The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-22

streets containing ISL houses. with
s.515 fnhabitants, upwards Of l53
deaths occurred two years ago This
will be the first work seriously under
taken by the municipality. The whole
program, OF course. implies an under
work win Of necessity be extended over
certain number or years.
NJ. BRAD IL well-seated in his chair
as Prime Minister. but the downfall Of
the Clemenceau Cabinet is still being
talked Of. Ask nine out of ten French
men to explain tho difference between
a MISUNDERSTANDING and Unified
Socialist and the differences between
these two parties and the Radical
Socialist and It will take him fully
an hours explanation which neither he
nor anyone else will fully understand
For this reason French Cabinet
crisis has something intimate and per-
sonal about 1t. For French Cabinets
are formed on a basis of individuals
| rather than an q basis of party.
French Socialism
Socialism Is so rife that, as q witty
politician once aid, nobody but Socia-
list Minister will ever dare to put 1t
down with a strong hand. L good
deal of history was made during the
Clemenceau administration. To begin
October 1905 II was born with q new
Ministerial ONCE. the Ministry of Labor.
In Mech Of 1907. Just after the Hague
Conference. came the lena catastrophe.
which must be looked upon as directly
Instrumental in Clemenceau's over
throw. and which. with its results.
will. 1t Is hoped. bring home to France
the lesson that radical changes are nee
sary in her dockyards. In March 1907
ryaa Aa Urror
In May and June the Franco Spanish
and the France-Japanese ententes were
signed. Then towards the end OF June
came the wine riots In the south. and
Clemenceau gave an excellent example
of his willingness by undermining Mar
celiin Alberts influence with a $50
mements.
When the Cabinet fell the towns
OF the south illuminated and let fire.
works off. The wine country will
never Ciemenceau for his downthrow
General Drude and his troops landed
ut Casablanca. The first half Of 1908
was filled with the Moroccan i'm
broglio. and in May NJ. Fallieres paid
his historic visit to London. In Au-
gust and September came two more
naval catastrophes and in October the
Minister of Marine, M. Thompson,
nended IN MS resignation. In Septem-
Der the famous Casablanca incident
occurred, which was settled by arbi-
tration on November 10, and in Feb
ruary 1903 the settlement was followed
by Franco-German understanding on
Moroccan matters. On March is came
the first of the two postal strikes
In May the second one. In June six
hundred P. II T. employees were dis
missed, and these are hoping now that
they will be amnestled and re-engaged
In May, too, the navy reserve men
struck in Marseilles and other ports
and disorganized the shipping trade
M. Barthou had two days before the
fall of the Ministry ask ed Clemenceau's
permission to go to Bayreuth. Co."
said Clemenceau, but I am rather
worried about giving you leave just
now" When he got to the frontier
Barthou. who had started at FIVE in
the afternoon received a telegram from
Clemenceau. Hope you'll enjoy Par
sifai.' The Ministry has come a crop
per-" Last January Clemenceau, who
had intended to retire did not do so
because BRAND would then have OF
necessity succeeded him. And M
Jaures retold Clemeanceau's epigram on
BRAND. He would be a great bother,
and would be greatly bothered"