The Washington herald., 1907-06-19

stration Charged to Opponents of
Republican Form of Government.
Paris. June 1S-The full gravity Of the
Midi crisis was made known and ac-
knowledged in the Chamber of Deputies
to-day. when Premier CIemenceau re-
peIled a demand that the government
answer an Interpolation Immediately as
to the measures decided upon for the
restoration Of order among the disap-
pointed wine growers in the four rebel
lious departments.
NJ. Clemenceau requested postpone
ment OF the Interpolation until Friday
to enable the government 10 carry out
the measures already determined upon.
n. Jaures. the Socialist leader. vigorous
ly attacked the request, and n. Clemen-
ceau replied with unaccustomed warmth
and sobriety which brought NJ. Ribot
and the ce-ter 10 his support. ". Ribot
made a grave speech upholdiug the gov
ernments demand for time to execute
the law and restore the national integ-
rity.
Government to Prosecute.
NJ. Clemenceau said that so long as the
manifestants confined their protests with
in legality the government let them alone
70 prove its sympathy with their desires.
bur a continuance Of this tolerance, which,
until now. appeared 70 impose itself.
would see defiance of the law soon spread
throughout France. Legal measures had
been begun against those guilty Of mis-
demeauors and crimes which were under
way Of execution. although not executed
at the present hour. If the government
were put in the minority. ne would return
TO the ministry and cancel those meas
ures. and the responsibility would lie with
the chamber
n Clemenceau then uttered the dark
f0reboding that if another cabinet were
10 succeed his. il would find itself in the
presence OF enormous difii-ulties-diffi-
culties that some Of the deputies know
and others did not know, were most
grave.
Deputies Dare Not Return Home.
The deputies from the Midi them
selves cannot re-enter the Midi he said
"They find il interdicted 10 them. We
I have decided that like all French citi-
zens. those i'm revolt shall be- made to
respect the law"
To a direct question from another
deputy as 20 the exact measure taken, N.
Clemenceau replied.
81.
ing the too evident chances Of IL bloody
conflict"
The premier stirred the Chamber to
/ considerable emotion and won frequent
applause from the Left and Center. but
never from the Right. N. Ribot, in the
name of the Center declared for post
p1uemeut- He stirred the Chamber not
only @ applause. but to some excite
meut when he made the Unc0mpromising
statement.
M Jaures says that to accept post
ponemeut would be % abdicate pariia-
mentary authority. I believe. ON the con-
trary. that if to-day we break the gov
eminent for doing It's duty there viii be
parliamentary suicide.
Worst situation Since 1879.
owe must rise above ministerial rival
~. There is a higher question. We
have arrived at q situation graver and
more deIorous than any since 1870. with
national sentiment on the eve Of dissolv-
ing itself in certain regions and the
germs of mutiuy developing here and
there in the army The French law is not
respected in certain sections of the coun-
try Disturbance there is terminating,
and may tomorrow become a terrible in
surrecti0n.'
After VI. Ribot had concluded, the
chamber. 10y a vote of Az 70 Us, approved
the demand for postponment of the inter
peIation.
N. CIemenceau gave no hint of what
graver crisis he referred 20 as confronting
the next ministry If the present cabinet
were Immediately useated. Aside, how
ever from the charges that the reaction
aries are backing the Midi movement, it
is fact that all the monarchical and
clerical journals are these days making
the most of the disturbances there, at
tacking the government, blaming it for
the Miiis troubles. and daily printing
articles on how much better off the people
were under monarchiCal authority.
strike nA - FtN@tU AtfuHs
It has been openly charged in one op-
position paper. that is not monarchical.
that the church supplied much OF the
money which enabled the Midi 20 demon
strate. The Temps, on the other hand,
probably as "a mere coincidence. tonight
publishes conspicuously a review Of a
book reciting the history of lSiS and the
coup detat
Not the least interesting incident in the
chamber was N. Sarrauts explanation OF
his resignation Of his subsecretaryship in
the ministry of the interior. He declared
himself heartily in sympathy with the
governments policy, and was devoted
body and soul to NJ Clemenceau, but he
resigned to show his constituents that he
would not sacrifice them TO retain power.
and i'm the hope Of aiding i'm bringing
them back to respect the law He was
roundlv cheered. and the cheering was
redoubed when he declared ne was a
Frenchman before the imperioUs 0bliga-
ton to see the law respected.
The Argelliers committee processes its
babituaI confidence Il SAYS it is deter
mined to yield nothing. It reafirms there
must be a strike Of crossed arms. and no
violence Ferroul himself hastened TO a
village where the wires leading 70 Mar
bonne had been cut by manifes.ants and
bade them never to repeat the act He
urged them not to interfere with the
wOrkmen sent 10 repair the line.
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