A STORMY SCENE.
A SOCIALIST EJECTED. NO TOLERANCE FOR PEACE TALK. ;R?ator's Telegrams, 1 (Received December 12th. 10.10 p.m.) PARIS. December 12. There was a stormy scene in tho Chamber of Deputies in the debate on the war credits. The Socialist M. Brizon, one of tho Deputies who recently met German Socialists in Switzerland, vehemently protested against the prolongation of the war. A tumult ensued, but M. Brizon persisted in speaking despite tho opposition of the whole Chamber. The scene culminated in M. Brizon. Imrling «, water bottle at the head of liis nearest opponent. The sitting was suspended in pandemonium, and M. Brizon ejected. Brizon is tho Deputy whoso suggestion that Franco should consider the making of peace proposals evoked from M. Briand tho famous speech (recentlv quoted in 'The Press") which was ordered to be "placarded," and which tho German Chancellor referred to as making it impossible for Germany to talk of peace. HEAVY GERMAN LOSSES, (Australian ami Z. Cable Association.) (Received December 13th, 1.20 a.m.) PARIS, December 12. It is authoritatively estimated that tho German losses on the .So mine totalled 700,000.
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Press, Volume LII, Issue 15772, 13 December 1916, Page 9
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184A STORMY SCENE. Press, Volume LII, Issue 15772, 13 December 1916, Page 9
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