The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-19
CLEMEACEAU
Wins AFTER TALK
ABOUT CIVIL WAR

Paris, June 19.-The full gravity of
acknowledged in the chamber of depu-
ties yesterday. when Premier Clemen-
ceau, repelling a demand that the gov
ernment answer an Interpolation Inn
medlately as to the measures decided
upon for the restoration OF order In
the four rebellious districts. uttered
the dark foreboding that X another
Cabinet were to succeed his II would
find itself in the presence Of enormous
difficulties difficulties that some OF
the deputies knew and others did not
know were most grave. He added:
'The deputies from the Midi them
selves cannot re-enter the Midi. They
find IL interdicted to them. We have
decided that, like all French citizens,
those In revolt shall be made to re-
spect the law"
To a direct question from deputy
as Ito the exact measures taken, M.
Clemenceau replied:
"I cannot reveal them without in
creasing the too evident chances OF a
bloody conflict"
NJ Clemneceau requested a postpone
ment OF the Interpolation until Friday
to enable the government to carry out
the measures already determined up
on, and after strenuous opposition
from the right IL was granted by the
overwhelming vote of 412 TO 15S. The
widest excitement reigned during the
voting, and the announcement was fol-
lowed by an outbreak OF terrific
cheers
M. Jaures. the Socialist leader. at
tackled the request OF the premier
savagely, and NJ. Clemenceau replied
with unaccustomed warmth and with
dire predictions, which brought NJ.
Ribot and the centre to his support.
NJ Ribot made a grave. almost i'm
passioned, speech, upholding the gov
ernment's demand for time TO execute
the law and restore the national in
tegrity.
M Clemenceau said that so long as the
wine growers confined their protests
within Legality the government let them
alone to prove It's sympathy with their
desires, but n continuance or the toll
erance which had been shown would see
defiance Of the law soon spread through
out France. Legal measures had been
begun against those guilty OF misdemean-
ors and crimes which were under way
OF execution, although not executed at
the present hour II tho government were
put In the minority. he would return TO
the ministry and cancel those measures
and tho responsibility would lie with the
chamber
The premier stirred tho chamber TO
considerable emotion and won frequent
applause from the Right and Centre. but
never from the Right.
NJ. Ribot I'm the name OF the Centre,
declared for poetponement. He stirred
the chamber not only to applause. but TO
some excitement. when he made the un-
compromising statement:
M Jaurcs says that TO accept post
ponement would be 20 abdicate parlta-
fnentsIy authority. l believe. on the con-
trary, that N today we break the gov
ernment for doing It's duty. there viii be
parliamentary suicide We must rise
above ministerial rivaiFies. There Is
higher question. We have arrived at n
situation graver and more dolorous than
any seen since 1870. with national sonti-
ment on the eve Of dissolving itself I'm
certain regions and the germs OF indis-
cipline developing here and there In the
army The French law is not respected
In certain sections OF the country. Dis
tilrbance there is terminating and may
tomorrow become n terrible insurrection.
After M. Ribot had concluded the
chamber approved the demand for post
ponement Of the Interpolation.