The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-12

Paris, May 12.-(By the A. p
Nearly complete returns compiled at
official headquarters today show that
France in yesterdays election decid-
ed on considerable change in do
mestic policies and important mt di-
fication in handling her foreign af-
fairs.
Premier Poincare's majority in the
Chamber of Deputies was swept away
in a violent swing of the political
toward the Left, and the Bloc Ma
tional which formed the nucleus Of
that majority was reduced to second
rank in the party groups.
Marcel 'Cachin. the Communist
leader, was successful. Commandant
Brocard, leader of the Frances most
famous aerial squadron, in which
Capt. George Guyncmer and Lieut..
Jean Navarro starred during the war.
was elected for Paris and Sadi Lc
cointc, another flying ace, was de
fcatcd. Former Prcmiers Painleve
and Leygues were reelected.
Quotiden, the organ of the radical
socialist coalition, prints an editor
ial leader rejoicing over yesterdays
success over the caption "Preside nts
&c. out" 1t recalled that President
Mfflerand threatened to resign in
March if the governments policies
were not approved and adds:
"France has given its verdict. II
has thrown out the Bloc National.
Presidents get out"
In referring to "Presidents the
radical socialist organ apparently in
cludes Premier Poincarc, who wa:
president before he became premier.
Official figures with 16 districts
missing show the chamber divided rs
follows: Opposition BAL; Po.ncare
party 227; Opposition majority, lid.
Claim Some Radicals
The government claimed that 40
out of the 1876 radicals elected are
diffident and will vote with the gov
ernment on matters of foreign pol
icy. Even if this is correct, how
ever, the government will still re-
main in the minority.
An analysis of the official fig
ures shows that if the dffident ra-
ideals who supported Premier POin
care in the preceding chamber con-
tinuc' to vote for him, he would have
about 276 votes Of the total Of 584,
the full membership of the Chamber,
while the opposition would muster
292 with 16 seats yet to be allotted.
Experts in parliamentary affairs
expressed the opinion that the 49
diffident radicals will find it neces
sary to join the other radicals in the
the result that the bloc Of the Left
would be increased to BAL.
POincarc to Quit
Persons close to the Premier say
there is no doubt that his fastidious
loyalty to traditional constitutional
procedure will lead him to retire.
Ordinarily the President Of the
Republic would ask the Premier to
! remain in power until the new Cham
ber shows what it's desires are, but
President Millerand is involved in
the disaster of the National bloc.
The President, it is predicted, will
make good his threat to resign if
the National Bloc were defeated. He
cannot do so, however, until the
Chamber is organized and the new
government installed
1t is expected the procedure will
be the appearance of Monsieur
Poincare at the head Of his govern
ment before the Chamber with the
! announcement of his retirement in
order to permit the newly elected
House to supply the country with a
new government.
/, President Millerand, then, after
consulting the new Pesident-elect OF
the chamber and the President OF
the Senate, would call on some leader
of the new bloc of the Left to form
a cabinet, deferring his own resfg-
nation until the cabinet was install.