Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-19

Louis J. Malvy, now Minister of the Interior, the Briand Cabinet posed The question of confidence and was sustained ey a majority ,,,s. Q. aT4as Tpss crisis closely followed the famous oration made by M. Briard at Perigu- eux, in which he advocated. a conc4iia- .ion between the different parties m France on the religious question. lie held that having saccompifshed kne principal object of the separation Of church and state, and assured the liberty of conscience to the French people they could well afford to grant he same liberty to the clerical eie- rent and stop an unfortunate agttA- ion. The Radical party disagreed with him and in Parliament the com missions held up government legisia- ion so that the cabinet was unable to accomplish his program. Conse- asiorssy aensy 'arn0dsn on tie question question of confi
 .ence. M. Brfand resigned
 This is M. Aristide Briands third
 abiuet- He came into the foreground
 gain with the national defense cab net after his political fortunes were supposed to have been put in great
 sopardy by the conflict he raised
 7:th tho radical-socialist party In the
 lections of 1914, and In which he was
 forsted. He was, brought back to
 ower by tEe simple force of cir
 unnstances-a greater tribute to his
 uaIities as a statesman than any parliamentary vote. After falling
 rom power on the religious question, Then he was succeeded by the Monis i -aBinet, he came back again to, form
 bart of the great national defense
 'oIhcare, after the crisis that fol-
 !Mied the Agadir incident. He be-
 ne president of the cabinet again
 l., ~ --o~'fo7 of ". Poincare as president of the republic. only to be attacked in the Senate by Senator Georges Clemenceau, who has estab- lished a reputation as the great de-
 ......StrIes. It was a
 istion of electoral reform on which iJ Senate disagreed with him and .hlch caused his second downfall. ;E. Briand has often been accused failing to make the most of his ril1iant powers through an indiffer- rde to sustained effort. He had to isl credit, before becoming a minis ri the enactment of the law Of sep
 rf}tion of church and state. It was 'uting the debates on this subject oi -uIh immense importance to France asit he established his reputation as : parliamentary debator. He must lsb be credited with the initiative hi fch resulted in the reestablishment Ehe three-year military service law hanks to which at the outbreak oi le war France had 5O0soo0 men in its r1ny ready for action instead of 25o.- 100.
 N. Briand is what would be called n America a self-made man. He tarted in life with nothing but his + VII talents and with those made his ] .wn opportunities. He was first 4 s I awyer,. then a journalist before go- ng into. politics, where his career may | ,e really said to have begun. He ha: | .een viciously attacked by both ex, | remes in F'rance-by the Catholics or | account of his interest in the law separating church and. state, and b! he socialists and, radicals by reason | If his conciliatory attitude once tha .eform had been accomplished. 1t fl his broadmindedness and rugged hon | ,sty that have triumphed over botl | hose extremes and made him tn | .osical man of the hour.