The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-22

German Government offers most adj
vantageous to the latter and most
prejudicial to. France for the settle
ment of the Morocco controversy. 1t
was ascertained that he had offered
to the Kaiser to surrender the French
rights of preempt!on over the Bel
gian Congo and the abandonment to
Germany of most of the French
Congo, as well as of French islands
in the Pacific Ocean.
1t was further disclosed that he had
e~ndeavored to open up underhand ne
Gotiations with King Alfonso on the
subject of Spain's rights in Morocco.
negotiations OF which the French Min
lister OF Foreign Affairs and the
French Ambassador at Madrid were
to know nothing. Convicted by means
Of documentary evidence, Caillaux's
impeachment was demanded by the
Senatorial committee of investigation.
But at the last moment II was argued
that an impeachment and all the
additional disclosures that would fol-
low would infict incalculable damage
to the credit and prestige of France
abroad and would render future rela-
lions and intercourse with foreign
Governments extremely difficult. So
further proceedings against CaillauN
were abandoned on the nlea that he
had been more or less unbalanced for
some time previously, since no man
in his senses could have acted AZ he
had lone while in office with regard
to Spain, Belgium and particularly
Germany.
This did not prevent Caillaux from
taking his place in the Chamber OF
Deputies. as head of the Radical
Socialist group, and having led the
unsuccessful opposition to Poincare's
election to the Presidency, he set to
work to render by every means in his
power the position of NJ. and Nine.
Poincare at the Elysee impossible.
The general elections OF eighteen
months ago, which had the result
of returning TO Parliament a dele
CATION of Radicals more numerous
than that of any other party, landed
Caillaux again in office. But he at
once found himself the object of a
savage campaign on the part or po-
litical adversaries and OF the press,
which charged him with having mis-
used his power as Minister OF Finance
and as Premier to protect n save
the notorious swindler Henri Ro-
Ghetto, who had defrauded thrifty
farmers and peasants n small shop
keepers to the tune of some thirty
millions of dollars or more, The MAI
escaping all punishment.
Just az the campaign against Call
; laux was being brought to a climax
l his wife murdered CASTOR Calmette
= the editor Of the Figaro. which hat
; taken the leading part In the attacks
upon him. She was shown at hei
subsequent trial to have killed Cal
! mette in the most cold blooded man
ner at the instigation Of her hus'
=, band. Yet although he had beer
n Obliged to resign office Immediately
, after the assassination. he was able
by the means which l have indicated
i, above, to t~errorize the authorities Il
/ such an extent that In the face o
/, the most damning evidence his wifi
was acquitted. while no proceeding
were instituted against him as an ac
cessory or in%stigator or the crime
: The legislative investigation into hi
q relations with the swindler Rochett'
/, likewise resulted in nothing beyon'
. creating IA popular conviction that h
, was guilty Of everything OF Which h
: had been accused In the matter n
A well as OF other financial scandals.
ON the outbreak OF the war he man
n aged. by dint OF the interest which h
: was still able TO exercise, to secur
: a position as one OF the Paymasters
. GeneraE But he vas rebellious to a
. military discipline. ana apparently fos