The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-22

Blight. high SPIRITED. possessed OF 4
good presence and Of unlimited self-as-
surance. Joseph Caillaux succeeded some
sixteen or seventeen years ago. while &C.
cupying the subordinate post OF an in
spector of finance at the Treasury De-
partment. In attracting the attention OF
Wsldeck- Rousseau. at that time Pre-
mier. Waldeck- Rousseau. approaching
CaillauX's quickness. resourcefulness
and grasp OF financial matters. In due
course caused him TO abandon admins
trative for political life. helped him to "A
seat in the Chamber Of Deputies and
ended by appointing him Minister Of
Finance in his Cabinet. 1t was then
that Caillaux identified himself with the
projected enactment of the income tax.
But according 10 his letter OF July 16,
1901. published in facsimile by CASTOR
Calmette in the Figaro OF March 49, and
the appearance OF which led Nine. Call
laux to perpetrate murder. he Was even
then. a. 30 often since playing a double
game. since IN the note he admits that
while publicly championing the measure
he had secretly managed completely to
defeat II and to postpone 1t indefinitely.
For four years CaillAux was out Of
ONCE, and then In 1906 became once
more Minister OF Finance. In the Glenn
enceau Cabinet. remaining there till
1909. Nineteen hundred and eleven
brought him once more back to the De-
partment OF Finance. under the Pre-
miership Of Antoine Monis. A few months
only after the construction OF this ad.
ministration the terrible accident took
place on the aviation field at Vincennes.
when one OF the dying machines swooped
down among the spectators, completely
decapitating Minister Of War Berteaux
and dashinE the Premier to the ground.
The cuts and bruises which MONS sus-
| tained were OF q nature to conf1ne him
for few weeks to his bed. but they
were not sufficiently severe to prevent
! his transacting the business Of his ONCE
and he presided at several meetings OF
the Cabinet which took place in his
! bedroom.
| Caillaux suggested that the spectacle
thus presented should be photographed
as a souvenir. then caused the picture
to be published In the illustrated news.
papers. and after that insidiously started
an agitation in tho opposition press
against the idea Of the destinies OF
France being conhded to a statesman
who was bedridden and who was accus.
toned to preside over Cabinet councils
from his bed. Thereupon Caillaux com.
planned to President Fallieres that thu
administration was not only handicap pet
hut endangered by these attacks. ant
that II would be we'll that ne, Caillaux
should assume the duties of Premier, q,
any rate temporarily. until the complet,
recovery OF Monls.
Obtaining from Fallieres a reluctan
declaration that he would do whateve,
Monis wished In the matter. Caillau,
hastened to tho bedside OF Monis, tols
him that the President insisted on hi,
giving up the Premiership, owing to tn,
political embarrassment caused by hi
Illness induced him then and there I,
write out letter OF resignation an,
hurried back with Il to the Eiysee, wher
he handed the document over to tn
President and received his own appoint
ment as Premier before any of his col
, leagues or the son and principal privst
secretary Of Monis had time to interfere
, Caillaux's advent to the PremisrshiI
gave great offence At Berlin. not Q,
, much on political a. on persona
} grounds. 1t seems that In the earl
, winter Of 1911, when the Crown Prin
cess ct Germany was In Cairo awaitin,
! the return there OF the Crown Prime
? from India, Caillaux, then out ~ office