The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-14
WILD SCENES We're
ENACTED IN PARIS

Paris, May 13.-A turbulent session
OF the chamber of deputies today end
ed in another signal victory for Prem
ier Clemenceau when the governments
policy with regard to the postal strike
was emphatically endorsed by vote
of 454 to 50, including also the gov
ernment's insistence that the postal
employees and other functionarles
have no right to strike.
Immediately afterward the chamber
passed a vote OF general confidence
In the government OF 365 to 159.
The strikers received the chamber
Tebuke with shrug Of the shoulders,
declaring it only served to bind clos
er their forces, which would soon
startle the country by a big increase
and a rapid extension OF the general
movement. On the other hand. 1t Is
intimated that the government mas
other plans in view to offset any SER
ious growth Of the strike
Up to midnight, there was no change
in the situation. If anything, it was
in the direction of the weakening Of
the strike sentiment The general
conviction Is that II the movement
does not make vast strides tomorrow,
it Is almost certain Of complete fail
ure.
NJ. Barthou, minister of public
works, posts and telegraphs, assert
ed during the debate. that only 1857
out of 24,205 postal employees In Par
Is and the department Of the Seine are
out and that conditions in the prov
inces we're even better.
Premier Clemenceau cody conclud-
ed the exciting session with the die
ton that it was n case merely where
France much choose between reyolu
ton on the one hand and progressive
evolution on the other. or between
work under the present law, order and
spirit of adventure calculated to dis
organize and rem the republic.
Paris, May 13.-Therc were wild
scenes In the chamber of deputies to-
day when the government asked for
vote Of confidence on the attitude
assumed by 1t In the strike of gov
ernment employees. NJ. Sembat and
NJ. Jaures warmly defended the stand
taken by the postmen, and the latter
declared that the battle which had
begun would not end until the func.
tionaries were in possession of the
same syndicate" rights as private
workmen. He charged that for years
a parliamentary majority had encour-
aged "syndcatiSm" and he pointed
out that the Swedish government had
just concluded five years contract
with the employees OF the state con-
trolled railroads.
M. Combrousee, radical Republican,
intervened, and virtually charged the
cic Iu,fh hnInn fhn nf bn
reactionaries. He declared specifically
that NJ. Morel owed his seat to the
Duke D'UZeS.
The tumult continued. One Of the
delegates bounded over the presiden-
tIal chair, grabbed the bell, and rang
furiously. Then the socialists began
singing the ''Internatlonale" to which
M. Baudry D'Asson and his royalist
colleagues, standing on chairs, replied
by singing "Viye Henry w" Finally
the public and the press gallarles
were cleared, but there was frantic
delirium both inside and out of the
chamber. NJ. D'Asson climbed the
tribune, and with the Socialists shout
ing and singing he tried to harangue
the deputies. Outside in the CORR.
doris, several persons, who raised the
cry 'Vlve lie Roi," were almost mob
bed. Premier Clemencean and the
ministers remained on their benches
AT first it was apparent that they were
amused. but later they grew indignant
at this scandalous exhibition In the
midst Of a serious debate and sum
moned the sergeant tat-arms. who
elected M. D'Asson and closed the
steps of the tribune.