Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-06-02
Premier Ribot Says Peace Can
Come From Victory Alone
and Terms Must Be Made
by Government,
RUSSIAN SITUATION TO
Be SECRETLY DISCUSSED
Foreign Residents in France
Not to Be Permitted to ES-
cape Responsibility to Mill
tary Laws of Their Nations,


Paris. June / g p. m.)--Premier
Ribot announced in the chamber Of
deputies today on behalf of the gov
ernment that passports would not be
issued to French socialist delegates
to the Stockholm conference and that
passports for Petrograd would be
given socialists only when there was
no longer danger of their meeting
enemy delegates in Stockholm.
The premiers declaration brought
three-fourths of the members of the
chamber to their feet in a demon
stration unsurpassed in enthusiasm
since the beginning of the war, ex-
cept in the historic session OF August
4, 1914, and the manifestation in
honor of the intervention of the Unit
ed States in the war.
Nj. Ribot spoke with deep feeling
and extemporancously. His voice,
though clear, was often pitched so
low that members Of the chamber
called louder" Some of the phrases
of his speech were drowned in ap-
plause, while others were lost in the
loud Interruptions from the extreme
socialists. The more moderate mem
bers of the socialist party, such as
Jules Guesde, a former minister of
state, and the venerable M Groussier,
joined in the applause.
Leading Socialists Approve.
On appeal of Marcel Cachin, the So
cialist deputy who recently returned
from Russia. the chamber voted the
holding OF secret sitting to learn the
facts ndduced by the visit of NJ. Ca
chin "a PetfograI aud tt taKrf cog ffz-
ance of documents brought back by
him, concerning which Paris has been
filled with gossip for the last few
days. The chamber later went into
secret session and after three-hour
session adjourned until tomorrow at
o'clock.
All the deputies except the socialists
stood up and cheered when Premier
Ribot added;
Peace can come from victory
alone"
Continuing, the premier said:
Must Be- French Peace.
"It is certain that III peace nego-
tiations no party can take the place
OF the government. The peace of to-
morrow cannot be peace of any
party, neither Of the socialist party
nor Of the Catholic party. AS it con-
Germs France 1t should be a French
peace. When the hour comes the gov
ernment will ask the advice OF your
committee and 1t will tell everything
The government has a complete
knowledge of its responsibility.
LaughabIe, Says Premier
at would be laughable IL one sought
to make the country and army believe
that peace could come from such con-
ferences. Victory alone can bring
peace. What would they think of us
in the United States IL we allowed
| Americans to believe there was weari-
ness among us after three years OF
war? ,oNr. energy must continue in
domitable."
Premier Ribot then referred to what
he termed an "auiacious and impu-
dent campaign" to spread reports
| that secret agreements had been sign
ed with Russia, adding:
We shall ask the Russian govern
ment to publish all the documents in
| question at an early date"
Treaty With Russia.
ut is even said" the premier ex.
with Russia, which is offensive and
non-defensive, exists and that II was
| executed by the president Of the re-
public himself. Gentlemen, this is an
infamy."
The premier closed with the an.
nouncement that the government was
| ready to arrest certain elements
| charged with melting riots and tina:
| the government also would see that
| foreign residents in France did not
escape responsibility to the military
| laws of their own countries.
Marcel Cachin, the socialist deputy
arose after the premier had conclud-
cd and said that the country couid
not be told the whole truth now. Dep
| uty Cachin, who recently returned
from Russia. said he had brought
documents from Russia which ne de-
| sired to lay before a secret session ot
the chamber. The secret session was
voted by large majority and the gal
leries were cleared