New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-31

his simple spocch and tho nobility
Of it.
"Presldcnt Wilson said to mo: Il will
try TO convince you, but perhaps you
! will convince me-
"You know that reservations have
been mado on tho question Of freedom,
OF the seas. Premier Lloyd George
said TO mo ono day: You will admit
that without tho British fleet you could
not hive continued tho war | answered
+ in the affirmative. The British Premier
then asked mo If was disposed to
do anything in opposition to British
ideas on tho freedom Of the SOFAS. |
answered in tho negative. Concerning
this question, President Wilson said
to me:
"I approve of wha, you said. What
I have to offer the Allied governments
will change in no way your answer
to Premier Lloyd George"
After attending three sessions Of the
Chamber Of Deputies yester day, morn
ing, afternoon and night, and making
n speech at midnight, Premier Clemen-
ccau took his seat n tho Senate this
morning promptly at at 8 o'clock. He
is assisting Louis Klotz, tho Minister
Of Finance, to push the budget through
before the end of the year. taking up
now the work in tho Senate after tho
passing of the budget by the Chamber.
The premier, who Ia sevontye light
years Of age. had only a few hours
sleep on lounge before resumng the
battle He had remained In the chamber
until 1 o'clock this morning.
Busy All Day
After the debate was concluded to-
day the Premier went to the Ministry
of War, where ne worked throughout
the remainder of the morning, and in
the afternoon he received several call
ers, notable among them Marshal Foch.
M. Clcmonceau intends to leave Paris
tomorrow evening for weeks rest.
Paul Deschanel, Speaker of the
Chamber, who is sixty-two years old,
presided over the Chamber from
o'clock Sunday afternoon until 8 o'clock
Monday morning. NJ. Deschanel never
lost his equanimity, though he WAS
often obliged to adopt strenuous meas
ures to preserve order.
The Chamber completed its consid-
Grafton of the budget at 8 o'clock this
morning, passing it by an overwhclm-
ing majority after twenty-four hours
of virtually continuous sitting. The
Deputies vii meet again at 8 o'clock
tomorrow morning to discuss the re-
vision of the electoral lists prepare
tory to a general election.
The Senate to-day adopted unani-
mously credits amounting to $500 00O,-
900 francs ($2100,0 100000 to cover the
first quarter Of 1919. The credits had
already been voted by the Chamber
The morning newspapers generally
-
exception Of the Unified Socialists and
some Radical organs. The "Figaro"
says that the Premier told the Cham
Der and the country what they should
be told and "his words should be read
and meditated upon by tho whole
land"
This debate was not useless" says
the journal" "since it assured to the
old patriot who has known so we'll
how to make war the necessary au-
thority to conclude a good peace"
LA Liberte" in an editorial scores
the opposition for yesterdays debate
in the Chamber Of Deputies, charging
that 1t was endeavoring to arouse be-
tween Premier Clemenccau and Prcsi-
dent Wilson an artificial conflict, al
though it asserts cordially, mutual
esteem and agreement on general
views exist between the Prime Minis
ter and the President
Deputy Paul Mounier, director of
"Verite" the Socialist organ and
mouthpiece of former Premier Gail
laux, in an editorial with regard to the
views of President Wilson and Pre-
mier Clemenceau says:
1.-THE two men have nothing in COM
mon. On the one side is the old policy
of military alliances, ruinous arma-
mcnts, eternal war and secret diplo-
macy; on the other side Democracy,
mistress of herself. is imposing a uni
versal alliance Of the peoples on out
of-date governments. There is now an
abyss between France and America"
1t is understood that the text of the
Premier's speech will be telegraphed
to President Wilson.