Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-12
Opponents Of Poincare's Can
didacy for President Seize
Upon incident 10 Accomplish
Defeat,
DREYFUS SCANDAL
CALLED INTO LIFE
Minister Of War Assumes En-
tire Responsibility and Of
fers TO Resign Portfolio, #
Necessary,

ny Morning JournaI special Leased wirel
Paris Jan. 1.-THE reinstatement.
signed bs President fallieres yester-
daN 81 Lieutenant Colonel nu patN de
clam. one of the leading characters In
the DfeYfuE treason irial. go his for
mer rank OF lieutenant colonel IN the
French territorial army. has caused
such q sensation In parliamentary cir
ries here that if threatens 10 affect
the approaching presidential election.
frenehmen gcncraly are opposed
tu anK attempt 60 rDNir, the nfexfus
ease hui the opposition 10 the foin-
care ministry Be- scizing up the incl
dent as i means of attacking the mine
islfy and ~ niurine u possible. Pre-
mitr pontarc's chances for the presi-
dcney of the repul 49, The first
actual step in connection With the Du
PATS de clam affair was taken tonight
when Ex-premlfr Comhcs couFoked a
meeting for Monday ntNt Of members
oi the democratic group 10 the SEM
uic, Of which party d. Is chairman.
ta take action ON the Clam reinstate-
meut'
THE object Of the meeting Is to ar-
range for 81 debate in the SENATE. uu-
der the form of ON Interpolation. he-
fore ffriday. the day on which the
Versailles congress elects the French
president
The Du Patty de clam Incident is
the chief topic OF discussion among
deputies and senators VINO have re-
iufncd 20 the rnpiiai for The reopen
ing of parliament early next Nsek
friends of the pninrarr cabinet are
disturbed and indignant nt what they
nt4aI t81 tffo4ts '4uaAl,c D. storm axts
the Reinstatement of the army officer.
They deemrt thc matter Us of no im-
purtanee and has been merely seized
upon hy NJ. Pnincarcs political enc
mies as Inst hour campaign material
against his candidacy fur the presi-
dency Members OF other parliament
ury groups sag they rcsret the incl
dent. chdIaeterzinl 10 as inOrpOftuue
ana unfortunate and liable 10 revive
lrufius agitation The conservative
press Of Paris unites In condemning
the attacks of the extreme radicals
aud their attempts To weaken the min
islf3 At what Is called critical mo-
mcnt in European politics. The Dn-
FatN de Clam affair was considered
at meeting of the French cabinet
today At the conclusion OF the ses-
sion IN official note was issued which
stated that Alexandrc Millerand. the
minister Of war. had assumed entire
fpspousii ility for the reinstatement Of
pu Patty dc Clam. Il appears that NJ.
Mllerand had not consulted with his
colleagues IN the cabinet as he con
sidered il purely an administrative
measure of no consequence.
After Du Patty de Clam retired from
the arny he filed a complaint against
the minister Of war, claiming that his
retirement WAS Illegal In 1911. when
he believed there was danger Of az
war between France and Germany,
the colonel wrote TO Adolphe Messi-
my, then French minister Of war,
asking that ne be rc-esta blished In the
reserve corps It was agreed that the
officer should be reinstated If he with
Grew his complaint against the minis
lfN. This he did recently and the
decree WAS nut into effect
II was reported in the cabinet to-
duN that NJ. Millerand offered To re-
sign at today's meeting OF the eabiAet,
explaining that he did not wish the
foincare ministry to suffer as a re-
sun OF his personal act The minis
tels, however the same report SAYS.
refused to listen TO his suggestion