New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-18
THE MINISTRY STRONGER.
FrFECTIVE SPEECH OF PREMIER LOUBET
IN THE FRENCH CHAMBER.
THE DEBATE ON THE BILL AMENDING THE
PRESS LAW STILL IN PROGRESSIVE
SLIGHT GOVERNMENT CHECKS.

SLIGHT GOVERNMENT CHECKS
Paris. Nov 1.-THE debate of tie Govern
nent bill providing for increased stringency in the
fress laws was resumed in the Chamber Of
Deputies to-day. Prime Minister Loubct made
a successful speech, but this was followed by two
,light Government checks. The Chamber, by
majority of So, refused TO grant cloture, and then.
by majority of ia, adopted a motion to adjourn
until tomorrow. Nevertheless, tie position of
tie Ministry has been improved by to-day's de-
ba'e It's supporters are more confident, and
they expect that q motion 10 discuss the clauses
Of the bill will be passed by majority of 40
Mr. Ernest Roche attacked the bill as being
aimed AGAINST the Socialists, who were III no
wise allied with Anarchists. Anarchism, he
averred. arose from the misery which was crush
ing the life ont of the people The remedy for
the existing conditions lay in a solution of the
social difficulties; not in reprossive measures
He spoke in advocacy of an eight-hour day.
NJ. Aynarl provoked angry protests from tho
Left by declaring that the Socialists were power
less The Moderate Republicans alone could find
a solution OF y c social question. lie called upon
the Government to display more frmness in the
future than it had shown in the past
Premier ,Loubct rcprouched NJ. Roche for caluln-
mating Franco where the bourgeois had done
anywhere else He proceeded to enumerate the
measures passed for the benefit Of the prolcariat,
and added France enjoys most perfect liberty.
Divisions are spoken Of but, let danger arise. and
1 will soon lie seen whether or not union cXists."
NJ Loubet cited the case of the Anarchist Mar
tnet, who had made speeches in garrison towns
exciting recruits in the army 10 desert OWlhs
10 State laws M. LoUbet said, the Government
was not able 70 reach members of Journals ioHhoea
for the sole purpose of spreading Revolutionary
views and maintaining an unceasng nooa oil III
limitation. BY simply changing their managers
when they were threatened with prosecution lor
breaking the law, these papers avoided suppr'Telo',
The present bill was TO make repetition OIL s"0n
eases impossible in the future
Tho premier concluded by calling upon the
Chamber discuss the clauses OF the OIL sn,
ratcly aud asked for an expression OF Ci nv
~ tGc Ministry from the House. his sP'ech We
greeted with prolonged cheering from 'he LEV
and Centre. ..,, ,rrirr which the
Dannties 1ocked about the lobbles and discusseI
NJ Io1bet's speech, which made deep ihpr',,oIi, :, ~
When the Chamber resumed tle Seslon w. tho
Ramel Of the Right, made speech opposih2 H'e
HI 'THen the votes on the cioture ana tho al
journInent motions were TAKEN
1>a aan,+e in the French Chamber the Govern
r.,, hin relative to modification OF the Press law
~ 1881 upon the result Of which debate depends 'he
tte Of the Louhet Ministry. is still in progress 'a
while the cabled summary Of the two days us
c,sAon seems TO Justify the hope expressed IN mes
columns on November 10, that the French Caolhe'
would secure majority IN favor of It's bill ana "oUu
oh,o,n also the vote of confidence 1t IS ASKING iFoh
the Chamber To the explanations OF the Pehuins
ones,ion already furnished here II may he audeo 'a
,hs hill was laid before the Chamber several non'h.
ago after the explosions caused by RaVachoi anu
cher Anarchists But the Prime Minister, NJ. Iouoet
insisted upon an immediate discussion OF the Din
tr days ago. when the latest dynamite eApios'oH
which Killed five men, struck Paris With terror.
The law of 1881 practically granted unlini'en Hee
dom 10 the press and merely inflicted sheht puhIsl-
Toent Ipon persons who melted 10 disorder ana cIl
In direct manner. The present discussion i's-'! @
t,rns mon the word direct" The Cox .InmSA' pro
,o.aS ~ repace IL by the word indirect M ~
tervatfve members ~ The Right or, ratler me ~" %
Nenarcbists and ultra OeIical' Sun stuhs III IN o
French Chamber who may vote against lte Pi -,
nodiecafi1n o the law. VIII do so dsllc theIf i'
NJ SocIalsn Anarcnl,m, ana even Ropubhcahl IL,
Ca,,sa tbev fear that the new text 0i the law M
Ie invoked against them whenever tney ,,no'"I -.
cite Indirectly through the press ana nDlc ~ III n,
,-c any illegal attacks upon the Repuican ioin VI VI
Govern mSni But II is 70 be hoped that' IT., u.' .so
bere are personal ambitions rancors anlng ~ , ,aa-
overhrow of the Cabinet the majority OF the @ 81
win understand that the present que ION hOr - ,te
r,bc safaty and that that majority VIII supPoi' "'
I'm presented by the Government