New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-27
Faction Fight Directed at
Millerand and Joffre
COllapSeS.
PREMIER SCORNS
EARLY PEACE IDEA
/ one Deputy Faces Chamber II
Speak Against Government,
bat Is Shouted Down.

Safety Of the days of the Terror and
assume control of the army and the
military faction which is aiming at the
retirement of General Johre. They
had contrived TO strike at Alexandra
Milerand, Minister of War, as an auto
crat and at the Cabinet as whole be-
cause Of the secrecy that has been
thrown around public affairs. They
had made much noise. and there were
threats and rumors that went even to
the length of the overthrow Of the re-
public. Several of the malcontents.
possibly surprised at the manifestation
of feeling against them, refrained from
placing on record a vote against the
government. with the result that the
Cabinet secured majority of 539 to l..
Their fist demand was to be for a
secret session, at which the Cabinet
should be required to give full and
explicit information. The second was
to be for the curtailment of power, or
the removal of NJ Millerand.
Routed in Caucus.
But the recalcitrant's troubles began
in the caucuses of the factions which
were to determine whether the demand
for the secret session should be made.
Though it was known that the Cabinet
would grant this, with the single re-
striction that action on the informa-
ton furnished would be voted in public
session, few were found to support
the demand. The extreme Socialists
alone favored it. The Radicals and
Radical Socialists, in joint session,
voted "a to 40 against The plan. The
Left was solidly against it.
VVl,ap 4ho Chamber met no motion
for a secret session was made, and the
Premier arose to reply to the critics.
His address was brief. but of fervld
patriotism. 1t was frequently halted
bv the enthusiasm of the Deputies.
When he had finished Deputy Louis
Accambray. who recently has several
times criticised the governments con-
duct of the war, took the floor and be-
gan amidst disorder a criticism of the
Minister of War The Deputy spoke
for an hour, but little if anything of
what he said could be heard because
of the confusion.
Afterward several Deputies spoke in
approval of the Premer's address, and
the Chamber voted the credits asked
by the government by 539 to J..
The proposition Of the Socialists for
secret sessions Of the Chamber was
received and ordered printed and the
Chamber adjourned till September 16'
Big Audience for Premier.
When Premier Vivisni arose to adj
dress the Chamber all the members OF
the Cabinet were on the ministerial
benches. The galleries were filled with
persons prominent i'll Paris, among
them many women. Nearly all the
members of the diplomatic corps were
in their boxes.
81 am not going to speak of the SAN
itary service alone said the Premier,
"but also of parliamentary incidents
tina. 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 been
made. but Parliament has lent cordial
co-operation without seeking at the
time to fix responsibility for mistakes.
The errors have been repaired. Let US
Danish pessimism and depressing anXl--
ety. France, owing TO the efforts Of
ali her children, her public servants
prompted by necessary criticism, is
equal to the task Of fulfilling her des-
put the question of peace before the
country. and il could be blown to moth
ing" the Premier continued. Not I'M
iii heroic Belgium has been freed, not
until we have retaken Alsace and Lor-
raine could there be any mischlevous
division among us. Our enemies may
continue astray in their dull error OF
last year, but not we, who have seen
workman and employer. the rich citl-
zen and the poor, men OF every party
and every walk of life, fulfilling with
single purpose and with equal zeal
their duties in defence of the liberty
of the world.
with this certain knowledge we
come before Parliament, which has
given the country an admirable specta-
Gle. rising to the demands of the fut-
ure; which has devoted admiration for
the army, from the commander in chief
to the private for all those combat
ants who. silently absorbed in their
heroic labor, ask nothing better than
to be left outside the sphere of poll
tics
ave must destroy the legend that
the Republic of France, having borne
for forty-fve years a horrible wound,
did rot make provision for military
defence. ! must repeat the words Of
the commander in chief during the last
session of the Chamber: The republic
may be proud of her armies
What France Has Done.
France has created an army full
filing the most modern conceptions.
Of a
a love of right, and upon the day the
war began the children of France
united in support of this high ideal.
without which there would have been
only armies of mercenaries."
At this the Deputies sprang to their
feet and cheered the Premier wildly.
When the demonstration had died down
the Premier continued:
1.-THE German press has said that
France was divided. Yes, there are di-
vergencies of opinion. These are of
the essence of free government But
il would be a fatal division if there
were in this country fraction of the
people who even thought of prema-
ture peace.
"Psrlisment possesses supervisory
rights, but nevertheless the authority
of the government must be all the
stronger, owing TO its greater response
bilities," the Premier continued I'VE
must have not only the expression Of
your confidence 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 every one.
Never has this been more necessary
TO 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 il TO the government
prapoier Viviani concluded his re-