The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-30

at the Ministry Of Wal BY Gen. Gal.
lieni. himself replaced nov. in his II.
ness. by Gen. ROques. The rrtncs
unanimous to will. to exact. thu,
the war shall be carried on with NOR.
energy. talent and determination, ,ha,
each day II shall he pushed more &C.
lively. more imperi0usly: this is N.
real form of the sacred concord.
But these public manifestations and
speeches before the Parliament are
the least important feature Of N.
Parliament's collaboration with N.
Government. One might even say thai
now the real Parliament is not the On.
We see, but the invisible one OF III.
committees. which works silently and
ardently. There IL exercised the con.
troll laid down as . duty by the Con.
,<1sEution.
2ee Specia, circumstances II m.
war rave made IL necessary that this
service should he OF a creative char.
acter. that II should be in equal col.
Elaboration with a Government. A col.
alteration which N. BRAND himsel.
described before the Chamber as a re.
lation which did not always &c, alons
without friction. without bitter discus.
sions. But grave and wise decision,
in this q for the very existence o.
the nation. cannot be arrived at with.
out violence in the debates.
The Senate army committee, pre-.
sided over by Georges Clemenceau
has been the very heart OF the ma.
tional defence: from II have gone on
the directing currents which have beer
Of greatest value during the wsr
above all concerning the manufacture
Of munitions. cannon a%eroplanes
trench railways, &C. NJ. Clemencea l.
the most celebrated Of French men -
state. has the energy and taler. u
youth in him despite his great az.
Senator Charles Humbert. a former
Captain in the army. director II tie
journal. has been Clcmenceau's pgr.
cipal assistant as regards cannon an
munitions. He Is a man Of great prac.
teal mercy and a great inspirsr a.
others to achieve practical results.
The public knows nothing Of the r..
fiuence. the method, the activity 81
even the results OF this Senate con
mittee which are really worthy ~ Il"
tradition OF the great committees =
the national convention: but every OIL
in touch with the political vor,l
knows how much the national d.serct
owes to the silent labors Of these fev
men penetrated with the very spir'
Of the French revolution.
The attitude OF the French ,o1a,
their Government. even in time OF wa
,,.;IH n,.or 1A HhAe - a eA-,o1Hfu S 49,
uncriticising obedience. The FIeac.
have v been. even under their kiEs,
a people Of Since the revo
luton their Independence OF cha"a..e,
has become W more sturdy. lf~t
us the people delegates its sovereign,
Il never abdicates its right 20 advise
10 correct. 10 reprimand and even ::
worry its Government. for which eye'
when it bears love. which j. rare ,
never shows openly more than a lest
ing respect.
II is the pleasure Of tire F'en''
people 10 And fault with its Govern
ment. In this time Of war tins com
planning attitude. very much ~-o'tcTe
down, M longer has in view the a.
moving Of the Government, hG. IN
rendering Of it more active.
, Our sacred concord. which .Gdtten
/. tive Observers fail "a appreca At" !
+. then the more solid in that i, is ~ cor
: formity with our national charse'e'
with all its manifestations ~ had M
NOR and impotence. No master IA
imposed it on is and il is not Il uN.o'
Of obedience after the German fashl'-
: 1t is the spontaneous produc, .. or
: heart and our reason. We do 10
: submit to this sacred concord. Ne low
: it ardently: it has become NE v"r
g core Of u national life, We are a
: convinced that IL will lead us "a vic
tory. ! have not yet run across
single FrenCllman--I say a sing
0 one-who accepts the notion 81 cor
= Guiding any peace whatever nefor
d this victory.