The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-07
Force Of Arms
SIS FL i y
cLEMEN cEAu ON WHY FRANCE
CANNOT pfsA I'M THE NEW
PREMIER,s Policy.

a.
PARIS, Nov. 6. The feature of the
reassembling Of the French Parlia-
tnent was Premier clemenceau's dec
.laration of the policy Of the new gov:
eminent
The Chamber Of Deputies was
crowded when the cabinet ministers
entered, and al eyes we're on Premier
rlemenceau and War Minister Pic
quart, but there was no demonstration
Of IN extraordinary nature. The Pre-.
nier, when he read the ministerial
declaration OF policy, was followed at,
tentlyely, and evoked several rounds
Of applause, especially when he an
nounced that the law separating church
and state, as applied. would insure full
exercise of liberty Of conscience.
AS the change in the cabinet was
due solely to the Ill health of EXPIRE
mier sarrien, the declaration of. pol:
icy announced that with the support Of
the country at the last elections the
government only intended to pursue
actively the work Of reform, and that
its foreign policy would remain un.
changed.
A Guarantee Of Peace.
pounded upon peace with dignity"
said NJ. Clemenceau, I'VE can say
with pride that during the So years OF
the republic there has not been one
minute when we could be accusted Of
threatening the peace OF Europe. At
tho same time. since the peace of the
world is based on force of arms. we
cannot disarm, for to do so would de-
stroy the guarantee Of our independ,
ence. Until the arrival of that happy
but uncertain day when the regime OF
force vii be changed our first duty is
not to weaken our defensive powers
of which our international understand
lngs form an important element, in
cultivating good relations with other
powers.
"We must carefully maintain the
alliances contracted in the interests OF
peqce as we'll as the friendships whose
value has already been proved, and we
must not forget at difficult periods
that moral authority and upright pol
icy openly practlced can become de-
termining factors in European opin
ion without which no government in
future can fail to reckon"
Internal Affairs.
In interior affairs, the Premier con
tinued, the policy of the ministry
would be no less clear, the obiectobe'
ing the definite installation of a demo-
cratic government.
The declaration OF policy then out
lined the concrete proposition, the ap'
pllcation OF the law separating church
and state, the realization of work
men spensions. the extension Of the
lew governing labor unions, the re-
form of the mining laws. the introduce
tlcR ri a democratic spirit in the army
by the reduction Of the term of ser.
vice to two years, the suppression OF
court,martials, relief of the winegrow;
ers and a progressive income tax, and
concluded with an expression of the
governments unsuitable determine
tion to transform into acts the Just
demands Of the democracy. A motion
aoproving the governments pro
gramme was carried by the great nil
iorlty of S95 to 90.
The debate in the Chamber which
followed the declaration of policy was
confined exclusively to the matter Of
The separation of church and state
There was a perfect yolley of inter
relations with the object of learning
the intention of the government in the
mater Of the application of the law Of
separation. No further votes were
taken.