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Show I I FRENCH PREMIER I I CALLED ON TO I SETTLE TREATY III PARIS. Aug 29 - (By The Associated Associat-ed Press.) The general discussion of "the ratification of the peace treats-came treats-came to a dramatic conclusion this al- iternoon in the chamber of deputies when after a stirring speech by M- Ibert Thomas, former member of the war council, more than twenty deputies depu-ties announced their decision to refrain re-frain from speaking. The government was plainly embar- ; rassed, all the ministers gathering around Premier Clemenceau. Th ) conferred for several minutes and i finally Andre Tardieu arose and said the government had anticipated a di.s-1 cussion lasting well into next week, but was ready to proceed and would require an hour and a half. Jean Bon, Socialist and extremis!,; came to the rescue of the government i by the very bitterness of his attack, ' refusing to hear Captain Tardieu or I any subordinate and calling upon 1 Premier Clemenceau himself. This made it a question of confidence confi-dence and all the government's sup-porters sup-porters rallied to the premier. The j sitting was then adjourned until Tue- B ,! I Rene VIviana and Louis Barthou. j both former premiers, will speak on that day M. Vivlana told The Associated j Press that he expected the treaty will be ratified on Thursday or Friday ' Albert Thomas advocated the aeu I trallzation of the Rhine valley under j occupation with the league of'nationj j in control, and the capital of the league at Colocne or Alz-La-Chapellc ; He declared that the former German I emperor must be brought to trial in order to establish fully the responsi- : bility for the war M. Thomas added that he would vote for ratification of the treatv. |