Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-09-25
NEW DEPUTIES
NEXPER|E need
IN POLITICS
Though Majority Sup
ports BRAND, Ministry
Is Backcapping Them.
No Ministerial Changes
Will Be Made at This
Parliament, Is Belief.
BY ANDRE TARDIEU,
Former French High Commissioner
to America.

to America.
Special Cable to The Tribune.
Copyright 1921, by The Tribune.
Paris, Sept. 24.-Parliamentary SEES
sions in France will be resumed Oc-
tober IS, and already there is activity
in the Hobbies of both chambers.
To understand what may ensue when
parliament gets under way, to get the
significance of certain moves that
may be made, a statement of the party
lineup is necessary. The situation is
likely to become extremely confused,
because the majority of the present
members of the chamber are without
political training.
The chief feature of 1919 elections
was a spontaneous demand for some
thing new. Probably the voters did
not know exactly what they sought.
tired of the old religious quarrels.
They dreamed of great national eff
fort for reconstruction and develop
ment of the resources of the country.
The result of this aspiration was a
severe setback to the pre-war politi-
clans, notably the radical socialists
which for years had governed France,
usually in coalition with the socialists.
The members Of the party are neither
very radical nor very socialistically in
clined, but are liberal and anti-clerical.
Crushed ut Chamber Elections.
This party was crushed at the cleo
tons for the chamber with universal
suffrage prevailing, but got revenge
two months later when the senatorial
elections were held under limited suf-
frage. Thus it maintained a strong
influence over local administration
which for Is years has been recruited
from among its followers. l emphasize
this fact because it dominates the pres
ent situation and explains the deep
confusion.
So in the chamber we have an anti
socialist, religiously liberal and poll
tically moderate majority. But Meth
er the government nor the local ad-
ministration represent this majority:
BY a strange paradox our ministers OF
interior for the last two years. for
merly NJ. Steeg and now NJ. Marraud,
have been taken from the ranks OF
the radical socialists who were over
whelmed in 1919. The party's salts
faction in this is shown by its faith
full support of NJ BRAND and Its OPP
position to sending an ambassador to |
The vatican. The whole idea Of this |
defeated party is to prepare for vic |
tory in the elections two years and |
half hence. For this it needs the good |
will of the minister of the interior |
and his projects and these now are
secured.
A Further Paradox.
We have, therefore, the further
paradox Of the parliamentary majority
being combatted all over the country
by agents of cabinet which that ma
iority maintains In office. You may
well ask why it is that a majority
upholds with votes cabinet whose
agents are fighting 1t. The answer is
that being composed politically Of in
experienced men the majority hesitate
to assume the responsibility of min
isterial crisis. Moreover, an account
of this same ine1perience, the major
tible to oratory and when BRAND with
his old fashioned stump style, explains
the advantages Of his policies, they
allow themselves to be charmed by his
words. They realize that for 10
months France has been yielding on
all sides the rights she won during I
the war. But these problems are so (
complicated the majority cannot fol-
low the details and !, after sporadic /,
outbursts Of protest, it soon relapses I
into resignation.
ll14 OOu COluUHldtlUu VI tCoCAlSoo
at one moment and resignation the (
next is the first thing that strikes IN
the Hobbies today.
: Need Change, But Won't Make 1t. Ii
The majority recognize that change q
is necessary but the same majority is 9
resolved not to make it. The min {
istry is being bitterly assailed and is '
without solid support, but that does q
not mean IL will be overthrow on the f
Of parliament. The sessions e
are resumed on the eve of the Wash O
ington conference which Premier Z
BRAND is sure to make much Of. lh
To put into execution budget for
% billion francs not including PENSIONS o
and recommendations to raise an Il
equivalent sum in taxes, meaning four 8
,r five billions of new taxation. the a
deputies would like strong leadership. 4
It is almost unanimously agreed that
,uch leadership is lacking but the dep &
tiles vainly ask each other where they
ire to find it and how they are to in
tall it in power.
France has no such terrible causes Il
Il unrest as Great Britain with Ire %
and. Egypt and India forever to be G,
considered, but France has two domi- Il
rant problems. One is safety and the m
'ther is reparations. Or you might q
ay that France has but one problem
Germany. The chamber realized "
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