FRIENDLY TO ENGLAND
(SIDNEY SUN^ CABLE.)
(Received 44th June, 2.30 p.m.)
LONDON. 13th June. M. Doumergue, though a RadicalSocialist, largely owes his election to the fact that the Centre and Right voted for him in order to defeat the official candidate of the Left parties, M.' Painleve, whom the Moderates considered more a party man than M. Doumergue. The new President began life as a lawyer, and was elected to the Chamber in 1893, He has held office in many Ministries, and was Premier for six months ending June, 1914, and later President of the Senate. He is described as a fine speaker, confident, polished, and well-informed. He is much respected, and knows England well. He has been most friendly to England for a long time, and in pro-war years-advocated the closest Franco-British collaboration. The prospect, therefore, of M. Herriot and Mr. Mac Donald reaching a complete understanding on pending questions at the forthcoming meeting appears to be most favourable.
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Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 140, 14 June 1924, Page 8
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