The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-21
1LENENCEAU
LOST HIS HEAD
AND HIS PLACE
adverse Vote in Chamber of
Deputies Wrecked the
French Cabinet.
EB-CONFIDENCE ON
PART OF THE PREMIER
.uINTED FORMER MINISTER
nstcASSE WITH HAVING HU-
INFLATED THE COUNTRY.

-..ssu suddenly tonight under the most
s-,-aric circumstances. at the conclu-
In f q violent debate over the naval
sandals.
n DeIcasse. chairman of the investi-
-sr7v committee, led the attack upon
y naval administration, especially
airing the incumbenCy Of NJ. Pelletan
~ n Thomson, former ministers OF
marne.
an had promised. i'm the name of the
-TrsDment. TO complete a series of re
S-rs when an incident occurred
which changed a majority into mi
nlrty.
Tainted Delcasse.
Premier CIemenceau. who always has
been an adversary of NJ. Delcasse,
s~srting under the criticisms. and
sorbtless 0ver-cOnddent of a majority,
tsrrtsd the ex-uinister of foreign at
airs who was thrown overheard by the
Pouvier ministry at the dictation of
germany during the crisis of 1903, with
having led France to humiliation at Al
saeirss The spectre of that chapter of
Frances foreign history En- which Del
fsssa was sacrificed was a fatal error
Instantly there was an uproar of dis
ssr. nom both sides of the chamber.
Dslcasse flung back the taunt in Glenn
571sau's face with bitter words, declar-
hg that France had gone to Algeciras
fl the interest of peace.
u Delcassa intimated that Clemen-
eau had inspired articles in the foreign
res during the crisis. but the latter
srrhstically denied this. The premier
seemed for the first time in his parlia-
uantary career to lose his head.
Reply Of Former Minister.
Finally NJ Delcasse, as he was ex-
Izrng the situation of 1905, drew HIM
ST Up proudly and said.
Z snail say nothing further on that
Utsct / have nothing TO fear Moth
ing the past nothing i'm our common
memories Of twenty-five years embar-
Hs8s me-
turning TO CIemeuce1u, he said;
You were president of the naval in
usigating committee of 1904. Your un-
sl-lg attacks upon every government
during twenty-five years seemed sufti-
Gent guarantee thar you would ind the
not Of the evil What were the results,
Iak9"
j, Clemeuceau. now evidently in a
Bge. tried 20 parry the thrust by re-
turning 20 the charge.
Your policy as foreign minister he
shouted. LED us to the greatest humili-
alton France has experienced in twenty
years
Hostile Cries.
Another storm OF hostile cries arose,
several deputies crying 1t is an outrage
TO say that"
But the premier tried to assume his
dl cynical air.
'Q1. no false Indignation. I pray you,
he cried. You brought US to the verge
@aWar without military preparation
The whole world knew that the min
Nars OF war and the navy, when the
question was put 10 them. replied that
France was not ready. I have not hu-
inflated France. Delcasse has done
that"
The chamber was i'm an uproar when
me premier took his seat
Amid the widest excitement the vote
vas taken. and when it was announced
mat the government had been beaten
III 20 llb. CIemonceau stalked out of the
Chamber followed by the other min
slers. in token that he intended to re-
sign
A. Clemelcezu went Immediately to
NE Elysee palace and told the story to
resident FaUieres. who seemed stupe-
lel al The incident, but he accepted the
nasignatous.
Folly Of the Premier.
There is but one opinion in Paris to-
-sat-ast0nIshmant that an old parlia-
-eI.ary WarhOTse like ClemenCeau
should have committed political suicide
!! lls dWkWarduess i'm recalling the Al
s-Aas spectre when the government
-as assured of a majority on the naval
s-Suon The premier's action drove
-, lt attT members of the Republican
80 INTO combination with the
s-. and extreme left, unhorsing the
f- whose ministry hal been the
--s tSl IN the history of the third re-
5e' and who for three years has
n. absolute master iu France.
ole Uan sixty members 0t the ma
N5' enough TO have saved the day.
r absent when the vote was taken.
M -aI Of the cabinet was so uneN-
SO ,.., That the political world is com
10y al sea 5s 20 who will be Glenn
r-s, successor. President Fallieres
A,J1 nsl.t with the presidents of the
Peis tomorrow. The name of Leon
'l>. FORMER premier and, former