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Show CLEMENCEAU WINS A NEW VICTORY PARIS. June 5. The position of the Clemenceau government le strength ened as the result of the vote of confidence confi-dence given It yesterday in the house ol deputies The minority, which voted vot-ed in opposition to the government in-eluded in-eluded 85 Socialists. 10 radical Social - j ists belonging to the almost permanent opposition and six other members be-longing be-longing to the different shades of pol-1 ltlcal faith on tho left. Deputiec Uphold Premier. PARIS, Tuesday, June 4. PrGmier Clemenceau gained another victory over his opponents in the chamber of deputies today before a large crowd ' which packed the chamber. Every dep- j uty was in his seat. The premier argued that this WSfl not the time io discuss military opera- I tions and the deputies upheld him In a I somewhat stormy session. Cool and collected as ho walked back and forth on the wide tribune, while n storm of Interruptions from the Socialist surged surg-ed up from the house, the veteran leader resembled a weather-beaten captain pacing the bridge of his ship, lashed by a heavy gale. The premier spoke without bitterness and when referring re-ferring to the sights be had seen ;t the front recently his voice assumed a tone of intense sadness. Speaker Deschanol seemed powerless power-less to quell the Socialist uproar. The I folded his arms and surveyed the Boc ialist benches earnestly and patiently. When the interruptions would noi subside he suddenly descended from I the tribune apparently deciding not to continue. Marcel Catchin then succeeded in quieting somewhat the exuberance of his Socialistic colleagues, the most active ac-tive of whom were Deputies llaffin Dugens ant' heguise Premier Clemenceau resumed the tribune after Catchin's speech and eulogized eul-ogized the French and allied armies. |