





If a man dors not rsluw a port t t )..- 

 hte dignlvW 



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than twenty yean 





 either to con\ii 



u\ |>litieal 



the iti-:rum. tit 

 -i.thn a 



and injMilt ha* been v 

 thetnaffUraev. Parliament, .ml the 



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to be styled lib- 



vcd , of means of ac- 

 Ihe con* 

 which 



fairs, O. Han otaux ; Mini-t. -r ..f .In- 1 



l.ii.l.^ ' I'ul'lic liiinic- 



nd the ambition which 

 me to admit 



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my country d. 

 -. wmntryV baet servants and he who r.-i.n- 

 ssnts Kin the eyes of the fbreigner may be insoltsd 

 I will nnt consent to bear the we . I, t of the 

 me in the condition 



understood when 1 affirm that 

 can not silence the dictates of 



Perhaps in resign ii. 



I shall have marked out the duty rflhoM 

 who are mindful of the dignity of power and < t tl,. 

 Itood name of France in the world. Invariably true. 

 lo myself, 1 remain convinced that reform* will U- 

 only with the active co-operation of a (iov- 

 resolved on insuring respect for the law, on 

 f obedience from it* subordinates, and on 

 rallying thorn all in common action for a common 

 work. 1 have faith, notwithstanding the sadness of 

 this hour, in a future pi ogress and social justice. 



The Congrats for the election of a new Presi- 

 vas held on Jan. 17. M. Waldeck- Rousseau 

 was the pub] i.- choice of the Moderate Republic- 

 an*, but on the first ballot he received only 185 

 vote*, while Felix Faure, who had been proposed 

 a week before as a competitor of Brisson for 

 the presidency of the Chamber, got 244 votes, 

 an<l Henri Brisson 888. On the second ballot, 

 WaMeck- Rousseau withdrawing. M. Faure was 

 elected by 488 votes, against 868 given to M. 

 BHsson. The President-elect accepted the office 

 with a speech in which he said : 



I oaase from now to belong to a party, in order to 

 become the arbiter of all parties. It is in this spirit 

 that without distinction of the various shades of Re- 

 publican opinion I appeal for aid to all the represen- 

 tatives of the country. We shall always meet on 



nniM ground in any work inspired by love of 



country, devotion to the republic, a Mi.-.-. 



and sottetode for the lot of all our fellow-citizens, 

 socially the lowly and humble. 



The Rltot Intfttry. Leon Bourgeois, the 

 chief Radical exponent of the policy of Repub- 

 eoaeent ration, wan intni-t-d with the task 

 m ttrm ing a ministry. He sought the co-opera- 

 tion of M. Poincare and other Moderates; but 

 U pnig rueiive income tax, whirh with a gen- 

 eral amiMrty formed his programme, proved a 

 mt>ttf4*>ek. On Jan. fc the President 

 to M. Ribot, who on Jan. 27 completed 

 eontalning some Moderate RaVlicals 

 liltle in general political oast from 

 inet, It was oompoeed as follows: 

 Ptaafcltnt of the Council and Minister of Finance, 

 Alttandre K. ux Riboi; Minister of th, h,t. 

 rior, Georges Uygoes; Minister of Foreign Af- 



.id .-f \V.rshi|i. U. IN.iiic.-nv : Mini-- 

 ('..inn :!' Lelion : Mini*!. 



cultm .nid : M iui-trr cf 1 1 



Kinili- Chiiiiirnii.x; Mini-t.-r f Public \ l 

 ^l. i>u|.ii\-l>ut.-ni|.s ; Mini-i.-r ..f \\ ;n 

 Zuriinden; Minister of Mann.. \ 'i. . \dmmil 

 Beannnl. 



In his message to th< ( IM 

 l-'aurc. sjM'nkin^ of himself as u reprcsn. 

 f the indiislriiiiis democracy \\hom tl. 

 tional As.scml.lv had d.-vatcd as a tril- 

 (]iiict labor that i- constantly ti 

 .somethinj: for the greatnesi 

 fatherland, vaunted the j.erf.ri calm and un- 

 shaken confidence that marked the Hau-i 

 of powers, demonstrating again that I 

 feels herself mistn-ss of her destinies un.i 

 protection of republican lau 

 himself to watch vigilantlv the obsenrai 

 the constitutional la.' to the r , 



and loyal working of the parliamen: 

 and spoke of the p-neral 1a-k of tin- Legislature 

 and the immediate programme of the C> 

 ment as follows : 



France does not confuse barren (imitation \\itti the 

 incessant pursuit of progress. Strong in In r ; 

 prud of lu-r thrift, accessible to every ^ 

 ^h. is a lave of no preconccivl theory, hut 



M all tla trn-at jirolileins which thr 

 the world nr the att<-ntin .f i 



To seek .snlnti.iMs of these problems <> 

 them to the national genius, to our tra-; 

 habits and customs, is the essential \\rk that we 

 have to pursue. All men of good will will m, 

 single idea of conciliation. paeiti<-ati<>n. an . 



in order to secure by p-m-nd eoiu-ord and 

 republican fraternity the continuous .1. vl..]i 

 material and moral wcll-bein^r. Conti-mplatii.. 

 a just pride her army and navy, sutlii-n ntly v 

 have a right to proclaim her love of peace. ha\ '. 

 svmpathies whu-h an- pree'n.us t lier an-1 to 

 she remains faithfully atta--h-.l. Fran- , . in a fresh 

 effort toward progress, is preparing to invite the na- 

 tions to a great festival of labor, which wil 

 worthy crown to the century which i> al-.ut ; 

 In literature, art, and science, in imlu-tr 

 and agriculture, everywhere i* di.sphiyed the fruit- 

 ful activity of the country. In the eon,: 

 universal MUtfrage, as in the political world, i! 

 ardor must unite all who have at heart the 1 

 the French name. It is to this unin. t. t). 

 u. "M ( tlort for the power and glory of the J^^H 

 n-public, that I invite you, certain that I ; 

 mouthpiece of our entire democracy. 



Legislation. The first bill presc 

 Government was one granting amn 

 persons under sentence for violatii; 

 laws and laws of public meeting and asso< 

 or for crimes against public security, el. 

 s, or offenses connected with si 

 This bill, which the Chamber had rejected while 

 insultersof President Casimir-IV-rier w.-re U-ing 

 frequently convicted, was now passed with only 

 7 contrary votes and went through the 

 without opposition. The, Abbe" Lei 

 the opportunity to request tl. 

 their Stipends to priests who had ineurr. 

 ciplinary measures for political indiscreti 

 which the Chamber ajgnedL 



To satisfy the Radical allies of the Govern- 

 ment. who carried a resolution in favor of im- 

 posing a part of the new taxes upon religious 



