POINCARE'S SURPRISE

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 147, 23 June 1928, Page 9

POINCARE'S SURPRISE

CHALLENGE TO CHAMBER l_ MAINTAINING HIS POSITION , Australian Press Association. PAEIS, 21st June. A crowded Chamber assembled to faeo one of the surprises so frequent in the political life of Prance. It was reliably reported that the Premier, M, Poincare, had informed his colleagues in Cabinet that in consequence of the quarrels which had broken out following upon Ministerial appointments, and lack of union in the

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now .Chamber, ho intended to rpsign as soon as' the stabilisation of tho franc had been accomplished. The .belief was general that next, week would sco tho end of the, Ministry, but consultations with tho Rightists, who were dissatisfied with tho > appointments from tho Left, modified the fears.'. M. Poineare, directly ho. opened his stabilisation speech, flung' out a challongo to tho Chamber to rernovo the Government if it wished to do so, directly the stabilisation measures wore passed, but, he asked that nothing should happen until'this was done.. Tho applause showed that his request was approved. It is generally agreed that M. Poincaro within four hours gained a victory more complote than anticipated, and will obtain-tho. required majority. M. Poincaro declared amid applause: "I do not think the present war debt arrangements with tho ' United States and Britain can be ratified without reservations."