New-York tribune., 1921-01-22
Deputies Give Him Ballot
of Confidence, 478 to
68, His Majority Being
Chiefly Anti-Bolshevik
Do You Want War?
He Replies to Foes
If One Country Is to Go
Bankrupt, Let 1t Be
Germany, He Declares
By Ralph Courtney
specia1 cnb1e n rh. r-,,,,,.


Copyright. 1921. New York Tribune Inc.
PARIS, Jan. 21.-The new BRAND
government faced its interpellators in
the Chamber Of Deputies to-day and OBJ
tanned confidence majority by Ats
votes against '68 in favor of its policy
of moderation. When a protest was
raised by tn, Right, the Premier de-
clared: "Do YOU wish to recommence
the war? There is no other alterna-
tive"
Nevertheless, BRAND showed that he
was determined to make Germany pay.
He opened his speech in the Chamber
with an appeal for generous ma
jority. He said he wanted the govern
ment to have an entirely free hand
In the Forthcoming negotiations of the
Supreme Allied Council. He addressed
the, moderate groups in the Chamber in
order to obtain the Center votes, while
he neglected both the extreme radicals
and the extreme conservatives. The
sentially of anti Bolsheviki.
The first subject BRAND touched on
was the interior social situation. He
reminded the House of his firm stand
IN l9O6 when, as Premier, he crushed
the railway strike by mobilizinp the
strikers; After giving this as a guaran-
ty OF his firmness of purpose, the
Premier turned to Germany. France.
ne SAID, had been accused Of imperial.
ism. e'- '"A
Denies Imneria1jsm
Before the whole world I declare
that this is untrue" he added. "Never
was France more worthy of the con-
hdence and admiration of other coun-
tries than at the present moment.
snail make an effort to obtain
from our allies results which viii
force France no longer to continue her
unbearable fiscal sacrifices on account
OF debtor who pretends that she is
1nsolvent. We must be without pity
Here the Premier was interrupted
by members of the Right. Protests
also arose when BRAND declared:
Germany has enormous means Of
production. She will revive very
quickly. and so much the better"
The Premier said the present waa th /.
worst possible moment to fix the lump
sum Of Germany's entire debt, and ar.
gued that such a step now would be
fooilsh. France presumably intends ia
exercise the right to control the Ger
man budget, as BRAND, on the sub
Ject of reparations, declared:
THE peace treaty is not perfect but
it opens the possibilities of sanctions.
and we must not hesitate to resort "a
them where they can be of service.
The treaty gives us the right to see
that Germany makes all the fiscal ef-
forts necessary to give German tax.
payers burden as great as the French
have to bear, and to see whether ap-
parent waste does not conceal hidden
resources. IT we must decide between
the bankruptcy of Germany and the
bankruptcy OF France, it is inadmissi-
Bile that Germany should not be thu
country to go under. Individual Ger
mans have become rich. Great German
firms are distributing their dividends.
Their prosperity is reviving."
Shouldn't we force the German gov
ernment to extract contributions from
her citizens of means 2" the Premier
continued. "But before resorting to
force. as some think necessary, It is
our duty to try all possible concilia-
tory methods. In no matter what way
you desire to serve Frances interests
it must. before everything, be in agree
ment with our allies. Sanctions must
be fixed, and it is necessary that Ger
many should be certain that these
sanctions will, be applied if she tries
to escape her obligations"
His Vatican Policy
Before reverting again to internal
affairs BRAND added:
1--WE will do everything possible to
make our friends and allies understand
that it is. in the interests of peace
itself not to leave us alone before our
aggressor of yesterday, who may be
meditating new aggression. Our allies
must not blame us for taking measures
indispensable to our existence"