The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-31
PARIS AGAIN CALM
As BRAND WINS
Government, After Five Days,
Has Strong Majority.
PREMIER'S VICTORY COMPLETE
CrtNiE Due 10 the Recent Railway
Strike Safely Passed and Task
vent Repetition of Riot Events.
Socialists Take Defeat Gracefully.

Paris. Oct, S0-After five days debate
Premier BRAND obtained substantial ma
jorities IA the Chamber Of Deputies this
evening in the votes on the interpella-
tions on the railway strike. TEis has
been generally anticipated as French
premiers do not fan IN pitched battles,
but in unexpected skirmishes At the
close Of the summing NJ BRAND an
nOunced that the ministry would not ac-
oept vote Of the order Of the day. pure
and simple. and such vote was re-
jected by a majority Of 214
NJ Guesde, on behalf of the Unified
Socialists. interjected proposal to in
dict NJ BRAND. This was rejected by a
vote of sos 10 Is. the latter being the ex-
act number of the Unified Socialist dep
utles
H. BRAND declared that the govern
ment would only accept the order OF the
day proposed by M Raynard. as it ex-
pressed confidence ia the government.
Priority over ten other orders which had
been proposed was given 10 NJ. Raynards
order by a vote of 346 70 lS3. This order
was divided into phrases. each Of which
was voted separately
Government wins ON All.
The phrase, "The chamber stigmatizes
sabotage. violence. and anti-patriotisn. q"
was carried by a vote OF 5g to l. The
second phrase, approving the acts of the
government. was carried by a vote Of
2l5 to l16, and the third phrase, declaring
that the chamber was confident that the
government would safeguard within law
and order the legitimate interests of the
railway men and the liberties of the re-
public, and that the chamber passed 20
the order of the day. was adopted. se9
10 lS. The resolution as a whole was
carried, 800 to a.
Large crowds gathered I'm the neigh
borhood Of the chamber from midday
becoming so dense toward O'Clock that
republican guards were obliged 10 clear
the approaches. Some manifestations
occurred and several arrests were made.
No ExcesseS at Sitting.
The sitting was not marked by yester-
days eXcesses. NJ. BRAND qualified his
words, which caused a tumult yesterday.
saying the phrase should have been
isolated from the context OF his speech.
and that it would have been better un-
derstood had he been allowed to develop
his meaning. Nobody could imagine that
he had any idea Of suggesting any form
OF dictatorship. He had intended 70 tell
the chamber that there were exception
ally serious occasions when the govern
ment might be preoccupied with the pos
sibility of accomplishing the supreme
duty Qf the countTy's defense. Later he
reminded the chamber OF the bloodshed
which marked the Midi riots and the
Draveil disturbances during NJ. Clemen-
ceau's ministry. and said:
From the crisis in which its great
ness might have foundered the country
emerged greater than before The crisis
from which rioting and revolution might
have arisen has been calmed. Look at
my hands. There are no bloodstains on
them"
HysteFIeaI Mood Ended.
1t was evident to-day that yesterdays
hysterical mood had passed. Toward the
close of the sitting there was even occa-
sion for joking, for several of the Unified
Socialists quietly insinuated themselves
among the various parties, and the house
was astounded, until the joke was seen.
10 hear socialist sentiments applauded
from the right and the government
benches
The most difficult part of NJ Brands
work remains TO be done He has still
TO prove the existence OF revolutionary
movement which used the strike as
weapon. and a thornier task is before
him 10 devise measures 10 prevent a
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