Evening star., 1926-05-08

THE government has resigned. but
did not fall" Those were the closing
words OF Prime Minister Skryzinski
of Poland, in a bulletin to the press
on Wednesday.
Skryz!nslli and his cabinet faced the
inevitable when the Socialists of the
coalition withdrew April 21, refusing
to support the policy of retrenchmen'
of national expenses, which had re
quired the discharge of 1900 unneed
ed railway employees of the army from
213 900 to 10000, and Of the salaries
leven Of cabinet officials) about pei
| cent
The RESIGNATION of the cabinet has
| been in the hands Of Presiden'
Wojciechoski. for two weeks, but the
President deferred acceptance until
the cabinet had formulated and the
Parliament had passed appropriations
covering the budget for May and June
thus completing the fiscal year.
Prime Minister Skryzinski is alsc
minister Of foreign affairs-he heio
that portfolio under Prime Minister
Grabski--aNd. whoever becomes MS
successor as head Of the government
Skryzinski will continue to be min
lister of foreign affairs.
The cabinet which now goes out OF
power was a coalition of all parties OF
the Right and Center, including even
the Socialists. 1t had majority OF
60. in a House of 444 members. Tht
Polish Diet blouse Of Representatives
has no less than 21 parties, with nc
party stronger than 100 votes. nc
government, therefore, can live excep'
with the consent of several partles IL
coalition. When the Socialists win
drew their al votes, the majority De
hind the government was left toe
small for carrying the general policies
of Skryzinski, but no new cabinet can
be formed which does not include hin
as foreign minister, because his oWl
Darty the National Populist Union)'
with 100 votes, is able to dictate tha'
much or kill any possible coalition.
While there are many so-called par
ties" thew are mostly mere groups
divided upon racial lines, rather thar
unon broad differences in political doc
trines. There are the National Peas
ant party. moderate $50 votes); Chris
tian Democracy (41), Polish Socialist
Jewish Club, Radical Peasant party
National Christian party, Nationa
Workmen's party, German Cluo' PeaS
ants Party Club, Ukrainian Clun
| Peasant Union, Independent Peasan'
party, Labor Club. Communists (Rus
sians), White Russian CLUB, Cathoie
Peoples Club, Ukrainian Agrar1an
Club. White Russian Workers Cup
Radical Peasant Club and Non'Partl
san marty. These groups do not ny
phenate their titles, as Russian
Polish" but frankly gather according
to tios of race. Nevertheless, these
small groups are able to form coali
tons along broad lines of politica
principles.
The present crisis marks the genera
dividing line between the Conserva'
tiyes and Radicals. The former seek
to balance the budget by strict econo
n1ias: the radicals demand the seeking
Of foreign loans or imitation OF the
currency.
The Skryzinski Conservatives, who
have been in power since the fall OF
Grabski last November. point to the
fact that Poland has funded all its
foreign debts, including the $270,o00,
600 owed to the United States anC
which is funded on the basis Of 81
years for payments.
* x \; +
when the Versailles treaty re-cre
ot4d Poland as an independent natior
there were some thousands of Polish
railroad men employed on Russian
railroads, and when the war followed
between Russia and Poland practically
| Ill Of these returned to their father
/. land and found employment on the
| Polish government owned railroads
They were not needed, but were taker
on as distressed patriots, ana at thai