The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-10-28
FRENCH SENATE
VOTES PREMIER
CONFIDENCE, TOO
BRAND Now Has Appro.
val of Both Houses
For Trip.

PARIS. Oct 27.-Premier BRAND.
having won. the Senate to his side
with far greater ease than he cap
tured the Chamber of Deputies. has
now received n clear mandate from
both branches of the French Par
Lament to go to the Washington
conference. The Senate's vote or
confidence was sol to 8.
Encouraged by the chambers
sanction of his policies, the premier
was in far better form and voice
when he went before the senators
And evea Raymond Poincare. who
has consistently fought the idea o:
the premier leaving France, and who
is one of Brands bitterest oppo-
nents. applauded Brands answer
to mis- critics
Only once was the premier inter
rupted. That was when Senator
Dominique Delayaz-who is chron-
ically hot-tempered-shouted. I'VE
have no allies"
France. Not Deiaya..
Considering your state of mind,
you are destined never to have any
allies" BRAND retorted. but France
has them. even IL maintenance OF
our agreement with England mas
sometimes been difficult-
France must show the United
States that however much We de-
sire to reduce armaments. We not
only must safeguard our own ex-
istencc, but defend certain t-adi-
finnS ~ snS
the fate of all humanity is bound
The premier declared the Ameri-
can people practical and reaIists, but
also delicate to the point of sensi-
tiveness.
Will Return When Possible.
I'VE will have a useful role to
play" he said, "and joy in play
ing II in the midst Of our friends.
Our word may help to lift many of
the fogs that arise. Therefore the
absence OF the premier from France
may be useful. / shall return as
soon as possible."
Senator de Jouvenal. editor Of Le
Matin. prepared the way for the
premier's declaration.
Il admire Brands courage" he
said. because while a trip across
the Atlantic now. does not offer the
perils Of wartime. still It Is perilous
for heads Of governments"
The senate greeted this remark
with Laughter
Il hope thSr France will not en-
ter into any alliance in which
America does not enter" the sena-
tor concluded.
Outlines Policy.
France VIII do everything in her
power to help In effecting limita.
ton Of armaments." Albert Sar.
raut. colonial minister and Premier
BRANDS adviser at the Washington
armament conference. declared In
an Interview outlining the general
policy which will. be pursued In
Washington by the French dele
cation.
But one Of the primary object.
of the delegation. he, added. will
be to safeguard Frances interests
In Europe as well as In the Pa
cific."
Both the premier and himself
Sarraut said. were strongly in favor
of the limitation Of national arma-
ments. ..t-
Must he Unanimeus,
1T will be ons- of the happiesi
days Of my life when such an agree
ment IL reached he declared
However. such q thing will never
come to pass until all the great
powers In the worlS reach q unani-
+mous and Simultaneous agreement
This would be the consummation
of all the hopes and all the expec-
tations of France az she approaches
the conference.
strength Of this impulse that Pre-
misr BRAND won hts sincere ma
jority In the chamber OF deputies
and the senate" ,
Sarraut said that the proposed
agenda was satisfactory to ths
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