The Washington times., 1925-11-03
PANVLEV E PLAN
DOOMED TO
FAIL
Even Supporters See Defeat
for New French Cabinet in
Deputy Vote
BY FREDERICK ABBOTT
international News Service

Painleve admitted tonight that the
vote Of the Chamber OF Deputies on
the premier's statement Of policy
will be adverse.
The government, after M, Pain
leve had made his ministerial decla-
ration, agreed to five immediate in
terpolations regarding its general
policy. The vote on the minister
ial policy win then follow and the
Painleye government seems facing
certain defeat.
Socialists win abstain from vot-
Ing, weakening any possible chance
the government might have Of Sc.
curing q majority.
France must conclude agreements
for the settlement Of her war debts
before the franc can be considered
safe, Premier Painleve declared In
his ministerial declaration to the
Chamber Iot Deputies.
While the premier was addressing
the chamber, Minister OF Justice
Chautemps was reading the state
ment to the senate.
The premier announced that he
plans TO create an autonomous sink
ing fund, Independent Of state funds,
secured by sacrifices participated
in by all forms Of wealth. e
Franc Must b Safe.
mo matter how great internal
efforts are made the franc wont
be safe until we have concluded
agreements regarding our war debts
with the great friendly countries"
the premier said.
1--WE intend TO resOIutely continue.
the negotiations begun IN London
and Washington BY the preceding
government, with g desire 70 reach
equitable agreements. The efforts
itself win be the best guaranty Of
success Of these I.eeOtiations.
.sFi.lnrcial problems are vital and
most grave Tor France VS. can
not liva Indefinitely III economic In
stability which dlScUuTages work and
IN economic gpit.t which meilaces
car external credit"
Financial sacrifices must be
obligatory upon all citizens. the
premier said and he pledged himself
TO balance the budget.
Not one centime Of receipts
should be secured by initiation. =
loan s0r any AyoteKn except taxAs
tfon, M. painleve continued. y
statement which may well lead ~
the downfall Of his cabinet Il he
carried Il out.
'.The Mococcan menace II com.
pietely eliminated and twonty-one
battalions are returning TO France.
Moroccan Questions.
I'VE fought IN Morocco only Tor
peace and II IS now UP to the
Riffian and Djeballa tribes to say
whether they desire peace"
Recent Syrian outbreaks are due
to .sXenophobfan intrigues and false
news from Pan-Islamic sources,
the premier declared, but an
Inquiry into Syrian affairs is now
In progress.
Electoral reforms ana the reduc.
ton OF compulsory military service
from eighteen months to one year
was promised by M. PainIeve.
II Europe persists in divisions
and hates she Il condemned 70
perish" the premier said In re-.
ferring to the Locarno pacts.
France Is not yet free from
danger, yet she has taken q lead
among the nations in searching Tor
security. The paths Of peace are
open."
Ready 20 Fight
The Painleve cabinet VIII go be.
fore the chamber OF deputies with
It's new financial policy and stand
or fall upon that policy, Minister OF
War Daladier, informed the Inter
national News Service today.
THE government Is determined to
20 before the chamber to determine
definitely whether parliament wants
this government to stand or tall,
the Minister OF War said, following
an informal cabinet meeting.
It has been reported that the
cabinet had met to discuss whether
IL might not be wise to resign with
out Premier PainleYe submitting
his ministerial declaration to the
chamber, but such course appears
to have been rejected.
The chamber received M. Pain
leve's declaration with cold silence
until he came to that part wherein
he referred to the Locarno pacts,
and then he was applauded.
The reference made by the pre-
n1ier to war debts was received Ill
stolid silence.
Only a miracle, 1t seems, can con-
tinue the life of the Painleve gov
eminent more than eight days.
The Socialist rejection of support
for Painleve, as a result or his
financial proposals generally, was
admitted today as having dealt the
administration its death blow and
10 have left It's position virtually
untenable, unless some unforeseen
remedial action can be brought for
ward Immediately.
Painleve's financial program, which
did not include a capital levy, was
outlined to the Socialists last night
ana will be submitted to the Cham.
Der OF Deputies Monday, it became
known today. although this early
submission is contrary to previous
information.
Painleve estimated the deficit In
the 1925 budget at 1000 900 900
francs, which he plans to make up
b va 20 per cent increase In in
come taxes. Beginning next year,
Painleve's proposals call for an in.
crease Of all classes of taxes to fur.
nish IS, 900, 600, 900 francs within fif-
teen years, for a sinking fund for
the liquidation of internal debts.
The Socialist vote for rejection
was 1,431 to 1928.
Painleve also advised them that
Abd.El-Krim had sent two peace
emmisaries to Steeg within the last
two days.
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