Evening star., 1925-01-30
HERR|OT is GIVEN
CONFIDENCE VOTE
Speech Explanation MoIIifies
Left, But Maneuver's
Value Is Doubted.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, January 30.-Premier Her
riot, adroitly walking the parliament
airy slack wire, has succeeded in
bridging the gulf separating the
political conceptions of the right and
left groups in the Chamber, which he
had widened by his security speech
Wednesday. Solidly behind him, eX-
cept for the Communists, Parliament
yesterday placed the seal of its ap-
proval on his foreign policy by the
largest vote of confidence he has ever
received-541 TO 30.
Although his elimination OF party
lines was big success for the
premier, ministerial circles are under
no illusions as to the duration of
the reunion thus achieved; they know
that il applies only to questions re
lating to Frances security, and will
be broken as soon as matters OF in
ternal politics again are broached.
Nevertheless the friends and oppo-
nents Of the government feel that
M. Herriot scored a personal success.
Day Opens GIoomiIy.
The parliamentary dav opened with
gloomy prospects for the cabinet
after the Socialists-who form an in
tesral and necessary part of his ma
3ority-decided to abstain from voting
for the posting of NJ. Herriot's speech.
The premier, while making some
concessions to his friends of the left
did not alter his original declaration
concerning Germany's non-fulfllment
OF the disarmament clauses of the
versailles treaty or the position OF
the cabinet on the security question
to such an extent as 10 cause the
rights to withdraw their support
from him.
The Socialists, who had decided to
abstain from voting, went into caucus
| in the afternoon, and NJ Herriot was
invited TO make a statement TO them.
Socialist members attending this eau
! Gus say that the premier spoke to
| them with hitherto unknown severity
| and told them he was ready to relin-
| quish the leadership in French ar
| fairs, but that his resignation would
mean the end of their political in
| f1uenCe in national matters
Breaks Socialist Reserve.
! The premier opened yesterday aft
| ernoon's public session by explaining
/ that his speech of yesterday meant
| that it was the Cologne evacuation
| question that offered perhaps the
| last opportunity OF settling the prob
/ lem of French security. This was
cheered by the Rights. NJ. Herriot
/ then made 1T clear that his attitude
| was in wise dictated by secret or
| unaVowed desire to remain on the
| Rhine indefinitely. This somewhat
| thawed out the Socialists.
What l am defending is the treaty
/ the premier went on. My lin is tn .
| establishment OF a regime, which
/ through the guarantee of the League
| of Nations. will give US definite Sc
| curity. Arbitration, disarmament and
! security are three indissoluble links
| of the chain"
This explanation was not considered
| satisfactory TO the Socialists. NJ.
| Herriot then made a second declara-
tion in an attempt to mollify the
Socialists without gonizing the
Rights.
! A pessimistic note was struck in
certain parliamentary quarters last
night in spite of NJ. Herriot's big
| majority in today's voting. 1t is
realized that the premiers perform
| ance in taking off sufficient edge OF
his speech to conciliate the recalCi-
trant members of the Left without
alternating the Rights cannot be re-
peated very often,