New-York tribune., 1912-01-12
NO FRENCH PREMIER YET
President Forced to Await New
Head of Senate Before Acting.
MANY NAMES MENTIONED
Next Combination, 1t Is Thought,
Will Contain MN. Delcasse,
Poincare and Millerand.

Paris. Jan. II President Fallter's mas
decided to offer the Premiership to Leon
Bourgeois tomorrow, but as ". Bourgeois
undoubtedly vii: decline for reasons oil
health the President must look cis"Wnc''
for = man capablc of forming a 'apih''
and iusuring Republican moJortF.
~ Bourgeois is al present in the Sena''
10 has held the posltions OF Premier N!i'
istcr Of Foreign Affairs. Minister "l up'''
Instruction. Minister Of the Interior M'H-
istor Of Justico and President of the 'hd"'.
her Of Deputies. Others mentioned ds Hl''
lkeIy TO receive the call 10 the fr'iH-.
ship arc ey-Prenier Aristide Brian"' W
poumergue. who was Minister of inc 'o'''
MES in the Combes Cabinet. and senator
RAYMOND Poincarf. who has held numerous
ministerial poeiIcns.
Friends of NJ pel-asse tonight erpresssH
the opinion that he would not nel'He u
offered the Premiership while eA-fremIe'
Clemencesu. who "a largely responsible loi
the present overthrow. apparently Is pa'r'o
by his criticisms of the Franco-Germah &C
cord which all parties recognize HldS'
speedily he ratifed. II Is believed, ho"evei'
that VI Delcasse, VI. Poincare ana VI -Nli,
Isrand. ex-Ministar Of Public WORKS WIZ
form palt Of m. next ministerial COM
hination.
II is long time since a mnisterial
change has excited such intense inferest
IN France. The general trend Of opinion IL
that there must he moro united a'ucI J."
Parliament II the government hopes 10
carry ont its policies The Temps pid''7
the chief blame for tho present ciisiS o"
Parliament. which, It says, ts prs 'u'a''S
the same Parliament as that when sa''''
feed Delcnsse In 1905.
The Conservative journal dos n|hats
saws that tho crisis proves that NJ. Caiha"H
carried on NEGOTIATIONS witt Germany
wthou. the knowledge Of tho President OF
the Republic. the Foreign Minister OF tn'
French Ambassador I'm Berlin 'negoud-
tons" Il adds. which MIST certainly nave
resulted I'm the Acknowledgement "t the
African Empire IN" ruin Of French inn"-
encc iu the Lcyant. ruptur" with 'Sp"'"'
o breaking on with Great Britain and SUD
ordination OF tho French policy in turoP"
to Austro- German interests.
Tho paper concludes by saving III j.
easy ~ understand tho regret Of IN" Aus'r"'
German press at tho fall of their gr"a'
tho end of nightmare"
Tnscpl Cai!lauN. the retiring Premier. mas
cent letter 10 President rallihres defend
ing himself against the charges OF nn"u'
Interference IN the rranco-Gcrnan negou-
afions concerning Morocco. H." declares
that the agreement with Germany was
drawn .up by the whole ~ the members
of the Cabinet acting together. and tha'
they were always unanimous Nothing OF
auv kind had been hidden from his col
leagues. 10 said. Personally. as Premier
no had seconded Frances diplomacy by all
IN. means - his disposal ~ well a' di-
rcrtcd It's course. hut be- had always acted
with Tho consent and approval Of his col
league.
President raIlercs Is not likely TO dcsis-
nate A. once new Premier - precedent
requires tAc President Of tho iopuhlic 10
consult with the presidents 81 tho senate
and ~ tho Chamber of Deputies before So
I,,tIug any statesman as Prime Minister.
This " TalliGrcs has b"cu unable to do
hitherto. pending tie election Of a PTesi-
dent ~ tb, senate.
Artouiu Dubost senator from the Dcpnlt.
meut of tho IsGrc. a Rcpublican-H Radical
who has been president ~ the SENATE since
1905. was reelected 10 that place late this
afternoon Al the ar,t session 81 the Senate
after the tricuuld election Of q third OF It's
members.
VI. Dubo-t. together with Henri Brlsson,
President OF The CEambgr Of Deputies VIII
h. consulted this evening hy President raj
Heres. but it H. not likely that any state
mcnt as 10 lts ,/tcomo will be issued.