The Washington herald., 1921-10-19
BRAND POLICY
ON ARMS TOBE
NON-BELLICOSE
Warns Chamber to De-
feat Him il Opposite
Stand Is Desired.
HOTLY ATTACKED
AS SESSION OPENS
Royalist Denounces the
Course Taken on Repa-
rations Question.
Especial Gable to The Washington Hersa
and United Nevs.)

Especial Cable to The Washington Hera3
and United Nevs.)
PARIS, Oct. IS.-The attack on
Premier BRAND and the reparations
policy of mis-, government began al
most as soon as the formalities of
reconvening the chamber had been
completed today. and the Premier
finished the days session by warn
ing his opponents that they had
better defeat him before the dis
armament conference begins IL they
want France represented by a bel
licose policy in washington.
Leon Daudet. son of the royalist
leader. began the attack. scoring
the policy of the Premier and OF
Minister Loucheur toward Germany
in the matter.of reparations. They
were weak also in that they failed
adequately 10 avenge the death OF
Maj. Montalegre in Upper Silesia,
Daudet charged
BRAND" Daudet shouted. you
are preparing Germany to make a
war of vengeance against France
The Premier. against whom Dau-
det's paper, LAction Franchise has
Been making a campaign of the
| vilest personal abuse. with allega-
tions concerning his private life
which would be considered imprint
able in America. turned to Daudet
and calmly answered.:
You are irritated by the peace
| full policy that We are pursuing
France is as little disposed to lis
ten to you as / am disturbed by
your calumnIes and insults"
RoyaIist Starts ComnotIon.
Daudet said his journalistic atti-
tude had been dictated by the in
terests of the country. not by ,po-
litical considerations Whereat q
royalist in the press gallery shouted
a remark which so stirred the CON-
munists, who heretofore had been
| quet, that Raoul Peret, the non.
political president of the chamber
nearly cracked his gong ringing foI
1 order.
BRAND replied teliIngly to Dau,
dets accusation of being a pacifist
reminding him of the well-known
fact that he, the premier, intro.
duced before 1914 the bill calling
for three years of military service
Andre Tardieu took up the attack
blaming Brands government fol
the alleged insufficiency of the
amount and inadequacy Of collec-
tion processes of the German in
demnity. BRAND replied that these
matters were decided by the inter
allied reparations commission.
Yes, but the French delegate had
a vote" Tardieu pursued.
And you placed France in the
position of having but one of the
five votes on the commission,
BRAND countered.
Would Resign on English Question,
The premier then summed up his
defiance by saying that he would not
undertake "a certain voyage" mean
ing to Washington. if there was any
doubt as to the standing of the ad-
ministration. Il shall take with me
in my baggage the confidence OF the
lchamber," he said, adding, and II
a large majority wishes to break
with England l shall resign"
The debate is likely to last for
a week, and BRAND will not make
the governments formal, compre-
lhensive reply until after the prin-
cipal interpretations, those Of Man.
del and Barres, have been presented
and answered.
Daudet's charge that Germany re-
mains unrepentant was supported
by a deputy with strong German
accent, Deputy Oberkirch, an Alsa-
tian, who insisted that Germany
would not have a strong Republican
government free from monarchial
influence until France eXerted pres
sure upon her. The Socialists hooted
at this, and again Peret tested the
bell.
BrilIiaW Ceremonies Performed.
The usual brilliant opening cere'
monies were performed preliminary
to the oratorical fireworks. Thu
Garde RepubIiCaine in uniforms oI
dark blue, braided with gold anC
wearing pipe -clayed belts, formed
a human avenue through the Ions
Hall of the Lost Steps leading from
the Presidents apartments IN thu
Palais Bourbon to the Chamber
Il As Peret came into the hall at thu
palace end, the drums at the cham
Der end began a racket which since
the establishment Of the republic
has been known as drumming ii
the president"
He was followed by So-year-olC
NJ. Pierre, stoopeu and stolid. per
manent secretary of the chamber.
Mounting to the speakers chair
Peret proceeded straight to business
by bang'ng the gong. The Frenci
waste no time on a pretense at al
opening prayer and therefore tn
4 clanR Of the gong was followed a
once by Peret's:
''The seance is open. The word Il
to the government"
II And the fght was on.