Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-06
First Stage of Crisis Is Pass
ed, With Poincare Still
Holding Upper Hand.
NON-VOTING committee
MEMBERS HAVE POWER
Premier's Astute Leadership Given
Credit for Leading Cabinet
Through Difficulties.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, July 6.-Premier Raymond
Poincare's "armistice day cabinet" by
the astuteness Of its chief, has been
permitted to survive another week end
but there was considerable conjecture
today as to what lay ahead Of it when
Parliament resumes next Tuesday.
The premier yesterday averted an
immediate crisis. The difaculties to
ratification without reservation Of the
American and British debt accords
existed today substantially as yesterday
and with the opposition in its present
temper it was possible new ones would
be discovered to place in the premier's
path.
The fact that there is widespread
popular resentment at the terms Of the
debt settlements had bolstered the ir-
reconcilables, who are using the ratifi-
cations for political purposes. There
was general recognition Of this phase
in today's newspapers. the press Of al
parties almost without exception con-
demning the action Of the Chambers
finance and foreign affairs committees
in treating questions Of national i'm
portance from the standpoint Of do
msstic politics.
Course in Doubt.
The premier's course was in doubt
but 1t was believed that over the week
end he would attempt to win over to
his side some Of those In the two
Chamber committees who abstaineo
from voting on the question OF reserva-
tions and secure favorable recon-
sideration of his point. The finance
committees vote on the subject OF In
clusion of reservations In the ratiflca-
ton measure was II for, is against
with IL abstaining. In the foreign al
fairs committee the vote was is 1or, II
against, and 8 abstentions.
M, Poincare has made 1t known he
will stake the life of his government or
the question of ratification without res.
ervations included in the measure itself
He has no disagreement with those who
wish to express In separate reservation:
that France viii abide by the agreement
only so long as Germany lives up to the
reparations payments. Separately the
reservation would have the effect OF pla-
eating dissident home elements without
impairing the force of Frances sigma
ture to the agreements.
Confidence Vote Avoided.
He avoided the vote of confidence yes
terday when he and Andre Tardieu,
minister Of interior, argued Maurice
Dormann, mutilated war veteran deputy
into withdrawing his interpretations on
the alleged slapping Of the face OF the
prefect of police by an irate woman on
the occasion Of the recent veterans pro-
test parade.
M. Dormann insisted he had seen the
incident. M. Tardieu and the project
denied it had happened, whereupon M.
Dormann considered his integrity at
tackled and set about to gain parlia-
mentary redress, even II the government
fell in his gaining 1t. It was under
stood he was convinced finally he was
being made a pawn by those who al
legedly had not the courage to attack
the government on the score Of ratif1ca-
tions.
The chamber meets again Tuesday,
with week remaining then before
opening of formal chamber debate on
the ratiflcations. Much can happen in
that time, or in the two weeks which
will remain before Americas bill for
$400, ,000, 900 for the surplus war stocks
will become due-unleSS the accord Is
ratified meanwhile.