Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-12
Opposition to French Min.
istry to Force Change In
Government.
COMMITTEES LEAD
FIGHT ON PREMIER
Situation With Reference to Position
to BRAND and Parliament Similar to
That Which Led to Premiere First
Retirement in 1e11-opposition Re.
sorts to Obstructive TACTICS to Es.
cape Vote on Important Questions.

Paris, March 12-The attacks of the
opposition In parliament have produced
a situation Of such character that
both the friends and adversaries Of the
government admit today that it can
not continue. The general opinion is
that the opposition, which has resorted
to obstruction to refrain from voting,
must overthrow the cabinet and as
sumo the responsibility for the solution
Of the problems which formed the
basis for it's assaults on the ministry.
Deputy Pettijean, Of Paris, will in
terpellate the cabinet tomorrow. the
Journal says. on its general policy.
opening the way for comprehensive
declaration by Premier BRAND.
The Petit Journal says it is doubt
full If the debate will result in fixed
policy.
Premier BRAND is in q situation with
reference to the parliament similar to
that which preceded his frs. fall from
power in February, 1911. There is a
we'll grounded belief that he may again
be obliged to retire.
Committees Fight BRAND.
\ A public vote of deputies and sena-
tors give the government majority
Both houses seemed to be with NJ.
BRAND, yet the committees are against
him and they are as they were in
1911. making it-extremely difficult for
him to conduct affairs. He himself ex-
planned in a recent debate how the
committee interpellators in both houses
were taking the greater part Of the
time he needed for the conduct of the
war. @
The day after the premier's return
from Rome ne was Obliged to speak
four hours before the budget COM
mittee. The members of the army
committee, the foreign relations COM
mittee and the naval committee Of the
chamber announced that they would
require NJ. Brands attendance before
them and further detained explanations
regarding the high command of the
army. the Greek situation and other
questions that already have been de-
bated in secret sessions.
Tax Scheme Rejected.
The budget committee refused to ac-
cept the governments scheme for new
taxes and the committee on legisla.
ton refused to report favorabl, on
urgent questions. The gravity Of the
development appears when It is real
lied that the requests Of Mr.. BRAND
were really part Of his ministerial
declaration to the chamber after the
formation OF the new cabinet, con-
stituting a part Of the cabinets pro-
gram.
Political observers say the hostility
in committees is quite likely to force
NJ. BRAND to the same decision that he
| took under similar circumstances in
1911. The speech made by Paul
Deschanel, after his reelection as
president Of the chamber, was consd-
| cred significant in this connection.
Everyone saw in it direct attack on
the government. 1t is not thought NJ.
Deschanel, who Is careful politician.
would have hazarded such an assault
had he not a majority behind him.
The opinion Is expressed in some
quarters that NJ. BRAND would have
been assailed long ago had the opposi-
ton been able to agree on a successor.