The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-31
BRAND ATTACKS
 THE SOCIALISTS Assures Chamber That He
 Is No Dictator CROWDS BES|EGE DOORS The Premier Says He Was Misunder- stood and Dramatically Exciaims
 Look at These Hands, Not
 a Drop of Blood"
CROWDS BEs|EGE DOORS

Paris, October S0.-Admist an impres sive hush. which contrasted strangely with yesterdays unprecedented passion and tumult in the chamber of deputies, Premier Briand today. in cool, ncisive the socialists for their violence in for bidding him the right of speech.
 The premier assured the chamber that he was no dictator but man of law and order, and at the end of the session his frank appeal for republican support suited in a vote of confidence 3S9 to = ince the days of the Boulanger and . lryfus affairs no special interest has been displayed in a session of the French parli- ament. Vast crowds besieged the doors at an early hour and unable to secure entry assembled in the square, in the streets and on the Ponte de Laconcorde and waited for hours in the rain to learn the outcome.
 Carried away by his passion yesterday the premier. defending the attitude of the government in suppresing the railway strike, exclaimed:
 Had the actual laws of the country not been sufficient I would not have hesi- tated to resort to even illegal measures for the purpose of preserving the father land"
 Following M Reinaud. who Justified the premier's words by the axiom that a great national crisis would justify the neglect of scruples, Mir. Briand mounted the tribune, silence falling over the house. He declared that his remarks of yester- day had been entirely misunderstood be- cause the socialistic fury and disorder had not permitted him to complete hls statements. What he had tried to say was that in grave hours of national peril exceptional measures were Justified. New ertheless the government was proud that 1t had kept within the laws of legality. It had been many years since the govern ment endured such troublesome hours, but the nation had e.nembed from the threatened revolt clearer, grander and better.
 Then with dramatic gesture he flung out his hands. crying;
 Look at these hands-not drop of blood s -syr a,.
 An .outb,irst of cheers greeted the premier as he caned upon -aii- good F'renchmen fo rally to the flag of peace, and support the governments efforts to maintain law and order
 A resolution introduced by the socialists impeaching Briand for his "dictatorial crushing down of wage-earners' was re- jected by an overwhelming majority after which the chamber voted confidence in the government to safeguard the inter ests of the working class and preserve the vital interests of the nation A scrutiny of the vote shows that 100 radi- calls, who ordinarily support the govern ment, joined with the socialists
 The more conservative newspapers com menting upon M. Briand's reference to Illegal measures, adopt the principle that desperate cases require desperate reme- dies and draw a parallel betwen tn present case and the Fashoda affair and the crisic preceding the Alegiras confer ence which established precedents for the employment of exceptional measures.
 The Temps characterizes yesterdays ses- sion as a shameful orgy of violence and goes so far as to suggest that President Fallieres dissolve the chamber if sirni- lar anarchy persists.
 Subsequental to the session bands of royaiists and anti-parliamentarians held demonstrations in front of the chamber and in the boulevards. The police dis .persed the crowds and made a score of arrests.