The sun., 1916-12-10
Question Of Calling the Class
Of 1918 TO COlOrs Is Cause
Of uproar.
CRITICISM OF HER ALLIES
Speakers Say Nations Losses
Are Now Triple Those Of
Italy and England.
sp,oal Correspondence 10 TEE srS.

Parliament and which must in time dis
credit that institution In the eyes Of the
country. The disorderly outbreak vas
due. as 4, generally Is these days. to
: one OF the three k~ienthalists. as the
three Socialists are called who at
tended a Socialist congress in Switzer-
land and there met and discussed with
German delegates.
Each Of the three Is or has been an
elementary school teacher and each suf-
fers from the inevitable drawback OF
hat honorable profession which con-
denns its followers to a life Of omni.
science.
The uproar originated in q debeate on
- Governments proposal to register
the names. &c.. of recruits OF the class
1918. = preliminary step TO its be-
ins called up for military service. The
Government wished that this prelim-
mary measure should be voted without
discussion. as every opportunity for dis
cussion would be given when the bill
20 call out this class is presented TO
Parliament. a separate bill being neces-
sary before the class can be incor-
pora,ed.
The Minister of War pointed out tina
Frances enemies had already called up
the class Of 1918. wherein N. Rafln-
pOEens lNSeEleCteo. ana now ABOUT our
allies The Minister replied that the
question OF e1e.tives WAS not before
them al the moment. but several So
c.alists declared that It was. inlsmuch
~ the calling up OF class 1913 was or
vas no: necessary. according as there
vas need of more effective troops,
Crosare art . Debate.
Then commenced a debate in which
the theme OF one side was that France
had done more than her share In pro-
vid!ns men. and that her allies tnotahy
England should now shoulder the bur-
Der. NJ Albert Favre made a speech
which produced a deep impression.
France. ne said. had without recrim.na-
ton or complaint poured forth her
blood in France. had collaborated with
the English In the Dardaneiles and at
Gsllipoli, aided the Ssrhians on the Var
dar. England had 100000 volunteers in
October. 1914: 2.e0e, 600 six months
later S.000.0 o by September. 1915. and
nearly 1900. 90" at the beginning OF 1915.
Rsr compulsory service calls upon all
men from Is to IL. so that she still has
many men 1T for service.
Italy has over 1900. 900 men mobil!zed.
hn; has not revised those freed from
service, and can extend her mobiliza-
hon 60 older classes as France has done.
Russia has a population OF 100000, 900.
each Of her classes IL owe a million. and
she has prepared 5000. 600 soldiers. She
could raise twice the number.
Here NJ. Favre deduced a calculation
which has deeply impressed the country,
'n proportion to population England
has raised ! man in 10. Italy. ! in IL
Russia, ! in 20. and We in France. !
L. s"
France. he continued. Is no more
Responsible for the war than her three
sl'ies. and do Frances objects Justify
such superiority in sacrifices and effort
Her cla.ms are sentimental. confined Il
yssaininG he lost provinces. maintain
ing her national patrimony and insur'
ing free development TO all peoples
email and great. Tn profits she can OBJ
tain from the war are very far from
being superior TO those her allies car
hope for, while the risk is the same FOL
Gl-li:e or death.
Frances LOsses Are Heaviest.
~ gave no new information to our enc
mics or allies In saying that our lossel
are ripple those OF Italy and Engla nd.
POLITICAL and military authorities refuse u
Tophesy how long the war may last, blu
they agree that II may still he long. ant
experience shows that II would be fa;a
70 believe otherwise. at should. hence
forth. be clearly understood that. accoun
"NHk AaneH VI our u .tcs ISHueIcN aH'
losses sustained. the contribution in IF
fect!reness of the allies should be SUM-
cien. 70 allow Va to diminish ours in pro
portion. Equal sacrifices for equal sit
ustions.'
As this speech brought up a subject oil
winch II was Important not to enlightel
toe enemy. the Chamber decided 70 9
Into secret session. The galleries wer
cleared, the doors locked and every on
flIAns tha ,1..xIAra A~allAal fnr fU-
hours.
Decide on Immediate Vote.
During the secret session the Govern
rent adhered to its intention TO have III
enrolment OF class 1918 voted al ono
AID promised It's reasons and explana
tons for another secret session 10 be hel
week later. This procedure did no, sa'
lsfy the Socialists. although NJ. Renaude
The successor of NJ. Jaures as leader q
the Unified Socialists accepted 1t, as IN
enrolment Is only a. administrati
measure, not involving the immedia'
ealing up Of the class.
y. Pierre Erlzon, one OF the thre
keu,Aaliss. began his protest from h
sea- by saying that TO decide matter
NF-t and discuss afterward was a "sa
comedy" The house protested loudly. a
Il always protests against ". Brizoi. all
" 'NN ~
oder for using such an expression abo,
Tie Chambers decision. 10 which NJ. Br
.ou said. sarcastically Il thank 80
u usieIr speaker"
TNeu VI Er.zon, a small, ins'gnihcar
boxing man. went up TO the Speaker
Tribune TO continue his speech. and II
method cf doing so is typical Of his ma
icr 10 The chamber,
ltaiug that almost the whole Assem-
J" Nas Initiated AZ the phrase 'si
".'.y he -epCatnj !; twice more. r
t""'. ~. burst, ~ uproar. NJ. ID
Sc .ave. again called him to order. II
.",lg l!s naW- on the records CT
s"p.d degree II punishmsnt). and
h''@"n again r-,ortsd "oIc. more,
t.'It !ol, Mr., Speaker
Dew With the Wss!"
~ .1on continued amid noisy 30
w. ION nut what he said did not rea'
u" r'portsrs' gallery until We caught
-h,' The country trembling befo
TO wa.." .
Ifo''s,. from all sides drowned h