Evening star., 1923-05-25
PO|NCARE TO INSIST
SENATE AGAIN VOTE
CONFIDENCE IN HIM
Communists Hoot Premier as
Deputies Give Him Rous-
ing Reception.
MILLERAND Is PRAISED
FOR HIS FIRM STAND
Threat to Lay Situation Before
Nation Forces Poincare to
Withdraw Resignation.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, May 25.-The cabinet has
been summoned to meet this evening
prior to the departure of President
Millerand on a ten-day trip. The pur-
pose of the meeting is to consider the
procedure to be followed in the cases
of Marcel Cachin and his fellow COM
munists, charged with acts endanger-
ing the safety of the republic.
1t was the refusal of the senate to
try the communists as high court
that precipitated the resignation last
night of Premier Poincare and his
ministers, which the president re-
fused to accept. The charges against
the communists still stand, in spite
of the senate's decision, which was
simply on the method of procedure,
and the ministers tonight are to de-
eide whether the case shall be
brought before the assizes court or
the action abandoned entirely.
Hooted by Communists.
The entire chamber of deputies,
with the exception of the communists,
gave Premier Poincare a great ova-
tion when he entered the chamber to-
day for the continuation of yester-
days interpretations on the Ruhr. The
communists hooted the premier, but
this seemed only to increase the en-
thusiasm of the remainder of the dep
utieS.
Continuance in office of the cabinet
was definitely decided upon last night,
it was said at the foreign office today.
although there is a feeling in politt-
cal circles that the situation cannot
remain as it was left by the vote of
the senate. NJ. Poincare's friends de-
clare the senae's action cannot be
interpreted as unfavorable to the cab
met, since only the day before the
premier had been given a vote of
confidence on the question 'of adopt
ing daylight saving time for the sum-
mer
Wants New Expression.
NJ. Poincare himself, however, con-
siders a new expression from the
senate necessary to clear up his po-
sition, and will probably propose a
question of confidence next week on
his domestic policy.
Thursdays ministerial crisis ended
as quickly as 1t arose; to be exact, it
lasted a half hour.
The senate will take the first op
portunity of giving unequivocal in
dorsement to NJ. Polncare's general
policy and the premier, on his part,
will insist that this Endorsement COW
er his action in repressing commu-
mist activities.
Marcel Cachin and the other de-
PENDANTS charged with illegal acts
against the state are to be tried by
the assize court as soon as the ex-
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case.
Sure of Confidence Vote.
Premier Poincare's position re-
mains unchanged for he will un-
doubtedly get another vote of conf
dence in the Senate and probably in
the Chamber of Deputies also.
The person who comes out of the
crisis most advantageously is Presi-
dent Millerand, whose reputation for
'horse sense" has been greatly en-
HANGED by the energy and decision
with which he handled the incident.
He informed NJ. Poincare that if the
premier persisted in his determine
tion to resign the president would
avail himself of a rarely used preroga-
tive and send message to parliament
in order to give the country an ex-
PLANTATION of why a government, en-
joying the answering support of a
majority of the citizens, should with
draw at moment when the vital
reparat.ons question was approach
Ing a decisive stage.
Premier object of Criticism.
Premier Poincare's attitude in yes
terday's situation called forth consid-
cradle criticism. His opponents assert
that he made the government appear
ridiculous, and even some of his most
ardent supporters hold that. although
the foreign policy comes before every
thing. the home policy ought not to
be left merely to lobby plots and par
liamentary traps.
Our foreign policy will be all the
stronger in foreign eyes" observes
the Echo de Paris, "if our home policy
is more stable and less abandoned to
the dangerous combines of which the
senate radicals have given SO fine a
sample"
Yesterdays crisis arose as soon as
Premier Poincare had been informed
that the senate had decided that it was
not competent to try the communists
as high court. A few minutes later
NJ. Poincare was at Elysee Palace with
the resignation of the cabinet.
Votes an Judicial Body.
President Millerand took the posi-
tion that the senate voted as a Judi
cial body and that it's decision, there
fore, should not be considered as a
reflection on the governments gen.
eral policy. The president refused
to accept the designations and the
premier withdrew them.
When NJ. Colrat learned of the vote
in the senate he FASTENED to the for
eign office. where NJ. Poincare was
still working. and told him that,
having, as minister of justice, urged
the trial of Cachin before the high
court, the senate's vote amounted to
a disaVowal Of him and he was
bound to resign.
NJ Poincare replied that in his
opinion the Senate's decision involv-
ed the entire cabinet 1t having joint
1y undertaken to repress communist
activities. He added that he was
about to summon the ministers to
decide upon the course to adopt
After brief discussion the ministers
Endorsed the premier's view and he
went to Elysee and handed President
Millerand the joint resignation Of
the cabinet.
Declines to Accept Resignations.
President Millerand argued that
IL was understood that the SEN
ate was sitting in a judicial ca
pacity, and that it's votes must be