Evening star., 1921-10-19
BRAND DEN0UNCES=
POLICY OF FORCE
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MT a lhree-DQy OQLe TOR 7OHeWuReTS
Premier Will Not Represent
His Country Here Unless
His View Prevails.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, October 1S.-Premier Briand |
went before the chamber OF deputies |
today and made 1t clear that MS /
policy must have the support-the
strong approval-of the deputies IL ne |
was to represent France at the
Washington conference on Limitation /
OF ornaments. If France desired !
policy of force. the premier declared,
the representatives of the country
must say so. He would, however, de- !
cline to associate himself with such |
a policy.
The chamber today discussed four
of the sixteen interpretations on the
governments foreign policy. Premier
BRAND showed himself ready to argue
the points made by the speakers ris-
ing, frequently to contradict or cor. !
rect statements made. In one OF
these interruptions he said:
There are two policies pe1ween
which a choice must be made. There
lis the policy of isolation and force.
which certain people vaunt and Wnicn
can be upheld and can be de1ended'
but the representatives of the coun-
try must say SO. La, iam to to Ieaxe ieaxs uor aor
less the great majority OF this as,
sembly approves my policy; 1t Will
also in justice inform the country TO
what burdens it exposes ltSelI III
| following policy of force.
Would Avert Catastrophe.
Later the premier again emphasiz-
| ed the same point, saying:
"France is strong. The policy ad-
vocated by certain members Of the
chamber can be followed, but 1t VIII
be without me. for ! judge it to be
catastrophe for my country"
These words came during an ex-
l .s<l~ Av,1~ Tn
charged NJ. BRAND with giving instruc-
items to the commission on repara-
| tions when the German debt was be-
| ing calculated.
The premier declared this to be
| false. NJ. Tardieu later said that NJ.
Loucher. minister of liberated regions,
| had recognized that the government
gave instructions to the commission.
| NJ. BRAND then denied In the most
! formal way that the government had
| done such thing.
| Deputy Margarine recited in detail
| what he said were the conditions un-
| der which President Harding issued
the invitation to the conference. add
| ing that the question of disarmament
| then was foremost. Extreme nervous
ness was shown, he said. notably by
japan, and the program of the con-
| ference was modified.
| The truth is" said the deputy.
that the United States Is seeking
| means to dissipate the uneasiness from
which she is suffering by being
crushed under a weight Of gold. The
] United States seeks to open fresh mar
kets in the extreme east. in China,
where she is meeting with opposition"
Demands Drastic Pruning.
| The finance committee of the cham
Der of deputies, dissatisfied with the
reductions in appropriations pro-
posed for the different departments,
has decided to write Premier BRAND,
demanding more drastic pruning. II be-
tween now and Friday \further re-
ductions are not submitted by the gov
eminent, it is reported that Maurice
iBokanowski of the finance committee
will be authorized by the committee
to report adversely on the budget and
ito recommend that it be sent back to
the government for further consd-
teration.
There is only one precedent for such
procedure. This was in 1887. when
such an action brought about the fall
tof the government. Parliamentary
opinion Is that the circumstances then
and now are not altogether similar,
and the belief is expressed that Pre-
mier BRAND will be able to give sat
isfaction to the finance committee, but
that the situation will require skill
full handling.