The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-05-16
Folncaire Goes Down to De-
feat in French Elections
Continued from Page One)

- AT the same time it is felt in po-
nO!caI circles that the ministerial
E:ls ought to be settled before par
Lament Lament meets on June 2. so that
t.ere may be no break in the con-
t tllIuICy OF policy, which at this juno
lure would likely be harmful to the
ueSClIlles OF the country.
LOOKS FOR SUCCESSOR
President Millerand, acting in ac-
GScGuahce with the constitution, will
IoSe no time in setting about the
CaSk OF finding a successor to take
Dyer Che government as soon as NJ
I.oiIIcafes resignation becomes off
cldI al the opening of parliament.
Ed02uard Herriot, as the chief who
ieu the victorious opposition forces
III ~ the campaign, would be the log
Ical cholce, but his friends say he
YOU'D prefer to take the presidency
ca "a Cn9 chamber, in which case Arts
tlue brand would probably be asked
20 form new administration.
Fremler Poincare accepts the
country's verdict as being against
pllll' and will net try to seek, as
some OF his supporters insist, a mixed
majority among the groups in the
new chamber. Consequently, he con-
sIueTS MS mission ended and will
merely carry on until the newly /
elecled deputies take their duties the
IESC cd June. Premier Poincare will
ask MS colleagues to endorse this re-
Tuesday. '-'ioO
M. Poincare's decision to abstain
from all political initiative until the |
regal tenure of his office expires en- /
TAILS, 1T is understood, abandonment
OF his visit to Chequers court, and
me III brush prime minister Ramsay /
Mcdonald will be so advised aftey.
sion. -i-' uecl-
Political observers pointed out that
SWING IN the balance of the cham
per, bringing into power a premier
u CLe IeIt," might affect the tenure
II once of President Millerand, who
Vas a great prepayment eff the bloc ma
-lQ SIIj In 1919 and its first premier.
Ihose claiming to be in his con
luehce declared he would prefer to
.esIgn rather than become a rubber
stamp for a majority with which he
vas not In sympathy.
war records no longer are a nre- !
,Nonderant factor in French politics
oEmef Minister of the 1nteric,.
aalVy who was banished during the
var Tor i've years is returned to tba
carrying his ticket with him
me, = u General De Castelnau, victor
| Grand COurOnne and the savior of
'ancy in 1914, was beaten.
Andfe Marty, communist impris-
NED Tor surrendering his ship to the
9IsdheVlks IN the Black Sea is elect
d Tor Seine ct Disc, while Teon n
grand son of Karl MARY e
so was returned. V
WAR WORKERS DEFEATED n
andre Lefevre, former minister of n
ar! one OF those who had warned .
saIhst the renascence of German 2
yenge Prince Joachim Murat. de-
OF the king Of Naples. and G
aston VIDAL, former under-secreta7v L
:, physical education were defeated o.
lIle former Ministers Rebel and "
'leraC and M. Franklin ouillon. me- D'
'ClaCcc OF the AngOra treaty, were
VI the Poincare cabinet the R,,b,. 81
-nlsCers, M. MaginOt and LIE Troc- Sc
er were returned as were M. Lefe- tn
eau az Prey, minister of Justice III
q Louis Marin, minister of liner al
ed regions. The return of M. Can SO
minister of agriculture. and M iff
mel vincent, minister Of hvUiene ola
labor is certain, RaouI Peret ia
7sldent of the chamber. was re- lei
cCed' Leon Daudet, the rovalist Oh
der was defeated. '''-'' on
an analysis of the official figures Sc
'Ws that if the dissident radicals nc
0 supported Premier Poinc9re IN ga
preceding chamber continued to
e Tor him he would have aboI1t o7S
eSS out Of the total of 584. tbo f,,Ii is
lIO.ettShlp OF the chamber while the roS
'osIClon would muster 292, while VIII
as yet to be allotted. to
RADICALS MAY COMBINE ne
Experts in parliamentary affairs en-
IesS the opinion that the 40 disei- 20
I radical S will find it necessary to see
Che other radicals in the oroa. LOT
4Glon OF the chamber with fba 70
III Chat the bloc of the left would pei
increased to 341. The radical nor sou
Oh former Premier Caillaux and I'm
uard Herriot which was defeataJ Cdl q
y; Inc oIoc national four years ago. bi'
II becomes the strongest groun III LII
ne chamber, with 1856 votes. wbiIe wn'
socialists whose greatest strength s Sd
preceding years was 1O1, in 1914 Cno
number III in the new chamber par
srsons close to the premier saw ms
e IS no doubt that his fastidio1s eu
ny 20 traditional constitutional joy
eoure will lead him to retire.
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