The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-22

the chamber when it convened at 3 D. m.
 Radical Socialist Danger
 An indication of difficulties fac- ing the Reynaud government came in reports that the powerful radical Socialist party of which war Min iSter Edouard Daladier is leader, would abstain from voting in the test of cabinet strength. The party has 116 of a present voting strength of about $40 in the chamber.
 To this pledge, 1t was said, was added another-that Reynaud, the Little Giant" of Frances one-day- old second war cabinet would &C., cept no white" peace, one which meant a compromise with Nazism.
 The pledges were reported to be implicit in an "act of faith" decla- ration drawn up at a cabinet meet. ing today.
 With this declaration the cabinet prepared to face parliament in mid afternoon, seeking a confidence vote on policy of unremitting war.
 Reynaud May Win Them
 Well informed sources forecast that the declaration would halt at the outset any nationalist opposition to the new cabinet, and that hesi- tant ones among the radical social- ists, on whose party the coalition cabinet is based, would be won to Reynaud's side.
 After drafting their declaration, the ministers went to the Elysee Palace, where 1t was approved at formal council of ministers under President Albert Lebrun.
 Reynaud decided to read the declaration in the chamber of dep uties while Vice Premier Camille Chautemps was delegated to read it in the senate.
 Minister of Interior Henry Roy said that the declaration was an "act of faith" rather than the usual detailed ministerial declaration on which new ministers face parlia- ment.
 It was Reynaud's first departure in the first "A hours of his tenure of office, from the formalities of which the country had grown tired.
 May Command $50
 It was forecast that he would con- mand at least $50 of the probable voting strength of about $40 in the chamber of deputies for his coali- ton ministry, based on the radical socialist party and containing also socialists, republican socialists and conservatives, with one non-par- liamentarian.
 In his declaration of policy be- fore the chamber Reynaud was ex- pected to pledge his cabinet to a vigorous war to a finish.
 Though Reynaud was popular, as bitter foe of German Naziism, and had considerably strengthened the government both by recognizing 1t and forming a nine-man inner war council and an inter- ministerial economic council, it was plain at the outset that he would be watched closely
 Opposition had registered intself immediately. Louis Marin's extreme rightists refused to have anything to do with cabinet which included socialists. Other right wing groups were critical.
 Will Vote Tonight
 Interest in the confidence vote, which Reynaud was expected to get tonight without too much difficulty, centered on the decision of opposi- tionists whether to vote against Reynaud or merely to abstain. Edouard Daladier, whom Reynaud succeeds, was overthrown because a majority of the chamber abstained from a confidence vote. Only one vote actually was registered against him.
 Reynaud started his day with a meeting of his cabinet at 10 a. m. (4 a. III. EST), followed at once by formal council of ministers at the Elysee Palace, under President AL bert Lebrun, for drafting and ap- proving the new cabinets minis terial declaration.
 The senate and chamber of depu- ties were summoned to meet at 3 D. m. @ a. ms EST) to hear the declaration, to be delivered by Rey- maud in the chamber and, it was ex- pected, by Vice Premier Camille Chautemps in the senate.
 Unofficial Vote
 Paris, March 22.-(UP)-The new cabinet of Premier Paul Reynaud, which took office only yesterday, won vote of confidence in the Chamber of Deputies today after Reynaud had said that my gov- ernment wishes only to fight
 The vote was taken after a stormy debate in which both moderates and rightists criticized composition of the government on the grounds that 1t was not war cabinet.
 Debate followed Reynoud's min- lsterial declaration of program for total war to the end against Nazi- ism.
 The unofficial vote. on the basis of which 1t appeared that Reynaud had received small majority, was 24O in his favor against l80. It was stated unoffieially that there were about 100 abstentions.