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Show FRENCH CHAMBER ANIMATED SCENE Extraordinary War Session Rivals Meeting Held After Declaration of War. Paris, Dec 22. 10:30 a m The chamber of deputies, long before the hour set for the meeting today, was a scene of animation. The extraordinary extraordi-nary war session has aroused a very great degree of interest, rivaling that which was manifested in the session of August 4. held immediately after the declaration of war. The plan of some of the members to ask for a secret session has been abandoned A considerable number of the deputies have pledged themselves them-selves not to stir up debates, but on ill. contrary to observe a highly patriotic pa-triotic atlltude while listening to the government's declarations and to vote the necessary credits. Among the deputies who will not be ' resent today are M. Delory, M. i hesquiere and M. Basly. who are held as hostages by the Germans in the vicinity of Lille, and M. Pasqual, who has been taken prisoner Those present at today's session Included Henri Durre and PierTe Melin. from Valenciennes, and Daniel Vincent, from the department of Nord, all ot whom encountered great difficulty in i eachlng the capital. Opposes Jap Alliance Paris, Dec. 22. 12:55 p. in. Gabriel HanotaUX, former foreign minister, expressed in the Figaro today what appears to be the prevailing view in France i oncoming the proposal that Japan send an army to the battle fields of Europe. M Manotaux takes the view that e.-en though Japan should send no more than 260.000 men a force which would hardly be large enough to exert a decisive influence, in-fluence, Bhe would always consider, in th event of a victory for the allies, that she had played an Important part In settling the war. Although M. Hanotaux makes no on to the United States, it may he stated that the American view point has been taken into consideration considera-tion by the government |
