New Britain herald., 1918-01-15
Cai1IalIx's Acts in Italy.


 Paris, Jan. 1.-Two param ount causes are believed to have been in- strumental in overthrowing the Pain leve Government last November, and l in placing Clemenceau in the saddle: The reproach which Painleve had in- 1 herited from the Ribot Cabinet, in 1 which he was Minister of War, al- l lowing Parliam entary interference 1 with military plans-sometimes in the 1 actual course of execution-and the l reproach of inaction against the reasonable Boloism inherited by the Minister of Interior, M. Steege, from his predecessor, M. Ma1vy.
 Through October and November Boloism, ignoring lesser lights, even those placed under arrest, like Bolo Pasha himself, gradually concen- trated around Caillaux. Indeed, it is believed that on his conviction or es- l tablished innocence depends respec- l lively the perpetuation or fall of the Clemenceau Government.
 When the Chamber of Deputies on Dec. 22 voted a suspension of i'm munity for Caillaux, it was only a question of days before his arrest. Caillaux, in the sitting which voted ] this suspension, declared his inno- cence, and asked that he might be l placed on trial to prove it.
 The question now to be decided Is l whether he is to be tried by a Parlia- mentary or military court-in ac- : cordance with the Penal Code or the 1 Code of Military Justice.
 Bonnet Rouge Used By Caillaux. 1 Briefly, the steps by which Caillaux | has become the center of Boloism are | as follows: When the Bonnet Rouge was revived with the money sup plies by Bolo Pasha, who, as is now l known, received it from Am bassador l Bernstorff in the United States Gail laux was believed to be the great Frenchman" who convinced the Ger man Government that the money would be well invested. He had pre- l viously used the Bonnet Rouge when his wife was on trial for the murder 1 of Gaston Calmette, editor of the Fi- 1 garo, in the Spring preceding the war.
 At the time of the Agadir affair in the Summer of 1911, Caillaux was Premier and Minister of the Interior, and M. Malvy was his under secre- 1 tary. M. Calmette was said to have documents proving that their transac- 1 tions on Change revealed that they | were better acquainted with the real 1 attitude of Germany thane ither their 1 colleagues in the Government or the l British Government, which was also vitally concerned.
 After his wife's acquittal Caillaux l disappeared from public life. Then, at the height of Bolo Pasha's influ- l ence in France, he went to Italy for a rest Here he is said to have con- 1 ducted an open propaganda in favor l of separate peace and against Eng 1 land. His conversations are on rec ord and from part of the evil l dence against him, yet, such was his power that it was nearly a year 1 before what he had said in Italy was taken up by the Paris press.
 Then, in Novem Der, last, Gus tavc Nerve in La Victoria, openly l charged CaillauX with reasonable
 conspiracy while in Italy and with be-
 ing the protector of Bolo Pasha.
 Caillaux promptly brought suit
 against M. Nerve which is still pend
 ing.
 Accused of "Defeatist'' Propaganda.
 The indictment drawn up by Gener-
 al Dubail the Military Governor of
 Paris, alleges that Caillaux, since the l beginning of the war. has been guilty: 1. Of an attempt against the se-
 curity of the State by connecting
 himself with intrigues of nature to
 compromise the alliance of France
 with a foreign power:
 2 Of trafficking with the enemy;
 3. Of making "defeatist' propagan- da.
 l General Dubail asserts that in con-
 versations which he had in Rome
 Caillaux did not fear to launch a
 criminal propaganda and say that
 France could not possibly prosecute
 the war beyond the Spring of 1917
 "It is, therefore, necessary Gail
 laux is alleged to have said, that
 Italy should prepare to make sep arate peace with Germany. The
 world will be astonished by the ad-
 vantages that Germany will grant
 Italy and France, as all their war ex-
 penditure will be paid by Russia and the Balkans. Serbia will disappear