The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-20
JOSEPH CAILLAUX
AGAIN SEEKS POWER

been, to say the least, odd For. dur
ing one of his previous terms of Of
flee as Minister OF Finance. he fell
In love with the wife of one OF the
clerks of his department. That clerk
was rapidly promoted. After time
the wife divorced the clerk and mar
ried NJ. CaillauN. Then he discovered
that Nine. Caillaux was displaying an
unaccountable affection for her former
husband. lie sued for divorce. naming
the eX-husband as correspondent
When made alive TO the ridicule in
volVcd by the suit, ne endeavored TO
withdraw it. But his wife insisted
on its being continued won the case
against him for misconduct on his
part, and obtained very liberal all
mony, on the strength OF which she.
remarked her former HUSBAND. Since
then he has married the divorced wife
OF Leon Claret!e. tho author, nephew
OF the director general of the Comedie
francaise How this marriage has
turned out. l do not at the moment re-
call
CAUTIOUSLY enough, Caillaux and Pre-
mier Barthou, whom he is now cndaav-
oring TO overthrow and to supplant.
were formerly intimate friends and
travelling companions. 1t was while
travelling with Barthou In Egypt that
he got into the bad graces OF the
particularly Charming Grown Princess
OF Germany. who found il necessary
TO call tho attention OF the proprietor
OF the hotel in Cairo in which she
was staying to his rudcness
The crown princess while waiting
for the return of the crown primo.
from India used to enjoy taking her
meals in the public dining room with
the members of her suite and was
never subjected to any annoyance in
connection herewith until Caillamx
appeared upon the scene. Enfortu-
nately. his table and that Of his com
panion, tho present Prime minister
Barthou, were placed in the vicinity
OF that OF the crown princess and of
her party, and he made himself 80
Intensely offensive by osllng her
throughout her meals that ono fine
morning the proprietor of the hotel
came 10 him and told him that the
chamberlain OF the crown princess
had complained of his insolence, and
| had requested that he would take his
dinner elsewhere. in order to protect
her imperial highness from any fur
Their annoyance.
The proprietor not only indorsed
this request OF her chamberlain, but
emphasized II by demand that
Caillaux should leave tho hotel with
out delay.
CaillauX clustered good deal talk
ed OF invoking the intervention Of the
French minister plenipotcn tiary In
Egypt for the indignity offered to
himself and to Barthou. as former
Cabinet ministers. and also expressed
his wish TO fight a duel with the
crown princess's chamberlain. prudent
ly adding, however, that he would
await the latters second, in lieu of
sending any challenge himself. Ma
turally, the chamberlain did not soc his
way TO crafty the vanity and craze
for notoriety OF CaillauX by chnlleng-
the name of the crown princess would
be connected, and there was no blood
shed. the two eX-ministers. however,
bowling to the inevitable, and being
compelled to seek quarters elsewhere.
Naturally, the affair came, In duo
course. to the ears OF the crown
prince and TO those OF the Kaiser.
and, according 10 the admissions OF
the German Minister OF Foreign AZ
fairs, the late Won Kiderlen- W aechter.
the presence of n man so objection
able 10 Emperor William as Ca!llaux
at the head of the French government
constituted Il serious impeachment to
the friendly issue OF the negotiations
between France and Germany on the
subject OF Morocco.
Copyright, 1918. by tho Brentwood
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