The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-09
FRANCE TO CHECK
LIQUOR PRIVILEGE
PREMIER Viviani Arouses Great
Sentiment In Parliament
Patriotic Remarks Will
Adorn BiI!boards.

Paris Special: The minister of
finance. Alexandra Ribot, introduced in
the chamber of deputies yesterday a bill
providing for a comprehensive reform
in the liquor trade. The measure con-
templates suppression of privileges en-
joyed by private individuals who are
now permitted to distill brands from
their own fruits, and for an increase
In the tax On alcohol from 10 francs
&2.40) to 20 francs a gallon. To this
Is added a tax on consumption of 8
francs a gallon on appetizerS and
liquors.
Memoranda attached to the bill on
tain an estimate that If consumption Of
the articles affected should decrease by
one-half, the government would, never
theless, receive increased revenue to
the amount of 10, 00O, 900 francs.
1t is also proposed that the state
create a monopoly in the manufac-
ture of industrial alcohol and endeavor
to find an additional outlet for the
product among of fuel, such
as owners Of automobiles.
Premier Speaks.
Premier Viviani arose to address the
house Immediately after the session
was called to order. All members of
the cabinet We're on the ministerial
benches. The galleries were filled
with prominent persons, among them
Aoy which. Nearly ILL Tie members
OF the diplomatic corps were in their
boxes.
Il am not going to speak Of the san
1tary service alone" said the premier,
but also Of parliamentary Incidents
that cannot be ignored. In the higher
interest of the country by which we
are judged, we must justify the union
OF government and parliament.
The home services of the war de-
partment have accomplished their
tasks. In other quarters errors have
oeen made, but parliament has lent
at the same time to fix responsibility
for mistakes. The errors have been
repaired. Let us Danish pessimism
and depressing anxiety.
FRANCE, by the grace Of all her chill
prompted by necessary criticism. Is
tiny.
France Wants No Peace.
Put the question of peace before
the country I'M it would be blown to
nothing" the premier continued. Not
untli heroic Belgium has been freed;
not until we have retaken Alsace and
Lorraine could there be MISCELLANEOUS
divisions among us.
we must destroy the legend that the
republic of France, having borne for
46 years a horrible wound, did not make
- " 1llAlltdIy Q6lC1S6. / must
repeat the words Of the commander in
chief during the last session Of the
chamber: The republic may be proud
Of her armies
France has created an army fulfill
Ing the most modern conceptions. She
mas instilled the love of justice, the love
Of right, and upon the day the war be-
gan the children Of France united in
support Of this high ideal, without
which there would have only been
armies Of m~ercenaries."
Al this the deputies sprang to their
rect and cheered the premier wildly.
When the demonstration had died down
the premier continued:
Yes, the German press has said that
France was divided. Yes, there are
Emergencies Of opinion. These are the
essence Of free government. But it
would be a fatal division If there was
In this country a fraction of the people
who even thought Of a premature
peace.
To Post On BiIlboards.
parliament possesses supervisory
rights, but nevertheless the authority Of
the government must be all the strong
er owing to It's greater responsibilities"
the premier continued. I'VE must have
not only the expression of your con-
fidence, but for the great task before
us, We must have the freedom Of action
necessary. We must have the definite
adhesion of all hearts, all minds and
the good will Of everybody.
Never has this been more necessary
for the government from an internal as
well as an external point Of view. The
more that is demanded. the greater the
force required. 1t Is for parliament to
grant 1t to the government"
Premier Viviani concluded his re-
marks by saying:
II ask o to adopt the c~onciliatory
attitude necessary that we may go on
to victory"
The entire chamber appIauded the
premier's speech. 1t was voted that
his address be posted on the billboards
throughout France.
After Premier Viviani had concluded,
Deputy Louis Accambray, who recently
has several times criticized the govern
ments conduct Of the war, took the
floor and began amid disorder a criti-
cism Of Minister Of War Millerand. The
deputy spoke for an hour, but little, ii
anything, Of what he said could be
heard because of the confusion.
Afterwards several deputies spoke in
approval OF the premier's address int
the chamber voted the credits asked by
the government by 539 to /.
The proposition Of the socialists for
secret sessions for the chamber OF depu-
ties wal read and ordered printed and
the chamber adjourned till September
16.