Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-29
CLEMENCEAU'S
POLICY UPHELD
After Exciting Debate OF Eight
Hours Chambers Vote Con-
fidence in Him.
SOCIALISTS VERY SAVAGE.
Put Forward Speaker After Speaker,
HnIt 10 10 Pnrposc--Scnatc Passes
Wine Frnud Bill.


Paris, June 2S.--The chamber of dep
uties tonight, by n decisive majority OF
I2O after an exciting cight-hour debate,
voted confidence in the governments
policy regarding the wine growers
movement. Premier Clemenceau's VIC
tory was more decisive than his most
ardent FRIENDS had expected. During
the session the extreme Socialists put
forward speaker after speaker from
the south. but Notwithstanding thelT
savage attacks they proved no match
for NJ. Clemenceau. who Is q past mas
1er In parliamentary debate.
The premier based his defense OF the
tuse OF the military on the
fact that the action OF the
Ition refusing to pay taxes could not be
federated. with consummate skill he
Ireplied TO the reproaches mat they be-
come reactionary by recalling the long
years during which he had fought
against oppression and injustice, and by
referring to the time when. as at Mont
! martre under the commune. he almost
sacrificed his life In endeavoring to
save French officers from q mob,
After NJ Clemenceau had concluded
N. Jaures, the Socialist lender, at
tempted to turn the tide. but II was
too late to make an impression, and
by q. succession OF votes the cabinet was
sustained
The senate tonight passed the wine
fraud bill.
M Bedouce, Unified Socialist. was
the first to attack the premier. de-
iclaring that the latter was RESPONSE.
bile for the bloodshed in the south
OF France. The speakers yiolence so
excited NJ. dc Baudry D'Asson, Roy
.allst that he tainted and had TO be
carried out OF the chamber.
M. Bedouce denounced as mere
pretext NJ. Clemenceau's intimation
that the winegrowers movement was
inspired by the reactionists or was In
any way revolutionary. He insisted
IL was q peaceful effort to obtain re-
dress for wrongs and avoid starvation
until the premier modified four army
corps to suppress II.
Amid cheers from one side of the
chamber and applause from the other,
M Bedouce continued. growing more
and moie violent as he proceeded.
Turning TO M. Clemenceau he shout
cd: you have turned the republi-
can cathedral you promised into
charnal house" In conclusion he APP
pealed to the chamber to do sonie
thing TO console and heal the south.
adding:
''ff you do so the Socialists VIII
follow you In The march of progress
under Il surer guide than Clemcn~
ceau.r
NJ Menunier. Socialist, who fol-
lowed promised to continue to sup
port the government IL Clemenceau
satisfact orily explained the mutiny OF
the battalion of the Seventeenth regi-
mont OF infantry at Agde and his in
tor-view with Marceln Albert leader
of the winegrowers. NJ. Menunier
complained Of the governments post
n ltatr n
the abolition of courts martial In time
of peace.
Al. Aldy. Radical Socialist. who
made a personal investigation of the
rloting, charged that the gendarmes
and curassiers fred first and without
warning upon The people. He then
read detailed accounts OF how men.
women and children We're shot. deny
ing that the crowds had used fire.
arms
When Clemcnceau dened him to
prove several of his statements Nj.
Aldy caused n sensation by declaring
he held reports from officers TO prove
that what he said was true and If
CHALLENGED to do so he would pro-
duce them, adding: We must decide
whether we shall any longer submit
To the fantasies Of those who govern
u.s.
The statement called forth applause
from the right. When NJ. Aldy had
finished NJ. Clamenceau said:
"The statements made render AN
investigation imperative, Throughout
l have been animated by the spirit of
Cancellation. but when tho municlpali-
Il adopt an Illegal attitude the gov
eminent has no alternative except TO
use force. The laws were made for
everybody Everybody must pay
taxes, The poor peasants OF the north,
east and center are ready to pay more
for their sugar In order to help the
population OF the south. whose misery
Is not general. as was proved by the
accounts in the savings bank The
truth is that we face a revolt"
Continuing. Clemenceau recalled
the warnings he had issued 10 the
soldiers not TO Are except at the last
extreme.
NJ. Clemencaau concluded to thun-
ders OF applause:
Our fathers amid commissions To
which the present incidents are most
trihing, built upon foundation OF
rock and at the same time gave Lbs
orty 10 mankind. and the French ma
tion viii uphold them
During tho vote NJ. Bedouce ana an-
other deputy came 10 blows. They
were pulled apart by ushers. The al
tercation may result In duel