Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-27
Tuesday Morning, November II, 1917.
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second time his sensational career, Georges
Cemenceau is Premier of France But this is the first
time in all his record as destroyer of other
power has himself replaced the Premier whom he
overthrow The New York Times has the following
article about this remarkable
Some time before Clemenceau first made Prime
Minister of France-he 65 years old when. in 1906
that honor to him-a friend asked him how many
Ministries he had destroyed He replied pleasantly that
he was quite unable to remember.
Many men have risen and fallen from power since
then and Cemenceau's hand has lost of its
ming The "tombeaur Ministeres" they have called
him years in Pars-the overthrower of Ministries
now period of comparative quiet the age
Of &c, he has emerged from something that must have
seemed him almost cbscurity, and wrecked Cabinet
again. 1t Clemenceau who began the Parliamentary
attack against "Bolos1n" and that issue that
NJ. Painleve fell.
of epigram Clemenceau has made his phrases
much feared his arguments. In his adventurous
political he has also number of sobriGuets
himself THE overtlrower of Ministries" has been
the persistent of his nicknames "The Tiger" is
another title that has been bestowed upon CIemen-
THE Kingmaker" has been phrase frequently
reference his career but that is exactly
descriptive, for he has unmade rulers often than
has advanced Other nicknames THE Stormy
Petrol of French Politics" and the RED Indian" And
there was time years ago when his political
enemies him the epithe Yankee Schoolmaster,
in ausion residence activities in United
States.
Clemenceaus father imprisoned by Napoleon III.
at the time coup detat destroyed
oution Characteristic supported
eral Boulanger long believed him be working
in the interests the republic that
Horseback" to be scheming for the return
of the Bourbons, Gemenceau up him from
power.
Before he was 20 Georges was thrown into prison for
shouting vive la Repubique!" the of Paris,
in the of the imperial
nversaries. He served mis- JAIL and then practf
caily exile be came to America.
Between 1865 1869 lived this country, chief
ly in New York and in Stamford Conn.
While he in office the most important thing that
happened great strike the Social
lists organized Knowing his revolutionary tendencies.
the miners expected sympathy especially when
went personally investigate their complaints. But
with the first outbreak violence Clemenceau became
ruler of iron. The soldiers ca:.ed out and the
riots put down. Clemenceau himself attacked
by the Socialists involved in personal controversy
with Jusres But when whether he in
position of authority would differently the
Socialist leader unable TO reply
In 1912 be overthrow Caiaux's Ministry. In 1913 he
wrecked Byands Cabinet the issue of proportional
representation He started a paper LHomme Libre.
When the present began he entered the viviani
Ministry. For time he Chairman OF the Parla-
mentary Committee the Army
His patriotism is well known but he hestat-
ed in the midst of the argue, crcse
actually where believed need for opposi-
tion existed In September. 1914 published in his
paper-whch he had moved Toulouse plea for
preferential treatment German prisoners Asace
For this his journal ordered suspended for eight
days Clemenceau did stop publication. changed
the his paper LHomme Libre. CThe Free Man,
to LHomme Enchaine. CThe Man in Chains) And its
editor continued TO crcise The paper has been tempo
rariy suppressed several times
In April of this year he outspoken in his cen