Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-07-28
SOCIALISTS ARE
NOT TOGETHER ON
PEACE QUESTION
Complicated Conflict Fore
Swallowed by Party Division
in French Chamber of De-
putieS on Recent Vote,
Associated Press Correspondence

Paris, July 24-The division of the
socialist party I'm the chamber OF dep
utios on the question of peace and the
nroposed economic war foreshadoWs
complicated conflict in that party
The revolutionary socialists demand
an immediate armistice, while the
more moderate voted the war appro-
nriatiuns because they are in favor OF
neace only through the final victory
~ tho allies. The moderate socialists
declare however, that they will not
accept a prOlongation, IN an economic
var of the disasters of the European
conflict In that, the moderates are
aeain divided since they had In their
ranks Jules Guesde, minister OF state
without portfolios Marcel Sembal,
minister of public works, ana Albert
Thomas. under secretary OF war, VINO
as members of the government. are
committed to the policy of economic
measures against the central empires
after the war.
tho chamber signed the statement in
favor of continuing the war ana
arainst a subsequent economic con-
0ict Three of them, Henri Brizon, Al
.vandre Blanc and Raffin Dugens-all
nf them lOl IllNl oNl'Ol N't'N Nv ~ 49,
members of the prohibited school
teachers union-voted against the
concentrations and demanded an i'm
mediate peace.
Three more, in the cabinet, are
committed to both war to Il finish
and an economic battle afterwards.
Declaration of Majority.
The declaration of the majority OF
l.,
Hubert Rouger in the chamber was as
follows:
"Tbe socialists vote the appropria-
lions asked for by the government IN
order that France, brutally attacked
and menaced to its very heart, may
overcome the forces the central en-
hires have launched against her and
her allies because it is ready for all
sacrifices to insure the territorial in
tegrity Of France and in order that
tsacc-Lorrainc may obtain the rep
aratton of rights troddcu upon in 1871,
TO assure the entire political and econ
omic restoration of Belgium and Ser
bia. and to acquire the certainty off a
durable peace
The declaration goes on to say that
its decision to vote these appropria-
lions does not mean that it approves in
every way the form in which they are
employed 1t considers that the fl
uancial economic policies of the gov
crnmcnt are not such as the war I'M
posed upon the country, criticizes de-
lav and weakness in the application Of
measures against high prices and
thinks haste should be used in organ
i2ng the more efficacious co-ordi-
nance Of the efforts of the allies, dip
lomatic and military. Leading up to
the important question of peace, the
declaration said -
Want Germany to Ask Peace.
"A year ago we took due note OF
the declaration of the president of the
cabinet to the effect that the future
4. peace should permit the development
Of each people according to its own
genius Since that epoch, Bethmann
Won HolIweg has spoken. We appre-
cialed the terms in which Mr.. AS
quIth ana Sir Edward Grey replied to
him. without brutal phrasing and
brdggadoCio. and have several times
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