The Washington herald., 1913-11-02
FRANCE FACES
Army Scandal.
Dismissal Of Gen. Faurie Stirs
Radicals, Who Make
Threats.
SECOND DREYFUS AFFAIR
Officer Was Removed Because Of Jes-
mieal PiOb, Not Ineonpsteney,
Il Is Claimed.
SECOND DREYFUS AFFAIR
Special Cable to Tas Yashinstou Herald.

F-S-NS ~ AAo washington he1ld-
Paris Nov. 1.-THE great political
drama, the first act of which VIII be
played soon after the Chamber of Depu-
ties reassembles in few days, Ia now
being prepared in Paris.
II the great radical party. which, un-
der Emile Combes, shattered the Of
nclal power OF the church in France ii,
ISS Is able TO carry eout its declared
program. the history OF France will
shortly begin to take new direction. The
republic will be divided into two parties
whose political aspirations are widely
divergent
The moderate element now I'm control
OF anairs is working a policy of appeaSe-
ment, tending To concilitate the royalists.
imperialists, and cIericals on the one
side, and all classes Of republicans on
the other. But the shadow of the radi-
cal party whose power was supposed
10 have been annihilated a year ago, is
now cast over the pleasant prospect of
a France devoid of that political Bit
terness which has characterized each OF
the three republics.
Peincare Is Popular.
Ever since Poincare was elected Presi.
dent the radicals uncompromisinrly9
have opposed his great personal au-
thority and national popularity, which
mas been greatly enhanced by his recent
visits to England and Spain and his
whirlwlnd automobile tours through pro-
vfncial France A puppet type OF Presi-
dent, devoid Of all personal prestige, who
VIII obey the behests of the dominant
party in Parliament, without question.
Is the radical ideal and they are now
prOr hr inc II.
power.
The relations between church and
State is another question whereon the
country is split in twain. Two alterna-
tives present themselves Either Bar
thou will continue to tolerate the ac.
tivities in the Catholics countrIs. and
drift back to an official represerN ltion
at the Vatican for the sake of maintain
ing Frances position in those Eastern.
countries where prestige is reckoned BY
pational devotion to religion, or the
radicals in accordance with their sworn
determination. will again put into force
their traditional policy of hurryinE the
clericals from the country
AT their recent annual congress the
radicals threw down the gauntlet to the
church party, declaring their immutable
opposition to the recent measures taken
by BarthOu's ministry. and they will
make life unbearable to the Catholics in
France.
Finally, there are the mutterings i'm
the radical ranks against the sensational
dismissal from the army the other day
OF Cen Faurie. after the maneuyers.
which was due, they allege, not to sin
in the field.'' in the words OF
the official statement. but purely 10
Jesuitical plots against the general
The radicals ands socialists make no
secret of their belief that the Jesuits.
working through certain great generals,
are making hfe in the army intolerabls
TO Republican officers, and IL the radi-
Gals give effect to their threats to take
up the question lin the chamber, the
laurie case. ii is believed in Paris. NAV
develop into the dimensions Of the
Dreyfus affair
What the radicals are aiming at IL
another alliance with the socialists, this
forming second block which will DOM
nate Parliament The success of these
negotiations is problematicaI, but they
have put at their head Joseph CaiIIaux.
who, although he lost caste through sur
rendering a large slice of the Congo to
Germany at the time of the last Mo-
-occo crisis, is still one Of the cIeyerest
in France With the
help of such men as Camille
oelletan and Emile Combes, and the oc-
'asional backing of Georges Clemenceau.
he radicals have full hope OF again
Iteering the-ship OF State in their own
direction.
The least that can happen Is that
5arthou's ministry will have to face
Lnother storm early in November