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France, it is generally admitted, is pass- ing through one of the most serious poli tical crisis she has experienced, M. Viviani, the noted Socialist, was the first person to be requested by President Poincaré to form a Ministry on the re signation of M. Doumergue. Though he accepted the task, it was quite clear from the first that he was not sufficiently.com petent; beyond getting the members of his proposed Cabinet together to discuss the Ministerial programme, his plans were wrecked by the word "if." The formula proposed was:-We will agree to take steps to diminish the term of service from three to two years-as insisted upon by the Radical Socialists but the existing three years' Bill shall be repealed only if the foreign situation allows it." That little word in that conditional clause shattered the Cabinet; no Ministry-at least in this country has ever been wrecked by a con junction before.. Half a dozen other statesmen were asked to form a Cabinet, but each one in turn declined with thanks. The responsibility was too great. Indeed, there was even greater reluctance on the part of stateswen on this occasion to assume office then when M. Doumergue succoaded M. Barthou. Just as things were getting terribly ugly or menacing for the Third Republic, M.numerous buyers have been disgusted to used to be.. During the last few days Ribot-a well-known and capable French find that the boxes which ought to con statesman with years of political experi- tain 25 cigarettes, only hold 19, or 20 ence-undertook to restore order out of at the most. The Director of the " chaos. He had no difficulty in saving the factures nationales" Bas, so far, con- situation-temporarily, at Icast; the fessed his inability to explain, although Cabinet which he formed is a wonderful he has promised an inquiry. The matter. piece of "mechanism.” He went most is inexplicable, says the director, who boldly to work, he knew exactly what has known of instances in which buyers France needed, and he supplied his coun-
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