The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-03-27

Paris. - The Poincare ministry fell
today. Premier Raymond Poincare,
after an adverse vote in the Chamber
of Deputies, handed the resignation of
his cabinet to President Millerand, who
accepted. it. The premier announced
he had decided irrevocably to give up
power. y
Gentlemen" M. Poincare said to the
newspaper men as he left the palace
of the Elysee this afternoon after the
cabinet meeting with the president, at
which the resignation had been pre-
sented, my resignation is final"
| M. Poincare raised his hat, entered
his car and drove off homeward.
The fall of the cabinet after it had
survived long and ardous struggle in
putting through parliament its pro-
gram of heavily increased taxation to
balance the budget during which it
was constantly obliged to pose the
question of canfdenee fell this, morn
ing on comparatively insignificant
issue.
The chamber was considering a re-
vision of the civil and military pen
sions, with only couple of hundred
members present. Socialist Deputy
Bouyssou demanded that the measures
under consideration be referred back
to the finance committee to be con-
sidered with senate bills on the same
question.
Finance Minister de Lasteyrie, in
charge of the measures, objected to
this. He pointed out that the Senate
bills involved heavier outlay than
those in the Chamber.
Premier Poincare was not present,
but the finance minister declared him
self obliged, in line with the economy
policy of the government, to make the
question one of confidence.
Regime Defeated by Small Votes.
When the vote was announced, show
| ing that the government had been de-
feated by seven votes-264 to 271-
there was a surprise, with consterna-
ton on the majority benches, while
the radicals and Socialists cheered and
cried, Resign, resign"
The Poincare ministry which thus
comes to an end has held power since
January, 1922-it's slightly more than
two years of life covering most mo-
mentous period of past-war history.
Taking up the reins of government on
program of more vigorous foreign
policy than had been followed by his
predecessor, M. Briard, Premier Poin-
care adopted an energetic attitude on
the question of reparation payments by
Germany, and when the year 1922 had
gone by without any satisfactory adj
| justment being reached, the Poincare
government, in January of last year,
decided upon the seizure of pledges"
from Germany.
The occupation Of the Ruhr valley
GUM followed. Great Britain was not
in sympathy with this move and the
difference being the two nations on
this and other questions relating to
PREPARATIONS led to something of rift
| in the entente which only latterly has
| seemed about to be bridged over
through negotiations between the
Mac Donald government and the Poin-
| care ministry.
The fall of the government comes
lust on the eve of the expected pres
l.entation by the Dawes expert com
mittee of it's report for the repara-
1 ton committee on Germany's financial
! and economic status and the commit
/ tees anticipated presentation of pro-
gram which it has been hoped would
lead to an adjustment of the repara-
| ton question, solve the Ruhr difficulty,
start Germany on a path of economic
soundness and eventually bring about
renewed economic stability in Europe.