THE LION BEARDED

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 12 January 1929, Page 5

THE LION BEARDED

M. POINCARE AND DEPUTIES.

PRIME MINISTER’S SUCCESS. ASSURANCES OF SUPPORT. fieaa .Association —By Electric l'elegrauu Copyright.) (■•Times” (Jablea.j PARIS, Jam 10. Bearding the lion in his don, JVI. Poincare rose before an opportunity came to move a motion or 110-confidenoe in. th© Chambea- of Deputies to-day and to.d, tne members ilie wanted a decision forthwith. “it is a question of knowing,” lie said, “if it he Government really exists and, what is still more important, if it wi 1 exist to-moua-ow. We inteaid to exisj and to go on existing.'' M. Poincare's remarks were greeted; with loud applause from the light and centre .pai’ties and a portion of the left, where the ivaverers usually aie found. Th© approval was so vigorous that it could t>e regarded in the light of a promising show of hands for M. Poincare. He realises he has won his previous successes .because the divisions have not been taken on party lines’. He now dtemands a straight vote m - order to know if he can continue nnhampeied by continual Socialist threats. M. Poincare again intervened with dramatic effect when the Socialist, M. Meyer, accused him of allowing r©actionaries to attack the Republic and not moving a finger, to protect it. M. Meyer asked why M." Poincare had not ascended the tribune to denounce antillepublicans. , M. Poincare jumped up and asked the deputies if they end not remember how he was foremast in defending Parliament against the reactionaries. He. mentioned liis share in defeating Boulanger and saving Dreyfus. Almost the entire chamber was stirred _ by. the dramatic allusion to these historic incidents and burst into applause. M. Meyer’s speech faded out