The Sentinel=record., 1917-12-13
CAILLAUX RESENTS
 UNPATRIOTIC GHARGE
CHARGE AGAINST THE FRENCH STATESMAN Is HIS coMMUNi.
 CATION WITH THE ENEMY.

Paris. Dee 12.--Furmor Premier Joseph Caillaux. who was absent from the chamber of deputies yesterday when authorization was asked by | General Dubail, military governor of { Faus, for proceedings agains. him l following accusations that he had been guilty of unpatriotic conduct. was in the house, flushed and agitat- 1 ed, when today's session opened. The instant the reading of the minutes ! was concluded be asked for the floor. ! Had l been here yesterday he cried in his thin. shrill voice, T would have leaped to the platform of the house. l am greatly surprised and at an early date l will dissipate Jhis cloud and will take occasion to ex- plain to the chamber of deputies all of my policies before the war"
 M Caillaux was interrupted at the beginning of his remarks by d con fusion of shouts in which it was difn- | cult to distinguish anything his in | terruptors said. but upon the presi- | dents requesting order, the former 9remier finished his remarks. stepped from the speakers platform and let | the Chamter amongst d murmur of ! Consteruation
 A le ter written by General Dubail to Premier Clemenseau makes the following charges
 "ln the course Of the myestlga- tons Of commuuica. ion and commerce with the enemy the results of which 1 are now helcre the civil and military 1 jurisdiction, 1t las been discayeier hat there were great many letters emanating from Joseph Caillaux which do not leave any doubt upon 1 the relations existing between him and the persons accused
 The examination of this corrc- spondenoe i5 singuarly distr roing and necessity requires that il should Le draan O the attention 1t iurisdic- 1 ton" continues General Dnbail. It ills a serious matter that a statesman as CaillauX, who has occupied the 1 highest positions of state. has had the honor of direclng the policies Of his l country, and hss assumed willingly the leadership lf a great party, should maintain close and intimate relations l with men whose actions since the war has been very suspicious in the least.
 In any case, if M Caillaux Is able to present the argument that at the commencement of the relations ne was ignorant of their significance, how would he be able to explain why he did not break them off when he learned the sentiments of the men whom he had so imprudently admitted into his confidence He did not lack warnings of every sort The corre- spondence seized i'll the course of the investigation of Bolo Pasha was es- pecialy discriminating
 "Caillaax wrote to Bolo Pasha stat ing that le desired to talk more with hilu about his trip to America ans other matters.
 Another letter dated September
 tS, 1916. and in it M Caillaux wrote as he document is quoted, that it was necessary for him to meet Bolo as they had many things to talk of that could not be mentioned in 8 letter } A quotation given from the letter purported 10 have been written by NJ Gail anx from Rome on October 20 1916, in which he says;
 Soon, my friend I must talk seri- ously with you on great many things
 General Dubail after quoting these |, letters, remarks that the correspond ence continued in identical tone after Bolo had been accused Of high Urea son and the entire press had an nounced the institution of judicial in quiry
 General Dubail says that sympathy of Caillaux extended itsef moreover to all the entourage of Miguel Ale mereyda (editor Of the Bonnet Rouge, who died in prison last August).
 In this house of the Bonnet Rouge, where the safes were full of German money Caillaux counted friends" said General Dubail
 He was iii friendly correspondence with Jacques Landau, reporter of the Bonnet Rouge, and he aided by gifts, }the founding of La Tranchee Repub- licaine He received at his home at | Manners, M. Duval director of the Bonnet Rouge; NJ. Marion. director Of the Courier Viticoie M. Landau and M Goldsky, of whom were connected with the Bonnet Rouge scandal. The whole band came from Paris in an automobile to visit him