New-York tribune., 1921-02-10
Chamber Orders Premier
Not TO Make Conces-
sions at London ParIey.
but Get Better Terms
Confidence Is Voted
In Policy, 3S7-125
Government, However. Is
Criticized and More
Drastic Action Is Urged
BY Ralph Courtney
Special Cable to The Tribune

Copyright, 1921. New York Tribune Inc.
PARIS, Feb. 9.-The Chamber of
Deputies voted its confidence in the
brand government to-day by ratify-
ing the Paris reparations agreement.
The vote for ratification was 3e5 to s3,
but the tone of the speeches and the
applause which greeted them were such
that the Premier will 60 to the London
conference bound hand and foot. The
vote OF confidence was 387 to 125.
BRAND will be unable to cede Premier
Lloyd George or the Germans a single
point, and was instructed by the section
OF the Chamber represented by Deputy
Forgeot TO try to improve the Paris
agreement, Forgot declared amid
loud applause, that only professionally
could he approve the results of the
Paris conference pending Brands ne
gotiations with America. He also de-
manded that the Premier obtain an in
crease Of Frances percentage of tbe
indemnity.
Stirred by Forgeot's oratory and the
fiery criticism Of Andre Lefevre. the
ex-Mlnister of War, the Chamber be-
came agitated and nervous and in a
mood which wavered on the brink of
demanding that a more drastic gov
ernment be put in power. In the back
ground Polncare's partisans and the
irlencs or Clemenceau were also work.
ing against the government.
Drastic Action Favored
Reports from Berlin say that the
Germans already have lost the CON
seriousness that they brought on the
war, belleving that Poincare and other
Allled statesmen were equally. if not
more, responsible. The sentiment in
the Chamber undoubtedly favors dras-
TIC action in the face of Germany's
evasions, but there is a hesitancy
toward embarking on such a policy.
Much Will be forgiven the Premier
If, as Forgot says, he obtains salts
factory arrangement by which Amesica
would discount part of the German
indemnity.
Deputy Doumer tried ineffectively to
stem the tide of criticism against
BRAND, reservine himself until the : enc, end
OF the night session to reply. He tried
TO show that France would not receive
as little as Brands critics contended.
Letevre maintained, however, that,
despite the governments pretentions,
France would really get no more under
the Paris agreement than the 269,ooo,-
100000 marks already agreed on at
Boulogne. He said Germany could not
be counted on to export $4,000 900 900
to 30,0o0,o00,0o0 marks worth of goods,
as the government contended it could,
snd he said, even if it were able to do
SO, it would be very dangerous.
IF Germany, rose to the position
where it could export 10000 900 600
marks worth of goods, would it not
say to US If you want our money
come and get it?'" he inquired. eve
must be firm, or the situation will
lead to war. If they thought beyond
the Rhine that we were no longer pre-
pared to demand what they owe US
they would never pay US. We should
have to go later and fetch our dues,
and that might be a dangerous affair.
If we did not go it would be All admis-
sion of powerlessness. We must be
firm. Take care that after ceasing to
pay for this last war, Germany does
not start another one to make us pay
for both"
Lefevre's speech was received with