FRENCH POLITICS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 706, 4 January 1910, Page 5

FRENCH POLITICS.

CLEMENCEAU CHANGES HIS MIND. By Telegraph-Pre'ag Association—Oopyrißht. Paris, January 2. M. Clemencoau, the ex-Premier, after explanations, has decided to remain a member Radical-Socialist party.

I> :3^;i CUMENJCEAU'S POUCy. iv: : ; : ;:t'lie; other/^day. /that' : the .ex-Premier i'had-risigned. memoership.' of the party rowing sto the'executive's, sup-. 'port.- of • pure':Socialist .candidates ". for :Seats!'dn.'Parliameiit.: ; ;"Wheii.'i.u: power; - ! il. . UlGmcnceau-jpursuiid a- policy;of, moderate :itadicalism: .His opponents called him. an ::but i-was. (writes -a ;'■ c'oh- • temporary)',; rather-: : a ''.disillusioned:.and ■ eminently;, -practiciil: politician. ;;'.He'-has directed '.■ ( a'--.flrm'v and ' couragebus .■: foreign policy,''and'i.was a supporter ■ of the fen-'-tente."'.■-.cordiale;,'■::'rHis "'recently-defeated Cabinet;;: which; was 'formed- in 'October; 1906—after, i the .'Morocco' crisis 1 and ! the .shorWsved/.Ministriea y.af'l MM. vßo'uvier and-Same'iir-was 'bssehtially -a' "pne-inan 'Eventually.-thb:Chamber' rebblleU: against ytho'-, ; excess:V-of:pne-maD 'jpowot ,^, "-•.'■' : :'. *•■:■'-.. ' : :~ '--.'•'■■ - ; .---''••-■■ ■■■■.''■'■'■' ■^ Prior' to'-.his! forming Mis, Minis'try,''M. : Clemenceau '.'-had'. , for■-jears-.■'been:- known ■ as.■;the':;wrecker / : i of-Ministries, 'and had only- once /before held ■ a 'Ministerial apppintment—that.of/MinisterVfor the Interiorv under;<M. ■ SarriejdiV The ex-Pfemier is/ first and 'foremost: a': fighter: v He : was born .in -the Yendep sixty-eight years ago ; and .was: educated;as-'-.a' doctor.: - In tho siege;of;Paris.: and; during: the Commune ;he: .waspthefMayor;:: of V'Montihartre , :ahd the absolute despot.of that-district. Siibs.W,?n»y - hel: became' a journalist ."and politician,-and his'> electric'.energy' and speech/:quickly ; brought him to :.the, front./,lt. might;be said very truly .that .he.fought.his; wny: there."' His duels ; wore ,numorpus.' i; :^A : . deputy: onco /taunted the Chamber with].- its■-fear of: "Clemencoau s;,-, sword, •• Clehienceau's '■■ tbngiio - and .Uemenceaus:';pen.";.. ; Among,'his oppon-' ents on the duellingigrbund ,wcrc General Poussarques,,:M.:-Paul:' Desohanel;'.'the Prince do: Clnmay.: ir. 1 Paul'.Deroulede, and My Drumont,;the'"notcd. ; anti-Semite .. ; : ; ;He;,oyerthrew;;--one/ Ministry, after anothor/untll in 1892 he wns:falsely accused of -complicity '.in' .the : great Panama scan-' .dais,-and..lost.-hisvseat in;• the Chamber. He/dovo ted'• :himself; to.: writing -several JijrolSj.of ;whi.ch the most/noteworthy, is ~ Les'.Plus Forts," .and 'for',ten years, did not re-enter the' political arena, ■"■