Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-29
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Special Dispatch TO The Tribune.
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Copyright. 1922. BY The Great Falls Tribune.
Paris, Oct. 2S.-The electoral col
lege, by the resignation of former pre-
mier Lloyd George, adds to the uncer-
tainty in Europe. simultaneously, the
debate in the French chamber on the
general policy of the government has
stirred up the party strife in France.
Despite the imminence of the confer
ence and another trip of the repara-
tons commission to Berlin domestic
affairs hold sway everywhere.
The English parties have re-awak-
ened to what it mean to reject the
coalition which kept Lloyd George in
power SO many years. Yet they also
realize that to get along without a
coalition an actual party majority is
necessary and there is no indication
that any party will get it at the COM
ing election. Indeed, already there are
signs of an rapproachment between the
independent liberals under Asquith and
the conservatives and Bonar Law.
Lloyd George seeks to form a new
party from the elements that are dis
satisfied with all the others. This
requires time, and as the elections ap-
proach the campaign consists largely
Of personal attacks and uplies.
Foreign Policy to Stand
To imagine that Great Britain's
foreign policy will be changed by the
coming election is folly. Bonar Law,
like Lloyd George, viii declare in favor
of the Franco-British entente, but will
face the same difficulty of making the
French and British views coincide on
each point. Bonar Laws recent let
ter concerning the Near Eastern ques-
ton shows the difficulty to be as great
for the new ministry as for the old.
All that can happen is that the inter
national strife will be so occupied by
public attention that international riv-
airy will get a rest and become less
acute. But after, the election the for
eign problems must be met. BY q
coincidence at the moment Eng
conservatives were revolving
against the coalition, the French Glenn
encist party, through Georges Mandelss
"a protesting in the chamber against
the French party confusion. Frances
existing parliamentary situation doubt
is almost incomprehensible to for
so | will try to explain it.
In 1919 the voters inflicted a crush
ing defeat to the so-called left bloc,
which had governed from 1902 to 1907
with Caillaux as the chief parsonage,
and held a liberal representative ma
jority. That majority ever since has
been capable of safeguarding its vic
tory and every cabinet has included
representatives Of the conquered party.
Ciemencists Oppose Mixtures
The Clemencist party constantly has
opposed the mixtures of parts in power
and in the chamber. This persistence
at last seems to be commencing to bear
fruit. Last January. when forming
cabinet. Raymond Poincaire, fol-
Millerand's example, sought the
Of Herriot and Doumergue.
leaders of the Caillaux party, and
while the majority passively let this
pass at the time, now it is very
strongly criticised.
Like the British conservatives. the
French republicans desire a govern
ment formed from me themselves
and which will apply their policies,
which seems perfectly legitimate, since
they have the majority. 1t probably
will take some time for this state of
mind to be crystallized into action.
But this time can be counted by
months, possibly by weeks
My predictions Of September. 1921,
true in January, 1922, and | will
not be surprised if the same thing hap
pens again. In short, France, like
England. is tending to clarity her
domestic policies, and if this should
to the foreign policies, then
so much the better. =