Arizona republican., 1909-07-21
Premier Lost His Had and ] Then Mastery of France
 --'-'-a' -------'- asfsr-r THE CABINET RESIGNS
In Moment of Certain Vic tory He Committed Error of Haunting Delcasse by Calling Up Spectre of His Country'sr Humiliation.

Paris, July 2O.-The Clemenceau cabinet fell suddenly tonight under the most dramatic circumstances at the conclusion of a violent debate over the naval scandals. NJ. Del casse, chairman of the Investigating committee led the attack upon the naval administration, especially dur ing the incumbency of M. Pelletan and NJ. Thompson, former ministers of the marine. M. Picard, who sue ceeded NJ. Thompson. promised in the name of the government to complete a series of reforms. when the incident occurred which changed the majority into minority.
 Premier ClemencedN1. who always has been the adversary of M. Del casse, smarting under criticisms and doubtless overconfident of his ma jority, taunted the eXminister of foreign affairs. who was thrown over board by the Rouvier ministry at the dictatiOn of Germany during the crisis of 1905, with having led France to humiliation at Algeciras.
 The spectre of that chapter of Frances foreign history in which Delcasse was sacrificed, was a fatal. error Instantly there was an up roar of dissent from both sides of the chamber Delcasse flung back the taunt in Clemenceau's face with bit ter words. declaring that France had gone to Algeciras in the interest of peace. The premier seemed for the first time in his parliamentary ca reer to lose his head.
 l. blaming the situation in 1905. drew himself up proudly and turning to Clemencaeu, he said: You were the president of the naval Investigating commission of 1905. Your unsparing attacks upon every government dur ing twenty-five years seemed a suf- ficient guaranty that you would find the root of the evil What were the results, I ask"
 M. Clemenceau, now evidently in rage, tried to parry the thrust by returning to the charge. Your pol icy as foreign minister, he shouted, lied us. to the greatest humiliation France has experienced in twenty years"
 Another storm of hostile cries arose several deputies crying Tt is an out rage to say that" The chamber was in an uproar when the premier took his seat.
 Amid the widest excitement the vote was taken, and when it was announced that government had been beaten. PIP to 17G, Clemenceau stalk ed out of the chamber, followed by the other ministers in towen that he intended to resign. M. Clemenceau went immediately to Elysee Palace and told the story to President Falli- eres. who seemed stupefied at the in -cident, but he accepted the resigna- tionS.
 Paris tonight is astonished that an old parliamentary war horse like Clemenceau should have committed political suicide by his awkwardness in recalling the Aigeciras spectre when the government was assured or a majority on the naval question.
 The premier's action drove about fifty members of the republican 'block" into a combination for un- horsing the man whose ministry has been the longest in the history of the third republic, and who for there years had absolute mastery in France. More than sixty members Of the ma jority. enought to have saved the day, were absent when the vote was taken.
 The fall of the cabinet was so un- expected that the political world is completely at sea as to who will be Clemenceau's successor. The name of Leon Bourgeois, former premier and former minister of foreign affairs, is most frequently mentioned, but his health and age are against him. M. Briand, minister of justice, and M. Delcasse are also mentioned.
 The socialists are overjoyed at Clemenceau's downfall. M Joures, socialist leader in the chamber, said: With Clemenceau disappears the most dangerous man in the republic"