Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-19
FRENCH CHAMBER
ANTLGOVERNMENT
In Effect BIames H. C. L. on
Economic Policy by
Vote of 227 to 213.
CABINET TO ASK SUPPORT

PARIS, July 10 (by the Associated
Press).-In a vote in the chamber OF
deputies this evening. following in
terpellations on the high cost of 1iv-
ing. the government was in the
minority by fourteen votes.
The issue arose over the order OF
the day. The government accepted
that of Deputy Renard. which i'm
piled confidence in the government.
but the chamber adopted by vote of
227 to 213 resolution presented by
NJ Augagneur. former minister OF
marine. which the government had
rejected.
(Havas).-The order of the day of
Der was on the high cost of living. 1t
blamed the economic policy of the
government for the situation.
Cabinet to Ask for Support.
PARIS. July 1s-In view of last
nights vote in the chamber of depu-
ties the cabinet has decided to de-
mand a vote of confidence by the
chamber on Tuesday next. A general
debate on the governments policies is
considered probable.
D. D. u
bassador to Russia. has been selected
to succeed Victor Boret, the food min
lister, whose policy was adversely
voted upon by the chamber. 1t was
announced this afternoon that NJ.
Noulens had accepted the portfolio.
Declares He Will Resign.
Victor Boret, the food minister. de-
clared in the lobby after the session
that he would resign, but did not con-
slider the action of the chamber as effect
ing any but his department because
the entire policy of the government
was not involved in the debate.
The vote was taken after a rather
confused debate in which interpel1a-
tons were made by different groups.
1t was held that the increasing cost
of living was due largely to the err
rors in the government policy. lack of
firmness in dealing with food
profiteers. high customs duties, insult
ficient effort to stimulate production
and inefficient distribution.
Minister Boret in replying to the
interpretations said that the lower
cost of living in other allied countries
was due in part to the fact that none
had suffered as much as France in the
reduction of producing capacity.
workers dead and several hundred
thousand incapacitated. He declared
the situation was further com plicated
by "a wave of laziness which is mo-
mentarily sweeping over the country"
Resolution introduced.
The explanations made by NJ Boret
failed to satisfy the governments
critics. NJ. Augagneur then introduced
the resolution the vote on which re-
suited in the governments defeat by
fourteen votes. His resolution read:
The chamber of deputies. remark
ing that the cost of living ha: dimine
ished by one-half in Belgium since
January, 1919. and that it has dimin-
ished by 25 per cent in England since
the armistice and that it has not
ceased to increase in France since the
same dates, judges the economic pol
icy of the government by its results
and passes this order of the day
"No Longer Any Government"
The political consequences of the
vote apparently did not appear clearly
to the chamber. and the members con-
tinued to discuss other interpretations
until the socialists interrupted the
proceedings with cries of:
NO. No. There is no longer any
government"
The interpretations under discussion
were withdrawn and the chamber ad-
journed. Deputies were divided in
their opinions as to the effect of the
adverse vote. Many agreed with NJ.
Boret that 1t did not necessarily call
for the resignation of the entire min
istry.