New Britain herald., 1916-12-14
French Premier Dc flyers Impa Ssione' Speech Before Depu ties and Heaps Ridl cule on Germany
 Boast of Victory
HINTS HE WILL NOT
 TAKE HASTY ACTIO1

Claims Berlin Is Reiterating Cry
 Oppression and DiscIaiming TsI
 sponsibiIity for War-Warns Couy
 try Against Possible Poisoning
 Opinion--Addrcss Warmly R
 ceived.s
 Paris, Dec. 14, 7:55 a. m-D nouncing the German peace propos as "a gross trap" Premier Briand a speech before the chamber of dep ties today announced that he wolN ask of the parliament that it gi the government increased power f carrying on the war, At the same tin he promised that the governme would not undertake any scheme national mobilization such as that volved in the German home ard plan.
 Evidently" said the premier, s'a cent developments are serious but is necessary to recall what has ha pened in 1916. After eight nontI it is not a German but a French V tory which in truth has been inscribI on French flags"
 The premier referred to the Fren successes at Verdun and the gal , made on the Somme and derided Cd many for it's claim of victory. The chamber applaudcd sunaninloi ly when he affirmed that the war gc
 ernment of France would not 1oa ] the policy of Germany. He a5k 1 however, for power to regulate questions concerning the national fI i fense, including the possibility of qulsition, but said that if in the fnxlI the latter step was considered need sary it would not be carried out considerably. The chamber again aI plauded when he announced that Il government would ask for the su| pression of the liquor traffic througI out France.
 Premier Briand expected the cd tainty that some of the measures tal<I by Germany have behind them tI object of intensifying the war nd spring when, he said, she will hal stronger armies to face. He 1yarnI France to be. prepared for these forts and to have confidence in II final outcome. Then he turned toI discussion of the German peace pri posaI.
 Poisoning of Opinion"
 'It is after having proclaimed victory" he said, "fhiIe at the sar time making new efforts to gain that Ic toiT which I am not able to explain. Y have read the address delivered Won Bethmann-Hollweg, the cha cellor of the German empire. ha not the text and therefore l cam give an official opinion, but 1t IS IT probable that in the present circuI stances those who Nare asked to inte vene will accept task which mig we'll disturb confidence here. l " make known officially the proof concerted opinion of the Allies, but must now warn my country against possible poisoning of opinion. Wh& a country, armed to the teeth, mo ilizes it's entire civil population at [ risk of running its commerce and organizing the homes, of which it is proud; when it's factories are workil overtime to increase its war materia and when it takes, in disregard of law of nations. the people of an vaded country and obliges them work for tiff at that moment I not cry out to my country: 'Lod out. Take care I would be entire What comes from yond as a proposition to negotiate peace made at time when Belgium is il vaded, Serbia is invaded, ten depar ments of France are invaded"
 Deputy Andre Lefevre here inte rupted, saying; And crimes unpu shed."
 Premier Briand resumed;
 "I cannot call your attention i'd much to the facts What do we & n this address? It is the same cry deceive neutrals or the clairvoyan of the German people. It was not V who desired this horrible war It WI imposed on us I want to answcr f he hundredth time No, you wel he aggressors and whatever YOU sd he facts are there to prove it. I'll blood is on your heads and not d ours
 Now, coming to the bottom hings, I have the right to denound his maneuver. this gross trap. w want, it is said by our enemies, 4 give our people all the means to pro- per that they can desire After th Iarne, after Verdun, France, resistin rmly is offered this.
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