Evening star., 1924-03-26

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diateIy began the task of setting
forth Frances position that Germany
must be made to pay in full the rep
aration decided upon under the treaty
of Versailles. Consistently for year
he reiterated that France would not
finch from her position.
A tireleSs worker, Poincare threw
all his energies into his task. spend
ing days at the Quai dOrsay. with
hardly any rest, examining docu-
ments with meticulous care and di-
recting personally all the ramlhca-
tionS of government.
Finally. in January. 1928. he cast
aside the warnings of Great Britain
and embarked on q policy of forcing
Germany TO pay. French troops
which had been in the occupied sec
tion along the Rhine, marched into
the Ruhr. and Poincare declared they
would stay until Germany had set
tied up.
From then on the Ruhr occupation
has been the pivot of Frances for
eign policy.
Opposition Active.
After the cabinet resigned, the
president. according to precedent
senate and President Peret of the
chamber to ask them for their advice
as to the formation of a new cabinet
The opposition became active i'm
m ed lat ely the downfall of the cabinet
was announced. All the groups
began consulting aspirants for port
folios and actively canvassing tht
situation
George Leagues, who presided owe,
one cabinet that bridged over az
interval. was seen arm in arm witt
former Finance Minister ElotZ, tht
two leaders assembling the member:
OF their group for consultation.
There is thought to be considerable
chance for another ministry ad in
terim to carry on affairs until after
the May elections.
Socialists Voice joy.
The socialists and communists. wht
usually take little interest in the
formation of a new cabinet, over
flowed with joy when the vote wa.
announced. They remained arount
the chamber until the result of thu
meeting at the presidential palac,
was known. Then when they fell
sure they had gotten rid of Poin.
care, they gave free expression tc
lnelT lee
1t developed after the excitement
over the miHistry's defeat had diet
down somewhat, and what had hap.
pened could be recanvassed, that moi
more than eighty deputies wer,
actually in the chamber when the
vote was taken. The votes of the alb
SenteeS were cast by their friend!
and by the ushers. who held proxies
as permitted under the rules of tn.
chamber. Their votes against the
ministry naturally were cast in &C
had been given before hand
News of Defeat Slow.
There was considerable delay in no
tifying Premier Poincare of his down
fall. The room in which he was ad
dressing the foreign affairs commit
tee at the moment the surprise vote
the door:
Entrance absolutely forbidden ever
to ushers while the premier is being
heard"
The unforeseen effect of this wa.
that nobody dared to infringe the or
der even to inform the premier of hi.
defeat, especially as NO one was over
anxious to break the news to him.
At last one of the permanent sec
retaries Of the foreign affairs depart
ment, over which the premier pre-
the door. The news stupefied tn,
meeting and all eyes We're turnet
upon NJ. Poincare.
The premier rose and said, simply
well, gentlemen, we shall con
tinue the sitting little later
The communique, usually given ou
| by the minister of the interior, sim