The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-20

Par5a. April 1s-Joseph Caiuaux, the leader Of the Radical and the So- cfa1ist Radical parties will not be all lowed by his friends to retire from French politics. as he announced he would do the day after his wife shot Gaston Caln1stte. the editor of the Figaro. M. Cailiaux did withdraw aa finAr,ce minister from tho Cabinet l1s constructed with M. Doun1ergue as the Premier. but he is still constant ly consulted by subofdinate leaders of the two great groups in the Cham ber of which he Is the chief. And 1t is urderatood to be his advice which guides the campaign now going on throughout France for the elections April z6.
 The first popular impression after the killing of Caimette was that Call 1a.y1zss career was ruined. Nc one Ap- pears to think so now as it became evide that he could have had noth- ing whatever to do with causing an act that threw into disorder his 1ar- reaching political plans The opin- ion of old parliamentary observers is that the shooting of sCalInette is only an incident in the rise of the most powerful politician in France; not the abiest nor the most winning per- sonaIity in French politics. but the most capable organizer of the. forces of discontent and change among that
 
 extreme Socialists and the moderate conservatives.
 CaiIIaux is a. more gifted organizer probably than any other politician in France and employs every resource of interest and patronage in naa1ntainfns s his voting >machine. It appears that within the hast four months nearly one half Of the prefects--the chief civil administrators or governors-of the departments of France, have been replaced by supporters of the mir1is- try. The prefects and deputy-pre- fects are able to >influence greatly dis trict politics
 M Cafl1aIIx's wealth Is a subject of gossip. He said on one occasion that he had inherited $500 ,0ee from his father and 1t Is obvious that this sum has grown, for he ie 8 director in various important institutions. among them the Egyptian Credit Foncier. of which he is honorary president. and the Credit Foncder Of ArEentina Of which he is president. He Is some times spoken Of as worth 50s000, 900 francs l$10, 100000 but this prob ably Is exaggerated.
 Although a statesman Of immense influence, he is also hated and dis trusted by the conservative and mod crate repubIicAn interests. He is rep resented by his enemies as 9 sinister figure one or the most dangerous men or the E1T1aS. AkA1nSt tn2L IS Lne view of his supporters that he is a higta-nninded man ws1e has shown himself too adroit for his adversarfes and who have had therefore re- course to detfaction in an effort to break him down.
 Is smoking to help q literary conn position?
 Emile Fagust, the Acadenician. who is an inveterate smoker thinks not. ..I smoke a great deal, but do not believe 1t does any good even think it may do harm
 Andre Theurist, the novelist, who aIternates between pipe and cigarette says: ssI have never found that the habit has the least influence en what is commonly called Inspiration"
 Pierre Lott shares his colleagues s opinion: "As far as have observed the use of the cigarette has no effect whatever on my faculties-''
 Among smokers who are members Of the French Academy, Maurice Barres is not averse to a cigar. while Paul Hervieu considers the habit as a vice and a weakness. Rene Bazin also. is severe: 1T smoke only an oc- casional cigarette but derive noth- ing from the practice but neuralgia and the unpleasant knowledge that, in continuing to indulges surrender to a weakness, which no longer has inexperfence as an excuse for it-''