The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-22

| M. Dupuy. Immediately after the disas-
| been suspended. NJ. Lcpine issued a for
nal order 20 that effect, saving il would
be impossible to continue for a large
covered by vast crowds.
This afternoon the Aero club decided
| mat the six airmen who had not started
| should have an opportunity TO do so to-
! morrow morning.
NJ SerteauN's body WAS placed in a
| closed automobile and escorted from the
| field by squadron OF Dragons
Paul Doumer, former president OF the
| chamber Of deputies and an intimate
| friend OF the family. communicated tho
news OF M. BertcauX's death To his wife
| showed admirable courage.
;, The body of the late minister OF war
lies al the ministry in the same room
General Brun, was buried.
Premier MoDis. while being taken from
the, field in an ambulance. repeated over
| and over again in a low voice:
| ''It Is nothing II is nothing" and wher
| he had regaincd a clearer consciousness
he said his injuries must not interfere
with the race. lie did not know that
Doctors sci the fractures without the
| aid OF anaesthetics, Nine. Monis had
planned to give 4 children's party at heI
| house today. The rooms were full oil
| flowers and the premlers wife was ar
| ranging these when the ambulance ar
rived,
|
President Falieres called on both
| Mines. BcrteauX and Monis, and the kins
and queen OF Denmark. who were lcav-
| ing Paris In the forenoon. sent their min
ister of the household to express their
| the other foreign representatives. left
cards OF coincidence and sympathy.
NJ. Fallieres summoned his cabinet and
! was designated to fuflI the duties OF
| minister of war. pending further deve-
| opments and temporarily TO act as head
OF the cabinet.
Reports were circulated that Premier
Monis might resign and the ministry be
reorganized.
would be better for the King of Servia
TO postpone his intended visit and sent
a special mission TO Basic headed BY NJ.
Coulard-Desc French minister at Bel
grade. so to inform King Peter.
The general opinion is held that the
lesson to be learned from the catastrophe
Is that the rule prohibiting specta tors
on the aviation field is that should
government.
Career of Berteaux.
Henri Maurice Berteaux, born in 1852,
was one OF the most distinguished men
In France In political life. He had held
before. but though he relinquished this
he lad devoted himself 10 army affairs.
He accepted that office again in the
2 of this year. He acquired a fortune
in finance and 1t was no secret that he
cherished an ambition to become candi-
date for president in 1913. His death is
NJ. Cruppi. he was directing the present
delicate Moroccan question, which Is stiil
far from settlement.
NJ. BerteauX succeeded General Andre
as minister of war, but resigned Janu-
AIRY Is, 1905. Five days later he was
reappointed and accepted, On the 10th
of the following October, after an ex-
citing debate in the chamber, he re-
signed and two days later was sue
ceeaed in the ministry Of war by NJ
Etienne,
cabinet last March he selected Berteaux
for the war portfolio. Berteaux was
credited with having preciptated the fall
OF the BRAND cabinet by his interpclla-
Berteaux was known as a Socialist and
opposed to the BRAND government In the
treatment OF the recent French railway
strike.
Almost from its inception, M Berteaux
exhibited keen interest In aviation and
as carly as 1905 he made an ascension
in the Lebandy military balloon Much
of the credit for the French army's pre-
eminence in aviation was given to Ber-
teaux.
Monis Radical.
Antoine Emmanuel Ernest Monis, pre-
mier and minister of the interior, is
classed as a radical Republican in French
politics, He is a lawyer and has sat
in the senate for Gironde since 1891
Until called in March last 10 form a
new cabinet TO succeed the BRAND min
senate since January 1, 1906, He was
born in 1870.
Monis took leading part in the over
throw of the Bourgeois ministry in 1905.
AS minister of justice in the Waldeck-
Rousseau cabinet he signed the decree
convoklns the high court to try the roy
alist plot against the republic in 1899,
The funeral of M Berteaux, which is
expected 10 take place Friday, will be
conducted with full national honors
M Cruppi, minister of war ad interim
has issued a general order that the army
shall observe mourning for one month.
Speculation is rife concerning the po-
litical consequences OF NJ Berteaux' s
death and the incapacitation of Premier
isterial crisis will be difficult of solu-
tion. NJ. Monis still legally remains pre-
mier and this evening signed the decree
charging M. Cruppi with tho duties of
In view, however, of his necessarily
prolonged inactivity, it is believed that
1t will be found most suitable for the
whole cabinet to resign, Already the
former Minister Clemenceau are being
OF the four aviators who started in
the race today. only one, M. Garros, ar
rived In Angoulcme. Gilbert reached
Pontlevre. where he learned of the catas-
trophe, and decided to proceed no further.
Beaumont landed at AZay- Sur-Indrc TO
inquire the way.
On attempting to reascend a gust of
wind dashed him against a tree, break
ing the left wing OF his machine Le-
lasseur was lost In a fog and came down
near Cacn.
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