Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-26
First Refuses Charge, Then
Accepts, With Poincare to
Aid in Task.
F'WIDE UNION" MINISTRY
HELD TO BE ONLY HOPE
Deadlock Between Left and Right
Strength in Chamber Defeats
Two Governments.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, February 26-With the
Chautemps cabinet down in ruins,
President Doumergue. today intrusted
the task of forming new cabinet to
Andre Tardieu, who will seek to form
a wide union cabinet with the aid of
Raymond Poincare, veteran French
statesman.
The President first called in Tardieu
this morning and asked him to form a
ministry, but Tardieu refused and Sug-
gested Former Premier Poincare, offer
ing to take a portfolio under him.
which would include his returning to
the London Naval Conference, which
has been marking time pending solu-
ton of the French cabinet crisis.
Poincare, however, also refused the
post, pleading that his health would be
wrecked if he took the reins now be-
fore his strength was restored. He is
still convalescent from his recent ILL
ness. He advised President Doumergue
to insist on Tardieu serving as the new
premier.
Progress to Be Given Tomorrow.
Tardieu this afternoon definitely &C
cepted the task and told President Dou-
mergue that he would report his prog
ress at IL o'clock tomorrow morning
His call at the Elysee Palace this
afternoon was to enable the President
to renew formally his request to Tardieu
this morning to form the cabinet
Poincare said he had promised Pres
ident Doumergue he would help Tar
dieu form a wide union cabinet Such
union cabinet appears to offer the
only possible solution of the present
deadlock, inaSmuch as the Chamber of
Deputies now has defeated in turn
government with Right leaningS and
one with Left Ieanings.
After last nights overthrow of the
Chautemps cabinet on its first appear
ance in the Chamber, Tardieu was
marked by President Doumergue as the
obvious choice. The President went
through the customary formality of
consulting President Doumer of the
Senate and President BouiSson of the
Chamber Of Deputies and then sum
moned Tardieu.
Tardieu Explains Situation.
Tardieu, however, explained that the
IL
the Right and Left so evenly divided, was
such that he considered former Premier
Poincare most capable of forming a
government "of broad union" in order
to get the support of wider range of
parties than any one else. He added
that Poincare was excellently equipped
TO govern at the present time when
France faces four major problems-the
Naval Conference, the Young plan ex-
ecution, the Geneva customs conference
and the Saar arrangements.
But Poincare had his mind made up
when the Presidents car took him to
the ElySsee Palace. AS he mounted the
steps OF the palace he turned TO the
newspaper men and said:
POincare Says No in Advance.
you can say in advance that it is
mo- I cannot. I cannot"
The former premier referred to his
health. He recently Cancelled a pro-
posed trip TO South America and has
said repeatedly that he must have a
month or two of quiet rest.
It was on leaving the palace that he
informed newspaper men that Tardieu
had been charged with the mission of
forming cabinet and that he himself
had promised President Doumergue he
would help Tardieu form wide union
CABINET.
The upshot Of these negotiations con-
sequently was that Tardieu, who was
overthrown nine days ago, again will
try to form a new ministry with Poin-
care actively aiding although too frail
to take a portfolio.
The former premier. If successful,
consequently will return to London to
resume the naval negotiations where
they were broken of when his cabinet
met defeat.
Political circles accepted the defeat
of NJ. Chautemps as vindication of
NJ Tardieu, and indication that the
adverse vote in his case had been not
so much against him as against Henri
Cheron, his finance minister.
The Chamber vote was taken after
hours of fierce debate, during which
crowds struggled to enter the galleries.
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