The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-01
TURN ON LIGHT
SAYS PlNCH0N
French Foreign Minister Out
lines His Governments
Peace Terms.
SAYS HE is OPPOSED TO
SECRET DIPLOMACY
France Supports Idea of League
of Nations to Maintain World
Peace and Is Not Seeking Ter
ritory by Annexation

ritory by Annexation
Paris, Dec. 20 (Ey the Associated
Press storm which has been
threatening in the French chamber
! for the past four days broke this az
ternoon when Stephen Pichon, nlra-
lister of foreign affairs, amid violent
! interruptions by the Socialists ana
counter demonstrations by the govern
ment supporters outlined France
peace terms. =
The minister declared that France
IS absolutely in agreement that fult
publicity be given to the proceedings
j of the peace conference. He announces
ed that intervention in Russia was
inevitable, but that it would be OF =
defensive character so far as French
troops were concerned and that If of
/ fensive operations were undertaken II
must be by Russian troops.
It has been evident for the past
week that the opponents of Premier
Clemenceau were determined OBJ
| stract in every possible way the vot-
ing of the budget of 10,500,000 francs
for the first three months Of 1919 un-
| less the government stated its peace
erns either through Premier Glenn
enceau or NJ. Pichon. But it was NOT
expected that the government would
30 so before Monday.
NJ. Franckiin-Bouillon Of the coms
mittee of foreign affairs brought matt
ers to a head, however, by a, violenf
attack on NJ Pinchoh and the govs
ernment's foreign policy
Since Thursday the government
bench has sat in codurate silence, re-
| fusing to reply to any queries, but
| when NJ. Pinchon ascended the trib-
une this afternoon he was ready to
answer. He declared
First: That the government was in
accord that the utmost publicity
should be given the peace conference.
thus replying to the Interpretation q
the Socialist deputy, Marcel Machln,
of last Friday when he asked Pre-
mier Clemenceau to state whether
secret diplomacy would be abandon
ed in the peace conference and the
discussion given all publicity.
Second That the French govern
men has adopted the principle of q
league of nations and is now busy
working towards it's effective realiz-
ing, thus repl- ing to the Interpolation
of the Socialist, NJ. Bracke.
Third That the government does
not desire any annexation, but re-
serves the right to fix the Alsace-Lor
raine frontiers, to guard against fu-
| ture attack, thus replying to M.
Franklin-Bouillon.
Fourth. That the government does
| not think that the question OF dlplo-
matte representation o. the vatican
arises at the present moment.
Fifth. That intervention in Rus
sia is inevitable"
Upon Russian intervention M.
Pichon explained, reading from IN
structions issued by Premier Clemen-
ceau to the general commanding, that
such intervention was not offensive for
.he- time being, but defensive, in order
to prevent the Bolshevil.i rom invad-
! ing Ukraine, the Caucasus and Wes-
tern Siberia If az offensive inter-
yention should be necessary In order
to destroy Bclshev;sm, such an oper-
alton must be carried out by Russian
troops. of which 100000 were at the
present time ready a Odessa.
| While NJ. Pichon was reading M.
Clemenceau's instructions pandeno-
mum broke loose IN the Socialist
bench.
"The war is beginning anew" they
shouted. NJ Deschanel, president OF
the chamber, threatened to have one
Of the most unruly Of the Sociahs'
| membe~S elected NJ. Pichon weather
ed the storm calmly. He refused per-
emptorily to answer whether the
Ernch government was prepared al
/ the presnt time to make public tn
names of its delegates to the peace
conference. The chamber must give
the government its confidence, NJ
said.
The chamber was again in an up
roar in which it was noted that other'
Joined with the Socialists.
The chamber is holding a session
this evening as the budget must bf
voted before midnight December 81 b!
both the chamber and the senate
There were three sessions toda'
and two have been held every Gle
this week But only votes on strlc
party lines were taken. This was o.
FRIDAY when the government did not
lose any strength. despite the wioel
advertised cnslapglt Of its opponents