FRENCH POLITICS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 30 January 1933, Page 5

FRENCH POLITICS

government resigns DEFEATED IN CHAMBER ON BUDGET PROPOSALS (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) PARIS, 28th January. In the face of the Senate's ultimatum that it would refuse to consider the Budget on Saturday unless it was passed by 4 in the afternoon, the Chamber sat continuously and approved 149 articles by 2 o’clock, when an adjournment was taken till 3.30. Then confidence in the Government’s fiscal taxation was carried by 337 to 271. Defeat came at (i o’clock, when the Socialists, gingered by the civil servants’ clamour against cuts, solidly opposed the 5 per cent, cut and increase in income tax, despite M. Boncour’s impassioned appeal. The Government resigned an hour later. ATTEMPTED MARCHES PREVENTED BY POLICE (Received 30th January. 8.40 a.m.) PARIS, 29th January. A meeting representing taxpayers throughout the country declared that there must be no more increases in taxes, but decreases. It was resolved to appeal to the President to use his full powers to give France a Government which would discipline the warring factions and also immediately reduce wasteful expenditure. Huge forces of mounted and foot police repeatedly dispersed attempts to march to the Chamber, Senate, and Presidential Palace. Numerous arrests were made. M. DALADIER FORMING A CABINET (Received 30th January, 10.5 a.m.) PARIS, 29th January. M. Edouard Daladier is forming a Cabinet. M. Daladier has never before been Premier, the nearest approach being in 1929, when he spent eight unhappy days in a fruitless effort to form a Cabinet. “Le Temps” in a scathing editorial says the finances of France have been compromised and the danger is growing hourly. The country is restless and troubled. Political anarchy must cease. It criticises the Boncour Government, which it says never really lived but made stubborn declarations, then an abject surrender.