Evening star., 1934-11-21

American newspaper comment on
the defeat of Premier Doumergue in
France, and selection Of Pierre Etienne
Flandin, former minister Of public
works, rs his successor, emphasizes
confidence that the French people will
give the new regime q chance to work
out its knotty problems. It is suspect
ed that the public would like to adjourn
politics and give more earnest atten-
ton to economic questions. Dou-
mergue's desire for q parliamentary
reform, with greater executive power,
raised doubts which were confirmed by
his defeat, but 1t Is recognized that
cabinets are handicapped by existing
parliamentary conditions.
"Armistice day disturbances" ac-
cording to the New York Sun, "indi-
cate tension throughout the nation,
the gravity Of which Is not leSsened
by the report that they were fomented
BY Communist and Socialist partisans
who, If not friendly to the new min
istry, vastly prefer it to that of Dou-
mergue, with its program OF parlla-
mentary reform" The Sun finds a
widening cleavage between radicals
and conservatives, but thinks that
among cool heads in all parties there
has been Q disposition to let Flandin
60 ahead and see what he can do"
The Sun holds that TO the men in the
street attempts are being made to
show that the ultimate purpose OF the
Doumergue scheme is to bring about
q kind Of Fascism, which could mean
nothing but trouble"
"The French people are apparently
willing to give the new regime a
chance to show what 1t can do" says
the Buffalo Evening News, with the
further statement: THE speed with
which the government was formed, the
range Of parties represented in it. the
presence in the cabinet Of Gen. Victor
Denain a. war minister and Georges
Rivollet, leader Of the war veterans-all
these things have reassured the French
people. Aside from unimportant
royalist demonstrations there has been
nothing resembling the expressions of
popular passion that appeared last
February" The Evening News con-
cludes that "the tension has been
eased by the creation Of q new truce
government"
Commenting upon the position Of
Flandin, the Los Angeles Times re-
marks: HE is described Is Q conserv-
ative and member Of the left Repub-
lican party, which Is part Of the Gen.
ter group In Parliament. How Q man
can belong simultaneously to the
right. left and center perhaps the
French can explain" The Times also
comments: whether Flandin will at
tempt to get along with the present
Chamber Of Deputies or follow the
Doumersue plan Of seeking new elec.
tions remains to be seen. The new
election question was the crux Of the
split which Doumergue suffered, and
following his resignation he charged
that Herriot feared TO 60 to the
French people on the proposal to re.
form the Parliament so that It coult
be dissolved by the premier and Pres
ident without consent Of the Senate
which must now be obtained"
Quoting Flandin's promise of "truc,
with action and unity" the Newport
News, Va, Daily Press voices tn,
doubt: "There have been 20 many gov.
ernments In France In the past few
years that 1t IL almost impossible t,
keep up with them. F1andin may b,
able to keep his promise. But If h,
is he viii be the only premier In ,
long time who has been able to do SO
F1Andin may be more than o tool o.
Herriot, leader Of the Radical Social.
lists. But II he Is he has yet to con
vince the average person. Condition
In France are far more serious thai
the remainder Of the world realizes.
"Flandin il . conservative but
willing TO compromise, says the Por
Huron, Mich, Times Herald, while th
Dayton, Ohio, Herald points out tina
' "he bows to the Win Of the Radica