The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-23
AN OUTLINE OF ITS POLICY.
Piul Do Cassagnie Made I vlruIsnt Attack
on The Present Ministry.
ADDRESS BY wAlOEck ROUSSEAU.
Premier Referred 10 Paris EIsc!Isus as a Rebuff
for Republican Idea 0sisai Que 10 Alliance
oiSoms RspuhEoaas With Inc Opposition

Paris, May 23.--The Chamber OF Dep
uties. by three successive votes, yes
terday declared its confidence in the
government. The crucial vote sustain
ing the premier was 271 ayes to 226
noes.
The Chamber OF Deputies was crowd
ed and all the cabinet ministers were
present. The president OF the chamber.
M.Deschanel, also referred to the OPEN
ing OF the exposition. warmly wclcom-
ing the representatives OF foreign ma
tions.
Nj. Paul Gouzy, Radical Socialist,
then interpellated the government on
its general policy.
The premier NJ. Waldeck- Rousseau,
accepted the Interpretation and asked
Tor its immediate discussion. NJ.
Gouzy explained that he desirei to In
terpellate the government in order 10
clear the situation, A number of Ma
tionallsts, he added. had given notice
OF interpretations. but at the las. mo-
ment they beat a retreat and withdrew
them. This was not done out Of respect
for the truce OF parties, but because
the Nationalists were afrai1 they
would be beaten. The speaker then
pointed ont the overwhelming majority
recently cast for the government
throughout France, except IN Paris AT
the municipal elections. and said the
present was an opportune moment for
the chamber TO endorse this support of
the ministry. who should inform the
chamber what they intended to- do in
response to this Republican demon
stration.
DE CAssAGNACS ATTACK.
Nj. Paul de Cassagnac, Conservative.
followed with a speech. strongly at
tacking the government: but he said he
did not desire it's fall because it's policy
was having the effect OF disgusting the
country with the Republic. The latter
statement evoked protest from the
Nationalist benches.
NJ. de Cassagnac concluded with as
serting that the movement against the
government was spreading, and only
lacked "the man." but he concluded,
this man would come"
NJ. Waldeck- Rousseau then replied.
During the course of his speech. which
was frequently interrupted by the Ma
tonalists and applauded by the So
cialists. the premier said the Paris
elections were truly a rebuff for the
Republican idea, but, he added. the
electors of the provinces had acclaimed
the Republic. Where the Republicans
had been beaten, he asserted. their de-
feat was due to the alliance OF GER
tain section of the Republicans with
the opposition.
Abiding to the Dreyfus agitation.M
Waldeck- Rousseau said the pardon of
Dreyfus was an act OF humanity. The
government did not approve of the
declaration of nj. Joseph Reinach. IA
voring the resuscitation of the affair.
The premier was convinced that the
vote OF the people was due TO a mis-
understanding which he hoped would
soon be cleared up. The Nationalists,
ne continued. will only live a certain
time, and the government Intended To
put an end to the present era OF
calumny from which France had been
suffering.
In pardoning Dreyfus. he pointed
out. the government undertook at the
same time 10 end the agitation and, by
the amnesty measure, prevent repri-
sails, thus giving France needed peace
LAW FOR PROTECTION.
M. waldeck- Rousseau concluded
with saying the government would ask
the chamber 10 vote law providing
protection against caluminators OF
the chief of the state, and law deal
ing with religious associations whose
vested properties could NOT be allowed
to swell-in order 10 furnish the adver-
saries of the Republic with their war
funds.
The governments program. he
further announced. included laws for
educa ion direct taxation and working
mems pensions. adding that " the pro-
gram did not secure majority ne
would leave to his successor the work
of seeking It's realization.
IN NJ
plause from the Socialists and Radl-
Gals and a section of Moderate Repub-
licans.
NJ Ribot Republican, former Pre-
mier. replied to NJ. Waldeck- Rousseau,
declaring the municipal elections were
success for the Republicans. but not
for the government. He then proposed
the simple order for the day, which
NJ. Waldeck- Rousseau refused to ac-
cept and which the chamber rejected
by 20S TO 249 votes.
The premier then announced that he
would accept the order of the day pro-
posed by NJ. Gouzy. couched as fol-
lows:
TIE chamber Is resolved to energeti-
cally pursue a policy OF reform and the
defence OF the Republic and lalty and
approves Of the declaration OF the gov
ernment.
The first portion up TO "iary" was
adopted by vote of f39 TO Sc. and the
second and crucial portion was adopted
by 2ai 20 226 votes.
Several resolutions dealing with the
threatened revival of the Dreyfus affair
were submitted. One introduced by NJ
Gustave Chapus. Radical invited the
government vigorously 10 oppose q re-
newal Of the Dreyfus agitation This
gave rise to some debate.
NJ Chapuis announced his intention