Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-19
RISE OR FALL OF CABINET
SLATED FOR TUESDAY ON
CONFIDENCE VOTE DEMAND
Minority in Chamber Spur
Clemenceau to Stand
Big Strike of.

IDlSs July lJ.-ln Wow OF
last nights vote In the cham
Der of deputies the cabinet has
decided to demand a vote Of
confidence by the chamber on
Tuesday next A general de-
bate on the governments pol
icies is considered probable.
On 4 joint meeting Of the
chamber Of deputies on the
high cost of living, the govern
ment was in the minority by
II votes. The general policy
of the government was not in
VOlVed.
Joseph ]. B. Z. Noulens, former
ambassador to Russia, has been
selected TO succeed Victor Boret'
the food minister, whose policy
was adversely voted upon by the
chamber. Il was announced this
afternoon that NJ. Noulens had ac-
cepted the portfolio.
Call off Strike as Result
It was announced early this morn
ing by the executive committee OF
the General Federation Of Labor
that it had been decided TO rescind
the call for Mondays general strike
The announcement followed
meeting of the committee which
lasted until after midnight.
"In view of the vote in the cham
Der of deputies yesterday the an
noupcement said, which showed
that the chamber at length has
heard the voice of the working
classes and has condemned the
economic policies and
in regard to demobOliza-
tion, the general strike for Monday
will not be called. Amnesty mas
been decided upon by the govern
ment under the threat Of the pro-
jected movement"
The national committee OF the
federation will meet here Monday TO
reconsider the whole situation.
Cost of Living Cause.
Condemnation of the govern
ment's economic policy in the
chamber last night was by a vote Of
227 to 213. Victor Boret, the food
minister, declared in the lobby after
the session that he would resign,
hut did not consider the action of
the chamber as affecting any Dut
his department because the entire
policy of the government was not
involved in the debate.
The vote was taken after a rather
debate in which interpret
lGtions were made by different
grounds. It was held that the IN
creasing cost OF living was due
largely to the errors in the govern
ment policy, lack of firmness in
dealing with food profiteers, high
customs duties, insufficient effort TO
production and inefficient
Explanations Fail TO Satisfy.
Minister Boret, in replying 70 rae
said that the lower
cost of living in other allied coun-
tries was due in part to the fact that
none had suffered as much as
France in the reduction of prOduc-
ing capacity. France, he said, had
lost 100000 workers in dead and
several hundred thousand had been
incapacitated. He declared the stu
alton was further complicated by
"a wave of laziness which is mo-
mentarily sweeping over the coun-
try"
The explanations made by NJ.
Boret failed to satisfy the govern
ment's critics. NJ Augagneur then
introduced the resolution, the vote
on which resulted in the govern
ment's defeat Dy fourteen votes.
No Longer Any Government.
The political consequences OF tho
vote apparently did not appear
clearly 10 the chamber and the
continued to discuss other
until the Socialists
the proceedings with
cries of:
mo! No! There is no longer any
The interpretations and discus
=ions were Withdrawn and the
chamber adjourned. Deputies were
divided in their opinions as to the
effect OF the adverse vote. Many
agreed with Mr.. Boret that II did
not necessarily call for the resigna-
lion of the entire ministry.