by no means creditable. Altogether the
present ministry. under the ordeal Of the Mon
tagnini revelations. which. strangely enough.
arst reached the Figaro" not from the govern
.eut but from clerical sources. has been supplied
with the trump cards for NM. Clemenceau and
BRAND in their game with the Vatican. Such. at
least is the trend OF feeling among the masses OF
the French people, who each day absorb pays OF
the Montagnini revelations with their morning
coffee Amid these disclosures are some which
are somewhat compromising for the discretion
az three or four European diplomatists here II
IS satisfactory 10 find that the attitude Of the
United States government has been. to borrow
the words attributed to Premier Clemenceau.
.'sans ueur Ell sans reproche.' as shown by the
rosi.ion assumed by General Porter when am
bassasor al Paris and by the Washington Cab
met IN thwartiag the strenuous and insidious
efforts alleged 10 have been made at Rome
washington and Paris TO induce President
Roosevelt 10 appoint Ambassador TO France
an American who should not only be Roman
Catholic but also opponent OF the French
governments policy TO bring about the separa-
ton Of Church and State.
ATTACKS ON CABINET.
The Clemenceau Cabinet is meanwhile con-
fronted with the violent attacks Of the SOCIALISTS
-Vbo insist upon the right Of public servants to
3oin the general labor federation ana are furious
with NM BRAND and Viviani. ministers. re-
specrirely. Of Public Instruction and OF Labor.
whom they refer 10 as traitors 70 the prole-
ssrist because they support Premier Clemencean
a his decision TO punish as rebels and muiineers
such schoolTnasters, postTnen and other govern
ment employees as Join the labor federation ana
trade unions and claim the right 10 strike. n
Clemenceau has made a concession to the So
cialists BY agreeing 20 6iherentiate between the
various classes OF government employees. con-
esding the right OF organization 20 workmen IN
The tobacco match and other government fac
tories while Withholding such right from school,
masters. postnen and others. n Clemeneeau'
owing TO this concession. IS violently censured
BY the .esctioneries and even BY conservative
Republicans who describe this distinction &c ar
bitrary and inef1cscious and s-gTe that she
problem OF trade unions Tsets soaely Upon t1e
answer 70 the question ''Nvao ps=s you? II
paid By private enterrr.ss Ken should have the
right OF forming defensigs associations. but Il
paid from public funds they should net have
such right Nevertheless. as q matter Of ex-
pedisncy the Cabinet has made distinction
between thu two categorsss % state employees.
Ths government bcldly tskes Its stand in regard
70 schoolmasters. postnen. soldiers sailors, po-
Ecenen, etc. by declaring that these classes OF
public servants are not IN the same position as
ordinary citizens. because IN eccepting-Or. moro
correctly, IN soliciting such employment man
alienates part Of his Independence and cannot
logically contend that als personal interests
should have the preference wien opposed 20 tho
interests Of the nation. Sr that he should be
allowed TO arrest the normal working Of the
governmental machine by striking.
This attitude Of the Cabinet causes bitter 6is-
content among the Socialists. but is regarded as
evidence that n. Clemenceau IS fully prepared
hlDA LlA SLLDlB Cast lDN manu- NEAT nay 49,
as he cid in the course OF the Labor Day mani
festations year ago. Here. again. the Prime
Minister has the whole law-abiding population
Of France with him.
INVENTION REGARDED OF VALUE.
Upon the suggestion OF the Academy OF
Science the French War Department and the
Ministry Of Agriculture have both adopted an
Invention made by DR.. Broc Rousseau. the
veterinary surgeon Of the sth Regiment OF Ar
tlleTy. who by means OF subjecting oats. wheat.
rye and other cereals 70 currents OF hot air BY
an apparatus involving only slight expense pre-
serves them from the disease called moist, or
mould which has hitherto caused deterioration In
stored oats and wheat IA government granaries
and magazines TO amount averaging ST.
100000 year. DR.. Rousseau's hot air currents
destroy the microscopic mushroom known as the
streptothrix dassonvillei end also the small In
tect called the charancon that produce the dis
ease Of noisi in stored grain. French scientists
claim that this invention has great practical
value IN wheat producing countries such as the
United States Argentina and Russia. where
mould causes Immense loss during transporta-
don
NEW BOOKS or THE WEEK.
Plon HourTit publishes la Marquise de
Boufaers et Son Fills. le Chevalier de Bout
Gers" by CASTOR Maugras a highlN amusing
recital Of episodes and "reminiscences OF the
Court o. King stanislas az Luneville and Nancy.
which makes capEal reading. Perrin issues
Les Fills de Philippe Egaiite Pendant la Ter
reur." with the journal OF the Due de Chartres
for 1870 and 1891. and the hitherto unpublished
letters OF the Due de MOntpensier during the
same period. The book contains many spicy
anecdotes. II Is written by G. Lenotne Perrin
also publishes ''Isettres d'Arfsiocrntes de Ia
Revolution. Rscontee par des correspondances
Eflvees lIs9-l1S4." By Pierre de Vaissiere.