The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-22
Clemenceau on Warpath to
Sweep Foes Aside and
Hold Nations Reins.
NO INTENTION TO RETIRE
Boret's Resignation Incident,
Is View Now, but Enemies
Are Bitterly Active.
By LAURENCE HILLS.
StaT Correspondent Of THE SuS.

Copyright. 1919; oil ri0hts reserved.
PARIS, July 21.-Although nothing
has occurred to strengthen the
Clemenceau Ministry since the rebuke
of its economic policy in the Chamber
of Deputies last week, which resulted
in the overthrow of Victor Boret,
Food Minister, all the indications
point to another victory for the pres
ent Government when its members
appear before Parliament tomorrow
to defend It's policy.
The old Tiger" to all appearances
has started anew on the warpath, hot
on the heels of his enemies, deter
mined that they never shall get his
skin, and Parliamentary circles are
buzzing with reports of the Premier's
intention Of carrying on the Govern
ment throughout the period Of recon-
struction.
His address yesterday TO the VIC
tins of the war in the Department of
the Meuse, in which he declared that
making peace was harder than max
ing war and outlined the task Of re-
construction, has been interpreted
widely as an expression Of his hopes
and intentions.
Bare Quorum Voted Previously.
7 The governmental newspaper or
gans, particularly PHomme Libre,
! Clemenceau's paper, pretend to see
little Significance in the forced resig-
nation of NJ. Boret and the implied
| rebuke to the Tigers" Cabinet. One
of the many ro-governmental ex'
plantations of last weeks event is that
1t was merely an attack directed
against single member of the Cabi-
net. Moreover, the vote in the Cham
Der was taken at n time when the
benches were occupied by barely q
quorum.
NJ. Boret's resignation and the Incl
dent in general were to be taken
merely in the light Of advice, say Gle
menceaus supporters, adding that the
steps he has taken since in the direo-
ton Of the solution of the nations
food problems are conclusive proof Of
his desire to cooperate even with his
opponents for the general welfare.
Some OF the French newspapers
have made haste to state their opinions
Of the Premier's latest devices to COM
bat food speculation. which, summed
up, are that the new decrees will be NJ
more ef1cacious in bringing about thu
end of food proffteering in France
than have been the previous orderi
issued by the same Government.
Favoritism for PrOhteers.
Tho loudest cry from the masses
and taken up by the opposition papers
like the Mdtin, is for housekeeping
within the Government. where, 1t ha
become an open secret, there is a
present and has been for months de
hberate liberation or favoritism to
ward proflteers. In American par
: lance 1t would come more or less unde
the heading of pork"
Against this apparent weakness Of tn
Clemenceau Ministry, Aristide Briant
, the former Premier. powerful, appealin
and respected. Is directing all his ei
/, forts In one Of the most sensations
. political battles in the history of tn
Third Republic He is giving the can
= paign forceful direction. and his mas
netic personality is no less tigerliis
. than that of the aged Premier himself,
| The newspaper speaks OF the jaguaf
, who has accepted the challenge of eth
3 tiger and Is giving him the fight {
4 his life, but at the moment the parlis
3 mentary weight appears to be on III
> side OF "the tiger" who expects to max
a clean sweep in the debate tomorrow
a the Chamber of Deputies.