Evening star., 1928-05-08

General satisfaction over the results
OF the French elections appears in
American comments The opinion that
the success of poincare and BRAND
means stability for France and policies
of friendly cooperation with the United
States Is freely expressed.
Speaking OF Poincare as in many
respects great minister" the Roches-
ter Times-Union declares: There are
very few figures who possess more un-
swerving political honesty or greater
degree of courage and tenacity. No
one else had faced. and perhaps no one
else could have faced. the financial
chaos that was impending In France
two years ago In so resolute, cool and
intrepid spirit as Poincare. 1t
Is a fortunate thing for France that
there win be relatively cohesive ma
jority In the chambers and not such A
shifting group OF factions as existed
two years ago"
The success OF the premier Is viewed
by the Oakland Tribune as "a remark
able achievement, inasmuch as the
French people are paying heavy taxes,
and the disposition, under those cir
cumstances. Is tn vote out the men In
ONCE" The Tribune says: "Poincare
and his cabinet have surmounted heavy
obstacles to give their country good
government"
The Detroit News. estimating the re-
suits, contends, Sundays election was
not only a vote Of confidence In Poin-
care, but demonstration that public
opinion, even In radical Paris, has
turned away from untried experiment
and Is willing togstand by achieved re-
suits. II does not mean that M. Poin-
care will be long In ONCE. Nothing
can assure that in France. where par
ties are numerous and events trifiing
In themselves can sway whole groups
In the Chamber from support 10 oppo~
sition. But IL does make certain the
continuance for four years OF fairly
conservative government, with q bent
toward peace and a constructive ten
dency In international affairs"
y i
France has emphatically declared,
In the opinion of the New York Times
for the men and measures that have
brought her within the last two years
stability both at home and abroad. The
| majority behind the Poincare- BRAND
government Is not made up OF parties
hut OF the sane and responsible elc-
nient8 within the parties. For
! democracy. inside of France and out
there Is reasonable assurance In the
| fact that the brakes upon a nation
going down Hill were applied by the
nation Itself and were not lammed
down upon the masses by strong
| man"
stability OF government, condi-
ton unusual In France" observes the
Louisville Courier journal, rs prom
iHed as result OF the elections. The
parties OF the Right and Center that
make up the poincare ministry have
been 10 strengthened that there is eK-
| pected little dangerous opposition Ia
| the completion Of the work for finan-
/ cial stability. II diAsension In
the Chamber has been minimised by
the Red losses. an old element Of dis
cord has remained. Two avoWed au-
tonomist candidates from AlAaee .I.or-
rains were returned. though they face
charges Of plotting and melting rebel
Hon With a majority OF a. least 100
however, poineare, a i.orrainer him
self, can easily cope with this problem
IN the future as he has done In the
| past
THE Moderates now AZ then. hold
| The balance of power" the Baltimore
| Sun remarks. "This fact should he
stressed IN Germany prior 10 that na
| tons election on May 20. For the
! German Hatonallbts have always been
able 10 make political capital out oil
| the name Of P0lneare."
"Ons fact emerges clearly" suggests
| the Atlanta Journal. the elections
| which potentially might have altered
many important details 0f French
policy. foreign and domestic. altered
nothing To the United States this
outcome II NJ The utmost significance
1 n Ia with M BRAND that HeeretRry
! kellogg has been conducting for more
| than one year the perpenlaI-peaee nes
| g0tiati0ns, indeed, The idea OF outlaw
| Ing wsr was firAt advanced by the
| French foreign minister, II the cabinet
had heen devised and new foreign
/ minister had stepped into the discus
/ al0n, everything thus far accomplished
/ toward mutual understanding and
agreement might instantly have been
nuilined,"
| n
Ths results appeal tn the Ees MninEE
Tgibune.Cspital a. mot out"and.out