Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-06-22
VOTE OF CONFIDENCE.

By a majority of I04 the French
Chamber of Deputies yesterday after
noon voted confidence in the govern
ment and gave the ministers free hand
to employ the measures they think best
to re-estabIsh the sovereignty of the law
in the disturbed department OF the south.
This result came after day of in
tense excitement over the mutinous
movement of troops in the south, fol-
lowing the widespread disorders OF the
winegrowers.
The grave view the French capital
takes OF the revolutionary events in the
south of France and the tragic outcome
was evidenced by the scene in the
Chamber of Deputies yesterday, when
the government was interpellated on the
measures it proposed to take to re-estsb-
lish order. Even standing room was
not obtainable and many women listened
to the debate, which at times was super
heated.
Premier Clemenceau lost no time in
impalting to the deputies the news from
Narbonne, adding to the information al
ready published the fact that over 100
soldiers we're wonnded in the fighting
| Thursday with the rioters. The latter,
he said, had disappeared from the streets.
The peasants from the surrounding vii
lages, terrified at the shooting, took the
first trains for their homes.
Then, amid impressive silence, the
Premier gave the official version of the
mutiny Of the battalion of the Seven
teenth Infantry at Agde and its march
to Beziers. The Premier added that be
could not listen to any proposition for
the conditional surrender Of the mutt
neers, as it would be a fatal move for the
government to capitulate to the soldiery.
He concluded with demanding vote
of confidence in the government, so that
the ministers could carry out in the
name of the chamber the work of re-
preston on which in the future so much
depended.
The opposition deputies fercely at
tackled the government, some saying that
the country might witness a revolution
through the action of the government.
Former Minister of Commerce Mill
erand's denunciation of M. Clemenceau
was particularly violent, but fell fiat, as
he is strongly suspected of q desire to
sGccee, 70 Tue premiership.
SOM of the more prominent members
of the opposition appeared to place the
interests of the country above those of
their party, and beld up the hands Of
the government, being desirous OF giving
the latter time enough to bring the de-
ipquents in the south to account.
After six hours debate the Chamber
generally adopted this view, and by S27
to 229 votes decided to support the
Cabinet.
After the terroristic event of Thursday
the aspect of Nsrbonne yesterday was
comparatively calm. Soldiers were every
where in such great force that the in
habitants were at least temporarily CO.
creed into inactivity.
The authorities of Narbonne have is
sued an order that specific routes must be
followed by those attending the funerals
of the riot victims yesterday afternoon.
The routes will be entirely isolated by
troops in the hope of thus preventing
dangerous demonstrations.
The receipt of dispatch from Beziers
later in the day announcing that the
mutinous battalion had decided to return
to the rest OF the regiment caused decid-
ed satisfaction in official circles, as is was
hoped that the action taken would head
of any further open insubordination
among the .roops.