Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-14
French Cabinet Resigns
When Deputies Express
Lack of Confidence.
DOWNFALL COMES
AT CRITICAL I NJ
President Poincare to Hasten Reor.
organization before Meeting Of Re-
personalities Of Allies in Paris-
Clemenceau May DO Returned to
neutrality-suspicious. Would 30
Agreeable TO French People.

Paris. Nov. i4.-The Painleve minis.
try was defeated by a direct vote ia
the chamber OF deputies yesterday ami
later resigned. This Is the first time
such action has been taken by the
chamber since the beginning OF the
war, as up to he present time 1t has
been a point OF honor with many dep
uties not to vote against the govern.
ment but to express criticism by abb
staining from recording their votes.
Broad dissatisfaction with the gov.
ernment's handling Of the Bolo Pasha
case is believed to be the motive which
changed the passive discomfort to &C.
I've opposition.
The ministerial crisis comes on the
eve Of the inter-allied conference and
every effort will be made to settle Il
quickly. Premier Poincare began con-
situations With political leaders this
morning.
Fall Had Been Discounted.
Tho Painleve ministry goes without
many regrets, after having dragged
out Its eXistance to two months. Its
fall had been discounted for the past
two weeks. but the abrupt manner OF
its passing came as q surprise. Tho
feeling of the public and the press Is
voiced fairly but bluntly by Gustav
| Heryesin La YictoirA He nays:
'The consistent enemy OF ministerial
crisis in war time, this Is the first oc-
casion that this journal has rejoiced
at the fall of q cabnet. I admit that
| experienced the same anxiety that
! passengers on a liner feel when they
see the captain has lost his head In q
storm"
CIemenceau May Lead.
In view Of the present situation at
home and abroad the ministerial crisis
Is regarded as OF exceptional gravity.
All the mornn papers agree that what
Is needed imperatively Is a real lead
er, but they say also that President
Poincare will find 1t q most difficult
task to hit Upon such a Accord
ing to tradition the president In choos-
ing a new cabinet should be guided by
the composition OF the vote which
overthrow the cabinet, but Premier
painleve was overthrown by a coalition
! of the extreme right and the extreme
left, so it is manifestly impossible to
IOllOW pTSSeueIlCe III thlS lIiStiAiSc dhu
attempts to draw a ministry from such
elements.
The name most frequently mentioned
is that of former Premier Clemenceau.
Led Fight on Boioism.
1t would be the logical step on the
part OF President Po.ncaro to offer the
premiership to him inasmuch as he
originated the campaign against Bolo-
ism, in parliament and 1t was on thar
issue that NJ. PainIeve fell. The tiger,
as the former premier Is nickname.
would undoubtedly be welcomed by the
general public and the army, for he is
known as the exponent Of the big stick
and II Is believed he would stamp Il
! BoIoism radically and quickly. At the
same time NJ. Clemenceau has tnnu-
merable enemies. and many b are
not inimical to him believe he Is de-
destructive rather than constructive.
He is faced also with he mplacable
and openly proclaimed hostility Of the
unified socialists. who never had for
given his drastic methods IN dealing
with labor troubles when he was pre-
mier.
British Cabinet Backs Lloyd Gsorss.
London. Nov. 14.-Premier Lloyd
George will be asked In the house q
commons today by former Premier AS
Quith for a. statement in regard to his
Paris speech in which he spoke of the
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