Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-25
FRENCH DEPUTIES DEFER
 A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE

Paris, May 24.-(By The A p The chamber of deputies this evening took an adjournment until Wednesday afternoon without having voted on the question of confidence in the government of Premier Briand with regard to it's attitude toward Germany.
 The premier made it clear that unless there were some fragrant violation of the disarmament or reparation clauses by Germany the troops on the Rhine would not receive orders to advance into the Ruhr, and only conditional upon the agreement with the allies. He contended that the mere presence of 200 0G0 men on the Rhine was sufficient to make Ger many fulfill her obligations.
 Concerning the Silesian question, M. Briand said the situation was clearing up and did not necessitate intervention by the French troops. He was satisfied that the Wirth government would live up to it's promises, received today, to close the frontier between the plehiscite zone and Germany and also looking to the disarming of the bands now in Si- lesia. and that loyal interpretation of the plebiscite vote would completely restore order in Silesia.
 That is a far cry from your Hand on the nape of neck speech" shouted Dep | uty Le Provost de Launay while the members of the extreme right showed great agitation and expressed their dis approval of the premier's utterances as 1 being "a move toward the left" Dilstng on the situation between Great Britain and France. M. Briand de- clared Tt is folly to believe that after 1 the great storms which the entente f friendship has weathered 1t would foun- der on the Silesian question, upon which all are agreed in principle
 The premier reviewed the events of the recent London conference and quoted the British prm minister as saying that when the French and British viewpoints were so far apart he thought it likely the conference would break up. and fur ther quoted the words of Mir. Lloyd George, who had added:
 T should not like to be the man whc would have upon his conscience the re- sponsibility of breaking up the good ac' cord between France and Ergland.''
 To the deputies who were upbraidins him for having allowed the hour to pas' in which the occupation of the Ruhr wa: possible the premier replied: France did not have to use force; France sig nifed it's will to Germany, and was obey ed
 But" if the chamber is dissatisfied with the government for obtaining thu results desired by the mere expression of it's will and wishes to take othe1 measures and follow the policy of oc cupation without the necessity then i may say so in it's vote, and my succes sor will find everything ready for hin on the Rhine, as prepared by this gov ernment.
 Tt would have been easy for me. continued the premier. when l returned to my hotel in London and ordered tn class of 1919 mobiized. also to give in struct:ons to march on the Ruhr. It re quired little courage to do that; mucl more to refrain from doing it.
 T might have returned to my coun try amid the plaudits of a great part o the nation, but 1t is the kind of popu larity 1 am not seeking, especially whel results can be achieved as well. ] T have taken my responsibilities, concluded the premier. This chambe must now take. if not satisfied with m
 policy, the other route which has beel ) shown to it by the interpellators, am the deputies may give them their sup port as far as I am concerned. pro claim the honor of this policy and sha continue it as long as you give me you confidence"