NEW CABINET.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 50, Issue 269, 27 August 1930, Page 5

NEW CABINET.

POLITICS IN POLAND. PILSUDSKI AS PREMIER. (United Press Association—Copyright.) LONDON, August 25. A message from Warsaw states: A new Cabinet has been appointed, with Marshal Pilsudski as Prime Minister and Minister for War. Poland's political life is overshadowed by one dominating personality— Marshal J. Pilsudski, who is now .59 years of age. He started his political career as a Socialist in that part of Poland that has been under Russian occupation, when Socialist activity was considered "criminlal," and had to be carried underground. He has held office both aa President and Prime' Minister in the Republic, and' headed a revolution in 1926 which was sueC6SSful. At the .beginning of November the world was startled byl a new sensation in the political life of Poland. According to the Polish Constitution, Parliament had to be convened on October 31 to consider the Budget tor the coming year. When the House assembled, it became known that Marshal Pilsudski—Poland's strong manwas to be present, and would speak on behalf of the Government. A few minutes before his arrival about 120 Army officers congregated in the entrance hall, and when Marshal Pilsudski approached, cheered him loudly, and refused to leave the premises. The Speaker of the House— I Daszynski—thereupon informed Marshal Pilsudski that he would not commence proceedings under the threat of armed force, and the meeting of Parliament could not take place. A short but sharp altercation between the two statesmen ensued, and in the end Parliament was prorogued for 30 days to enable the parties to come to a friendly agreement. . .. The predominant feature of parliamentary life in Poland is the extraordinary large number of political parties'of all kinds and all nationalities. There are obout ten purely Polish parties, from the most reactionary landlords to extreme Socialists; there are as many Ukrainian and Jewish parties, besides German, White Russian, and a lew like— Communists w ho allow all nationalities to take part in their organisations. The dispute in the Diet was settled. Marshal Pilsudski accepting office in the Cabinet of M. Slavek as Minister for Military Affairs.