Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-02

Nj.
Ministry. minister OF finance. as
premier and minister OF the interior: N
Cruppi justice; ". Casimir De seNes'
foreign affairs: NJ. hlotz, nnance' u
Messimy. war: NJ Delcasse. marine; NJ
Stieg public instruction; VI. Ausasmur'
public works: NJ. Couyba. commerce; N.
Pans. agriculture: NJ Leorun' ooio''ies'
and NJ. Renoult. labor
The frank declaration in the senate OF
Gen. Goiran concerning the supreme COM
mand of the army in time of war. pre-
cipitated ostensibly the fall OF the Monis
ministry. In reality the incident was only
pretext seized by the radical-sociaEst
to get rid Of cabinet which favored the
r. p. or representation proportionelle'
to which the radical-sociaiists are rio-
lently opposed. n. Monis. though absent
because of illness consequent upon the
catastrophe at Issy. which cost the life
OF NJ. Berteaux. ranged his ministry on
the side OF the r. p. The act. then. of
the radical-SocialiStS was an act OF VEN
geance
For several years the radical-sOcialist
party has held in its hand despotically
the entire electoral machine of the coun-
try. due to the administration organiza-
ton Of committees, which not only Sc
lected candidates. but dictated their pol
icy. These committees exercised over
functionaries supreme surveillance and
control. and terrorized the electors by
the influence and credit which these chiefs
exercised over the projects A writer has
recently compared the radical-socialist
party in France with tat OF the party
behind the throne In Turkey-behind the
party OF Young Turks-the famous COM
mittee Of union and progress.
This question of representation proper
tionelle. Familiarity known ''R. p"
has come to be accepted by all conserva-
tive republicans az the only means or
saving the republic from the tyranny and
anarchy with which 1t is threatened.
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Proportional representation signifies
the distribution OF seats of deputies in
the chamber in such
Proportional proportion that mi
Representation. a voice in government
upon nearly the same footing as the ma
jorities. 1t has been denounced by its
opponents as political salad" that can
not be used effectively. Possibly this is
SO. but If it do not prove an effective arm
against the anarchy practiced by the
radical socialists then the conservative
republican despairs of the republic.
The present relative strength OF the
rivals in the chamber Of deputies may be
shown by the vote In favor OF the r. p.
233 against Now these 341 Of the 600
members OF the chamber constitute a
clean majority, but 1t is not the vote OF
a party. but Of all parties, Catholic. roy
radical and socialist. 1t is. therefore. a
floating and unstable vote and this sit
uation must confront every ministry
The disorganization I'm the republican
party is manifested by the fact that
within nine months France has had four
ministerial crises 1t is a record" But
never in the parliamentary history OF
France has the overthrow of a ministry
placed parliament in such an embarrass-
ing situation. The constitution OF the
Caillaux ministry is not a solution, for
it will follow the path Of its Predecessor
The country 1t is perfectly understood Is
in favor of the electoral reform-the r.
p. But the 200 radical socialists who
a policy OF obstruction. as is probable.
are incontestably the masters OF the sit
uation.
The republican party is divided hope
lessly into two parties. reformists and
non-reformists. No ministry, therefore,
may hope to be sustained, and the only
solution. therefore, Is In the dissolution
Of parliament.
The situation is worse now than when
one year ago I had occasion to write OF
Of popular fatigue of regime of strife
and vain rec,iminati ton" This situation
has become acute. The chamber of depu-
ties ia accused by the people of vain dis
cussions. of inattention to its duties: and
Just now that 1t has not yet voted the
budget nor the sums necessary to meet
the workmen's pensions. And nothing
has been accomplished in the matter of
the delimitations proposed in the cham
payne wine culture districts. in which
both wine and blood have been shed, not
only involving great financial loss, hut
resulting in a feeling of widespread dis
trust in government.
In the matter of delimitations there
ton which should have
Simple been promptly passed
upon by the tax collec-
which it belonged. A correspondent,
writing to his journal on this subject,
said:
This incoherence of government which
was comic is now epic. The famous de-
cree of the council of state relative to
the champagne district and it's two zones
was a solution, at least 1t was so be-
lieved Having ratified it, the govern
ment should have gone before parlla-
ment and maintained its action. 1t did
nothing of the sort
And the correspondent adds: 1T is
government which does not govern, and
a parliament which does not control.
The correspondent sees many other diff
culties in perspective.
The senate has commenced the discus
sion Of the budget, and will not have
terminated until there was conflict be-
tween the two chambers. The question
of the pension to workmen has been dis
cussed in vain before the senate, and Is
now before the deputies.
At this moment there are other serious
subjects which require soiution-the in
vasion of Morocco by Spain ard the pos
sibility that it may lead to complications
with Germany based upon Spain's viola
ton Of the Algeciras act. In word,
when there Is the most urgent need OF
firm and resolute government, the general
opinion is that France finds herself in
the presence Of collection OF ministers
presenting a spectacle Of lamentable IN
conference and division.
NJ. Auguste Avril in the Figaro. writing
under the caption Of "A Sick Cabinet"
whose dissolution was deemed imminent,
said:
"Incoherence, contradiction. disorder,
such is the spectacle offered by radical
socialist homogeneous ministry. Pariia-
ment will tell US If a country like France
can submit for long time yet to such
directors.
Now in such a moment the Orleanists
and Bonapartists have renewed their pre-.
tensions to govern France. The chief or
the political bureau OF the Duke dor
leans, Count de Laregle, who counseied
a policy of ''laisser faire" and even Coop
Grafton with the party in power with ref
erence to the r. p, has been disavowed