French Government Under M. Blum Resigns
Senate Blocks . Special Financial Powers Bill
(Received 10 a.m.) PARIS, June 21. rpHE French Government, under M. Ehim, has resigned. The Senate met at 11.30 p.m. and considered the Government’s demand for special financial powers, which the Chamber of Deputies had already conceded, but on which a compromise measure had been drafted, in order to meet the Senate’s objections. / After the Minister of Finance, M. Auriel, and M. Blum had pleaded the Government’s viewpoints, the Senate rejected M. Perrier’s pro-Gov-ernment amendment of • its own proposal by 160 votes to 112. and then rejected the text .of. the compromise by 168 votes to 96. The Senate finally voted for its own Bill, giving the Government only partial, powers. The decision of the Senate was announced at 2.25 a.m. today. /''• . ' ' ‘ M. Blum called on the President, M. Le Brun, who accepted the Cabinet’s resignation, and' immediately embarked upon the' formation of a hew Ministry. \ : : .
Who Will Be Prime Minister. >ln the meanwhile, the Chamber has . resumed its sitting M. Herriot announced that the Government had no further, communication to make, whereupon the Chamber adjourned. It is believed that M. Sarraut," M. Chau temps, M. Daladier, or M. i Herriot may become Prime Minister. It is not expected that the new Government will abandon the Popular Front character, but it will be more moderate. M. Blum, it is thought, will continue as Minister of State, M. Daladier, as Minister of Defence, and M, Delbos, as Foreign Minister. Solution May Be Difficult. M. Le Brun announces that fie intends to find a Prime Minister by noon. However, elsewhere, it is predicted that no solution is likely for two or three days. M. Blilm issued a statement, saying he decided to resign when he t saw it was impossible to overcome the Senate’s opposition, , He appealed to members of the Popular Front throughout France to maintain complete calm, saying it is essential that the transference ox power should be done calmly and pacifically. ,
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Northern Advocate, 22 June 1937, Page 5
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