The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-11-14
FRENCH CABINET
RESIGNS IN WAR
COUNCIL DEBATE
Painleve Government Loses
Vote of Confidence by
277 to 1856.
ALLIES PLAN OUTLINED
Extension of British Front
Opposed: Supreme Com
mandcr Desired.
ALLIES PLAN OUTLINED

PARIS. Nov. 1S.--After a statement In
the Chamber OF Deputies tonight by
Premier Painlcve on the new lnter-Al-
lied War Committee, In which he re-
vealed that the British were about TO
take over a considerable additional Sec
tion Of the battlefront in France, which
was followed by a heated discussion. the
Premier put the question bluntly: Has
the present Government the confidence
Of the Chamber? Has 1t the necessary
authority to represent France at the
coming allied conference""
After the Government had obtained q
restricted but sufficient majority on the
question OF confidence In its military
and diplomatic policy a determined at
tempt was made to bring on discus
sion OF current scandals. including the
accusations Of L'Action Frdncdise Of a
Royalist plot and against former Min.
lister of the Interior Malvy. but Premier
Painleve demanded postponement OF
the interpretations until November 80
when the interaliied conference would
be finished.
postponemeHt was then made a
question of confidence and the Chamber
by vote Of 277 to 1876. In which the
Right Joined the Cabinets opponents, re-
fused TO acquiesce in the Premiers de.
mand. Thereupon the Ministers left tae
chamber and went to the Elysee Palace
ard resigned.
In outlining the scope Of the Inter- Al.
lied War Committee the Premier ga i'd the
British and French command in ciiAei
ma" come to an arrangement for an ex.
tension Of the British front at an earl,
date. which II would be injudicious IA
mention exactly. The Premier referred
to the necessity OF systematic and com.
n,cfa liz, 80
of the Allies. Great Britain and France
he said. had reached a complete agree.
ment for the provisioning OF the two
countries. which would be put into i'm.
mediate execution.
Fla borating on the scope OF the inter.
allied committee Premier Painleve said
I'VE do not doubt that the United States
whose troops have been summoned "a
fight upon this front. will give their
adhesion to this council. Negotiations
concerning the other fronts ultimately
will be -SArsied- on with Russia and
Japan.
ronspoaition Of the Council.
direct the details OF military operations
hut to define the general war policy and
the general plans OF the Allies. adapting
them to the resources and means oi
which they dispose so as to assure the
strongest result possible.
The council comprises two repre-
sentat.ves of each Government. Nor
mally IL will meet in France at leas
once month. 1t rests upon an inter
allied permanent staff. which forms a
the same time its central organ of in
formation and ita technical adviser. Tn,
decisions Of such council are no
tainted by any particularism. as they
embrace the battietields as whole
They will have 70 be ratified by tn,
respective Governments
I'VE have already heard the objection
that it Is n united command we need
rot a consultative committee. All plan;
are open to criticism. and ! am faI
from saying that the step We hav,
taken In the last in the progress to b,
accomplished. but il is wise to brlnt
into being what Is possible instead o
better"
Supreme Com m n nher Later.
NJ Painleve said that II a single su
preme command some day were possible
II would have the need of precisel,
such an interallied stan as now woul,
be created by the superior war council
Possibly the superior war council nigh
fulfil its functions so that II would II
fact arrive at unity of command.
would be better to have the thing tina,
the name.
After reading his declaration Premie
Panleve said that he accepted discus
sion of the Governments diplomatic an,
military but not interior policy. Th
question CT the current scandals beinl
thus barred. Abel Ferry condemned tn
new war council as merely an inter
allied secretarial bureau.
! Deputy Millerand advocated the ap
! pointmert OF generalisslmo for tn
| Allies. The Premier replied:
Even II we could have such a Gen
! eralissimo dlsposing all the allied troop
! at his fancy he would need a permanen
! inter-allied General Staff. Why demand
! the impossible and not accept the pos
sible?"
! NJ. Reraudel said the Socialists re
! fused to vote confidence in the Govern
! nent. About 100 members abstaine'
! from voting,