CLEMENCEAU'S FALL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 567, 23 July 1909, Page 5

CLEMENCEAU'S FALL.

A "THIN HOUSE." MANY OF HIS FOLLOWERS ABSENT. GERMANS ON DELCASSE. (By Telograpta.-Prcss Aosoclatlon.-OopyrlEht.) (Rec. July 22, 11 p.m.) • Paris, July 22. ; At the timo of the division on the no-con-fidence motion, resulting in the fall of tho Clonienceau Government by 36 votes (176212),, 175 French Deputies were absent in Scandinavia in connection with the interparliamentary pacifist demonstration. In consequence of the new attendance lists abolishing proxy voting, the supporters of M.; Clemenceau were unable to cast the ballots of their absent comrades and thus save the' Government from defeat. '. 'The Parisian newspapers are astonished at the crisis, and blame M. Clemenceau for referring in such bitter and derogatory terms to . M.'. Delcasse's foreign policy: . r

The German newspapers sharply attack.M. Delcasse, and. describe'his success as a victory for Chauvinism.

• M.\ Clemenceau'": is urging the President,' M.Fallieres, to reconstruct the old Cabinet' with a new Premier in succession to himself, v?;'' -■' ; .;.",;' ' y.\-;,-.'.., v ;

In'replying to M. Delcasse, M. Clemenoean declared bitterly that he had humiliated France in connection! with; his Morocco polioy, b/ bringing her to the gates'of "war when she was unprepared. ,M. Delcasse dissented amid .cheers.' ■''■■' ■■.■■ '''.'.'. ':••'. ; '

The attendance reflations which stopped the proxy voting evidently. ariso out of the recent innovation which the Chamber of Deputies accepted at tho instance of the Sooialists— to mate it obligatory on> members to sign a timc-shept daily. Members failing to sign for six-consecutive. sittings have their salaries stopped. SOUTH AFRICAN UNION. « / ONLY MINOR AMENDMENTS. (By Telegraph.—Press Asioclallon.-Oopjrrlgbt.) (Rec. July 22, 10.30 p.m.) London, July 22. The South African • Conference agreed to the schedules of the Act of Union (including those dealing with the native protectorates), with the exception that a few drafting amendments are to' be made. There, will bo no further meetings with tho Imperial representatives. Tho second reading of the Union Bill will take place in the House of Commons on Tuesday. '