The sun., 1916-12-14
BRAND SAYS PEACE
OFFER Is POISON"


counsel OF the Government regarding the
direction OF the a
Another decree declares that the Com
manders-in-Chie Of tho armies Of the
north and northeast and Of the army OF
the Orient shall exercise command In con-
formity with tho DEGREES OF October 2s.
1918. and December .. 1918. which made
the Commanders-in-Chie Of the armies in
the field responsible directly to the Min
lister Of War.
Responsible TO War once.
The effect Of this decree 10 to make
both Gen. Nivelle and Gen. Sarrail. COM
mander of the Entente forces In Mace
donia. responsible directly TO the War
ONCE and independent OF the Com
mander-in-Chief.
In a war such al this. in which en-
tire natlons confront each other. decisive
results cannot be attained rapidly. II II
true that the valiant Rumanians have
bent under tho first shock. but let us ex-
mine the facts more closely. The Ru-
manian army has not been destroyed. II
has been rcorgani1ed with the help Of
the gallant Russian armies. Tomorrow
"a new front OF from $50 to 800 miles will
be formed dow there. for the eastern
question In far from being settled. And
II the enemy armies now lighting against
Rumania were not held there, you must
admit. they would be employed on some
other front"
Vote Of Confidence.
The President OF the Chamber read a
number OF interpretations. whereupon
Premier BRAND announced hat he
would reply only to interpretations con-
corning the constitution of the Cabinet
and the direction OF the war. adding
that he submitted to the Chamber "A
question OF confidence.
Georges Leagues took the moor and
denounced the lack of coordination by
the Allies In Greece and expressed as
constituent that the Premier refused
to answer questlons he had asked. NJ.
BRAND explained that 1t was impossible
to answer certain questions when nego
tlations were going on.
Capt. Andre Tardieu also criticised
the policy of the Entente In Greece and
the reorganization OF the high command
Deputies Niolette and Goude criticised
the new Cabinet and Premier Briand't
policy. while Admiral Bicna,me and
other Deputies announced that they
would re fuse TO vote confidence In the
Government.
At the close OF the debate NJ. BRAND
declared he would accept only the reso-
luton implying confidence in the Gov
eminent proposed by Deputies Roden
Pasqual and Loustalot and reading. 9Th,
Chamber approves OF the declarations OF
the Government and Ia confident II VIII
, pursue energctically the conduct OF the
war" The Chamber voted conndenc,
in the Government, 3l4 to l65.
The press comments favorably upon
the entry OF technically competent men
into the new Cabinet. but the newly
formed combination fails to give salts
faction to the Radical elements repre-
scented by the Journal and by the Rad.
cal. which latter II the official organ
of the Radical party, numbering l7O
members In the Chamber Of Deputies.
parliament says the Radical
made known its intention. but Premier
BRAND did lot find within himself the
strength to apply the resolutions OF the
Chamber. The Radicals cannot take
the responsibility OF maintaining him
In power"
The Journal says: Premier BRAND
dilated his Cabinet a year ago; now he
contracts II. Unde Secretaries become
= Ministers. Ministers become Under Sec.
retaries, but the spirit remains the
same"