Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-27
POINCARE UPHELD,
3 TO 131, IN PLAN
TO SAVE CURRENCY
Premier Says France Will
Pay All Debts "Within
Her Capacity"
INCREASE: IN TAXATION
AND ECONOMY PLEDGED
Berenger Unlikely to Return as
Envoy to U. S.-Pact Ratifca-
tion May Be Held Up.
BY the Associated Press.


PARIS, July 27.-The new Poincare
government today obtained the largest
vote of confidence on its ministerial
declaration received by any French
cabinet since the parliamentary cleo
tons of May. 1924.
The government was upheld ass to
131 on the premier's demand, follow
Ing the reading of the declaration
that all interpretations be postponed
until after the discussion and passage
of his financial bill.
The result was all the more phe.
nomenal because this is the identical
chamber, the left parties of which
toppled the former president from
power in 1924. The premier was
deemed to have achieved a master
stroke in getting the leftist chamber
: 70 adopt his policy of moderate con-
serVatism.
Today's vote makes the present cab
met the most solid France has had
and communists >alone voted against
the government. \
Greeted by Upr0ar.
Premier Poincare was greeted at
the opening of the Chambers ses-
sion by a tremendous uproar among
the Communists. which lasted Is
minutes. The Chamber was only
quieted when the deputies of the
Right and Center threatened to expel
the manifestants bodily, and Presi-
dent of the Chamber Peret declared
he would suspend the sitting If or
der was not restored
After the vote on postponing the
interpretations, Premier Poincare in
troduced his financial bill, which was
referred to the finance committee, the
premier asking more urgent con-
sideration of the report His demand
for extraordinary procedure on the
bill was put TO vote. requiring the
approval of two-thirds of the
Chamber.
Wins Second Victory. !
The Chamber gave NJ. Poincare his
second victory by voting the urgency
of the financial bill. SIS to 81
The declaration began with the
Affirmation that the ministry had
been formed in spirit of "nationanl
reconciliation" with the object of
saving the franc.
I'VE are profoundly convinced that
1t is possible to improve the con-
ditions of French finances rapidly.
and raise the value of the national
currency" the deciarat tion said.
TN order to avert forever fresh
dangers of imitation. we propose to
vote the Indispensable supplementary
receipts and make important econ
omieS."
Indirect taxation is to be increased,
the declaration said, but at the same
time direct taxation will be imposed
upon acquired wealth to form a re-
payment fund for the national de-
fense bonds.
Appeal to Patriotism.
An appeal was made to clear
sighted patriotism" to shorten the
discussion by voluntary discipline
In its first reference to the interallied
debts, the declaration said:
THE nations which are our credi.
tors, and whom France has the firm
will to pay within every measure of
her capacity. have as great an inter.
est as ourselves that we should, before
tary crisis. This crisis is due to mul-
tiple causes. but 1t is in no way I'M
possible to calm It's violence and an
nihilate its dangerous effects"
In conclusion the declaration said:
France has known graver and more
painful hours than the present She
saved herself by union and energy.
Today again victory is subordinate to
the same conditions. Let US immedi-
ately begin the heavy task, for the re-
public, for the countryr'
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