Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-28


briand In the new cabinet Is considered
important In many ways. First as an OBJ
gcct lesson. Second, because Of their re-
liability. Both Milierand and BRAND
socialists and their finai Abandonment Of
these heresies cannot but exert a whole.
some effect upon their former associates
M Mlllerand during the discussion az
the Franco-German accord In the cham
Der delivered a speech that caused a sem
satton not only In France, but also in
England. N. Millerand declared that the
nrst duty OF France I'm its foreign policy
was to be realist. that is. TO refuse
to abandon the company of those who I'm
moment OF peril stood firm. to honor
engagements. to remain faithful to friend
ships and to our allies
1t was understood that these words re.
fa1ed to England. IL was an open dis
With Germany and without doubt that
speech was the swath cut I'm the ranks OF
socialists and which precipitated the fall
OF the Caillaux cabinet. The speech was
government with all disloyal elements. II
made a place without doubt for NJ. Mil
lerand In the Poincare ministry.
NJ. Millerand's speech supplied what
was lacking in that Of NJ. de Selves.
minister OF foreign affairs. The reveia-
tions as to the singular conduct of NJ
Caillaux had excited criticism in England
and Spain. In England the Morning
Post charged NJ. Caillaux with double
dealing. and when minister of finance in
started deals with the German govern
ment Then" adds the Post. 1.-THE
French finance minister. by a turn OF the
political wheel. became premier and con-
tinued his secret deals and projects be-
hind the backs of his own foreign minis
ter and the president OF the republic
\
1t Is not really true. as maintained in
some circles. that the French people are
either bewi,dered or
Public Not confused over the sit
~, uation. On the con-
"S~' trary there was never
a moment when the public had such "A
clear conception of what is passing. and
this Is proved by the general cry of joy
over what all parties agree is ma
tional ministry" that Is. a ministry OF
which 1t is said will receive the support
Of all
NJ. Indet in rEclair. referring 60 the
political situation. terms IL organized
anarchy, which Is the open sore of the
republic"
NJ. Delahaye has notified the ministry.
l repeat. that he will interpellate govern
ment with the view OF fixing the re-
seem an urgent necessity. The press, for
fact. has intimated that IL response
bility is fixed upon M. Caillaux, the law
Of Messidor. year Z, may be invoked.
This law decreed that ministers found
treating with foreign governments AMI
secretly were liable to execution for
such offense.
The Temps is pessimistic and has lit
tie faith In the promised revelations. The
world wishes to learn IL M. Caillaux held
.fxt IA
never be known. declares the Temps.
M. Caillaux has fallen and the curious
have no longer any care to know what
he did or did not The inuuests will he
short. for in the policy actually practiced
q ministry ceases to be attackable when
1t has ceased To live. Parliamentary
curiosity Is very short lived. The par
Lament will talk OF other things which
may serve In turn to overturn another
cabinet.
The Temps confesses that the situation
would be ridiculous. IL II did not concern
France.
The journal then contents itself with
thruSts all around, thrust at ". de
Selves because of the ignorance displayed
as to the negotiations before the commits
sion and of his hostility to the premier:
a thrust at the conversations al Bernn.
which were held ,p by incompetence ana
inaccuracy: tarist for hose who
threatened to reveal fni,,gs and finally
the Temps declares that such things hap
pened at Byzance the day the Turks ar
rived. ..s ~
There is q singular note of alarm In tho
remarks OF the Temps on the crisis in
citing the words of NJ.
Note OF Jules Ferry:
''Ths great fault COM
AiaIM. .nitted by the republic
was to give to the ,apor class the idea
that the republic was not "A government
such as 1t was accustomed TO conceive.
and that it was for a ,act only organized
anarchy"
France. in the recent senatorial elec-
tions. has pronounced clearly In FAVOR
Of the republican democratic policy as
against radicals and radical socialists.
and we must thank the Temps for this
assurance, which compensates In mea-
sure for its pessimistic and even contra
dictory comments on the crisis.
The gravity Of the situation has created
a current OF patriotism in all parties. NJ.
de Nun. member OF the right. has not
taken an active part in the debates TOT
ten years His temperance on he ros-
the entire chamber. His -ioquence pro-
voked acc;amations of the extreme r:ght
and left.
A part OF the middle Kongo, he said. had
been ceded to Germany as compensation
-compensation for what and why? The
entire Kongo had been given had I not
been for the protest of the people.
"Ah, gentlemen cried NJ. de Nun. you
have to thank this generous country
which has saved you from yourselves
How had this disastrous negotiation been
undertaken? What was Frances place IN
Africa? In the world? Why should
France pay? What was France buying
History was looking on, the history OF
tomorrow hidden In the obscurity OF the
present; the history of yesterday stands
in the mourning OF the past and this cries
in terrible accents the responsibilities that
rest upon assemblies which In place OF eN-
acting that the whole truth be told obey
the orders of a blind power NJ. de Nun
would not vote for the Franco-German
agreement. -,
M. Deschanel defended and Landed the
treaty. and he was convinced that Its de-
fects were outweighed by the results. NJ.
Deschanel maintained that the Franco
German treaty contaminated the French
empire in north Africa. The restoration
had Initiated that empire. the second en-
pire mad terminated the conquest of Al
eeria the third republic had added Tunis
and Bizerte. Now the republic crowned
the edifice by Morocco, not only for
France but for all peoples. for Europe and
for humanity NJ. Deschanel won the
plaudits Of the chamber, but nevertheless
there remained on it's conscience the un-
answered queries Of NJ. de Nun.
Public sentiment has been so aroused
in France by the accusations made
extend the powers Of the next president
in the form of a veto. The president thus
in the exercise Of the veto may protect
the nation from the Vaccinations of any