The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-27
FRENCH PREMIER
RESIGNS AFTER
ADVERSE VOTE
Poincare Defeated by
Narrow Margin
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in a state Of CONSERVATION and crles
~ ssresign" came from the radical
beneh4s. The radicals were over
loved at the result, Poincare being
one of the most hated premiers |
among the workers that ever held OF
fice in FTnce- -.
The governments pension bill was
presented in the chamber by Count
de- Iasteyrie, who made it a question
Of confidence in the government.
Bv a marrow margin, seven votes,
the DEPUTIES defeated the measure.
The vote was 271 to 26A
Poincare Immediately met with ms
ministers and after some discussion
Of reforming the cabinet, went TO the
Elysee and presented the resignation
Of the entire cabinet to the president.
Like ThunderbOlt From Calm Sky.
Defeat Of the government by the
Chamber came like a thunderboit
from a calm sky. Count De Lastey-
RE. in demanding that the Chamber
amend the text of the pensions bill
somewhat differently from the way
II had been voted in the senate,
claimed the existing text meant too
great expenditure.
Yelis Of protest came from the
left where Communist members who
aunroved large pension appropr1a-
tons, leaped to their feet.
The finance minister put ms mo-
ton as a question of commence
Amid great excitement the vote was
taken.
Pandemonium In Chamber.
Count De Lesteyrie grabbed up
his papers and hurried out to ma
Premier Poincare, amid pandemon-
Jun in the Chamber.
Poincare was before the foreign
affairs commission in the Chamber
building, entirely ignorant that ms
government had fallen. Count DE
Lasteyrie got word to him IN the
midst Of a speech.
"Gentiemen, / am sorry mus'
leave Poincare told the commits.
sion and as a number of excited
DEPUTIES crowded around the dcol
and pleaded with him not to resign
he forced his way thru them anc
rushed over to the Quai D'Orsay.
Shortly thereafter those minister
who had not been able to reach tn
Quai D'Orsay in time, came to tn
presidents palace.
AS soon as all had arrived, Poin
care presented the cabinets reslgna
ton.
President Millerand asked hir
and his ministers to remain IN ONO
despite the adverse vote, but the
refused to do so.
Political observers blame Coun
De Lasteyrie for the crisis. The
say he made a grave tactical erro
in putting the question to the Cham
Der in the form in which he did.
MiIIerand Is Dissatisfied.
President Millerand was e.
tremelv dissatisfied with Poincare
insistence upon resigning. After n
luctantly accepting the resignation
he ordered the entire cabinet to al
near in the Chamber this afternoo
He requested the presidents of II
senate and the Chamber of Deputi'
To be there and said he would e.
plain his attitude.
AS he climbed into his autom
bile upon leaving the Elysee, POI
care was asked:
"Are you resigning definitely ev
if President Millerand charges y
with reforming the cabinet
The imperialist statesman wav
hand evasively and declined
reply.
It was thought likely that Mile
and might persuade Poincare to J
sumo Office in view of the immi
ence Of the elections, to be held
May and the foreign situation,
pecially with the experts repo-
due shortly.
Late this afternoon, Mr.. Pete
president of the Chamber Of Del
ties, indicated that President n
lerand would call upon Poincare
form a new cabinet and return
his post as premier.
May Form New Cabinet.
Late this afternoon Poincare
turned to the Elysee for a furt
conference with Millerand, leading
reports that he would reconsider
determination to quit unconditi
ally and accept an invitation to
form, his cabinet