Show A WEAK government THE new french seems to be the most unsatisfactory in a genera way that france has hai had bad this century it is pronounced by critics in statecraft as weak ineffectual and inexpert in ita ale elements ments and to a ap speedy edy downfall how long it Is to continue in france this policy and constant uncertainty V Is a matter no BO one is prepared to answer but bat it would seem in the very nature of things that stability or a resolution whish will revolutionize abc or the other must take place at any earl early day I 1 I 1 0 of 1 the CiL bluet the head of it M birard to IB described as a rather unfit man he was a member of the comune corn anne od and unless he has broken off affiliations entirely is as extreme it a republican as even the me ought to ask for he has been a drummer a hawker of jewelry and notions and one may readily see that while mich such ta an occupation to is not in itself dishonorable or debasing it is far from being the best school in which to triin practical statesmen and that therefore the friench dipti premier is more or less out but of his s legitimate sphere it may be asked why ho b was entrusted with the important task of fa forming a aims try under tinder such circumstances a qi question teston that is easily answered ans As a member of the assembly his political eligibility I 1 bember ability was just its as a comparatively ignorant incapable man to is eligible to the presidency of the united states it he be is 35 years ol of age and was born bom on oa t tur our ur soil of course others were similarly eligible and to others othera three of them each cach more able and nd more conspicuous thian birard the dicerto offer to perform the ike service w was made each accepted tor for a short time then declined one of them reconsidered and declined again it began to ibok 11 as though hough the pre president would have t to alot get along without a cabinet and the matter assumed scandalous proportions rol tl 0 n s so scandalous kan dalous that M gad gantar Tar carnot ani 0 t threatened threaten td to rest resign n unless one came camb to his relief and with such a crisis as th atwould would precipitate upon the country starling staring them in the face thi the republican groups hastily arranged a mixed bureau of ad bisers tor for the president all of thern them comparatively obscure it if not wea kand the head dead of it if doubtless the weakest part it was not much but it held the fr french peaple together inthe in the semblance of a government and provided an institution with which other powers could authoritatively couter confer and negotiate it fio frothing thing more mare cwb two of the she members have been in ahe the cabinet before birard and barrier aud the only thing in the way of commendation dat on of what they did that reached this side of the water ater was of a negative character that is it if they had done anything very bad it would have surely reached us and nothing at all L ai t concerning them came caine they are all a strangers to the world outside of france and the majority of them are but little known there Roche tort who leads the irreconcilable element and who has been a cete noir to every government since the fallot tall of the commune makes no secret og of his big fixed Intent intention io to have the CA cornot enot government cr crumble biall able after the holidays it makes it all the worse that this man has an immense following and that among amone them his influence is unbounded and he is aided this time by general discontent it is a significant fact that the disorders which have resulted in downfalls down falls have lit in every byry instance been largely influenced fluen ced if not controlled to some extent by him lie he will have a radical republican government or none a government compo composed sid of such men as are 0 opposed posed to aristocracy titles and Gerg germany lany and perhaps even the then n he be would not long be satisfied unless the its is of na names mesco composing posing the government wL was she headed i by that of henri Roth rochefort efort |