Clemenceau, the Man and His TimeHyndman, H. M. (Henry Mayers)
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Clemenceau, the Man and His Time
Hyndman, H. M. (Henry Mayers)
Clemenceau, Georges, 1841-1929; France -- Politics and government -- 1870-1940
Revelations concerning M. Paix-Séailles's document about French troops
at Salonika to have been published in _Bonnet Rouge_. Paix-Séailles in
M. Painlevé's _entourage_.
Clemenceau exposes Caillaux's intrigues with Almereyda, the _Bonnet
Rouge_, the defeatists in Italy, and comments on the large subsidies
to the _Bonnet Rouge_ which enabled it to become a daily instead of a
weekly sheet.
Clemenceau forms Ministry.
_December, 1917._--Clemenceau examined before Committee of Senate on
Caillaux affair.
Clemenceau declares if Parliament would not sanction prosecution of
Caillaux his Ministry would resign.
Caillaux's immunity as deputy suspended by vote.
_January, 1918._--Captain Bouchardon's report on Bolo Pasha published.
Traces Bolo's career from 1914, his intrigues with Germany through
ex-Khedive of Egypt and other Egyptians. Receipt by Bolo of £400,000
from Deutsche Bank.
Bolo buys shares in _Journal_, and tries to buy shares also in the
_Figaro_ and the _Temps_.
M. Caillaux arrested.
His private safe brought from Florence containing strange papers
relating, among other things, to a suggested _coup d'état_.
United States agent at Buenos Aires reveals series of negotiations
between M. Caillaux and the German representative, Count Luxburg,
having for object the conclusion of a German peace.
M. Malvy arraigned before the High Court of the Senate.
_February, 1918._--Trial of Bolo begun. Caillaux, Humbert and others
incriminated.
U.S.A. secret service shows that large sums passed from Count
Bernstorff, German Ambassador in Washington, to Bolo for the purposes
of German propaganda.
Bolo found guilty and condemned to be shot on February 16th.
M. Malvy's case before the High Court extended.
_March, 1918._--Bolo appeals.
Bolo case discussed in Chamber. Socialists attack Clemenceau. Vote of
confidence in Clemenceau's Ministry 400 to 75.
Terrible military disasters at Cambrai and St. Quentin due to heavy
German attack on positions weakened by withdrawal of British troops.
_April, 1918._--Bolo shot.
Caillaux in gaol.
Malvy trial continued.
_May, 1918._--Caillaux "explains" his connection with _Le Bonnet
Rouge_.
_June, 1918._--Committee report on M. Malvy's case and fix date of
trial.
_July, 1918._--M. Malvy found guilty of undue laxity towards traitors
and condemned to exile from France.
French Socialists infuriated at M. Malvy's expulsion.
CHAPTER XX
"LA VICTOIRE INTÉGRALE"
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