Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-16
PO|NCARE IS VICTOR
IN FIRST SK|RM|SH
OVER DEBT ACCORD
Premier Receives 3O4 Votes
to 239 on Question of
Confidence.
MARIN LEADS BATTLE
TO POSTPONE DEBATE
First Count Gives Government
Smaller Majority Than Official
Tabulation Reveals.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, July THE Poincare gov
ernment was vic c5orious twice today In
Its fight for ratification of the Mello1a
Berenger debt accord in the chamber
of deputies.
The first victory against the oppos1-
tion was on motion by former Min
ister Louie Marin to postpone the ques-
ton Of ratification indefinitely, the gov
eminent receiving 3o4 votes against 239,
having made the motion a question Of
confidence.
Second Motion Is Withdrawn.
On the presentation of new motion
by the opposition for postponing ratifi-
cation until the Young plan had been
officially accepted and ,ut into opera
ton, the government again put up
strong opposition, for tile second time
making the matter one of confidence.
M. Franklin Bouillon, Eho made the
motion, either convinced by the argu-
mentS of Foreign Minister BRAND, or
feeling it was hopeless to fight against
the government, withdrew his motion,
the Poincare government thus winning
all along the line.
The governments victory came in the
first battle fought in the open field of
the Chamber since the campaign against
unconditional ratification of the accord
began two weeks ago in Chamber con-
mittees.
Premier Poincare received a majority
of IS votes, one of the largest he has
had this year on question Of clean
cut issues between the government and
the opposition.
The vote on postponement of the de-.
bate was regarded as test Of strength
before the real vote on ratification it.
self comes up.
Even the bitterest opponents Of tho
government believe that NJ. Poincare
now is certain to force ratification on
his own terms before Friday. The pre-
miers followers think he will have All
increased majority when the final votsi
comes on the text of the ratification
bill itself.
An unofficial count at first gave the
Poincare government a majority of only
81 votes, but an official recount was
ordered because more ballots were de-
posted in the box than there were
deputies present in the chamber.
Another former minister, Charles
Rebel, took up the fight where Marin
left of. He also attacked the premier,
who insisted that the ratification debate
must take place Immediately and de-
clared that his government would stand
or fall upon that question.
Cheered on Ending Speech.
Premier Poincare was cheered long
and heartily by deputies at noon today
as he finished his four-day speech IA
voring ratification Of the war debt ac-
cords with America and Great Britain.
All the deputies except the Com
munists jumped to their feet in an en-
thusiastic and striking ovation to the
premier.
The ovation was for Poincare the
man, more than for Poincare the
premier. however. Many of those
cheering him were among his most
bitter opponents on questions of state.
Praises Young Plan.
The premier had just, for the
hundredth time, told Parliament the
debt accords must be ratified and any
reservations expressed separately. His
last words hammered home his argu-
ments. He recalled again the address
of President Hoover at Toledo, when he
was Secretary of Commerce, In which
he explained the money was loaned by
American taxpayers. Therefore, M.
Poincare said, there can be no hope of
dodging the issue. THE debts must bc
paid"
He praised the Young reperations plan
highly and the careful work of the ex-
perts, their foresight and their good
intentions.
Edouard Herriot. former minister of
finance, rose to question the connection
between reparations and debts. but
the premier silenced him with a. reitera-
ton of the statement the Young plan
comprised two amounts, one for the
debts, the other for the reparationS.