Evening star., 1940-03-22
Confidence Vote
Given Reynaud,
I Over Majority
Cabinet Is Called
To Decide Whether
To Resign
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, March 22.-Premier Paul
Reynaud won a one-vote majority
of confidence in the Chamber of
Deputies today and Immediately an
nounced a cabinet meeting to deter
mine whether he would drop the
reins of government he has held
little more than "a hours.
OF the 535 Deputies present, the
official count gave him 268 votes.
There were 1855 against and Ill alb
stentions. There were absentees,
however, since the membership of
the Chamber now is 551
1t was said in the corridors that
the new Premier-Finance Minister
was determined to remain in power
unless his seven Radical-Socialist
ministers resigned, step they were
reported to be considering.
The vote was taken on an order
of the day. which was read to the
Chamber by Independent Radical
Auguste Brunei. 1t read:
The Chamber approves the gov
ernmental declaration and has con-
tidence in the government to con-
duct the war to victory"
Energetic War Pledged.
Making his first appearance as
Premier before the Chamber of Dep
uties, M. Reynaud earlier pledged in
ministerial declaration ito direct
all French energies to fight and to
win" the war against Germany,
which, he said, was aided by the
treachery of the Soviets."
His government had only one rea-
son for existence, he said-"to win
the war"
ITO win is to save everything" he
said. ITO lose is to lose ALL"
Replying to questions as to what
the policy of his government would
be the Premier said:
I'VE have not forgotten the pain
full hours of the last war. There are
some errors that we will not repeat.
M. Daladier has known how to save
human lives"
This indication OF a continuance
OF the strategy of war of siege
against Germany brought applause.
Applause Is Slight.
Only few timid handclaps greet
ed the Premier as he mounted the
rostrum. Similarly only a few re-
sponded when he had finished his
declaration.
Short outbursts from the Right oc-
CURED when he spoke Of "the treach-
cry of the Soviets."
Vice Premier Camille Chautemps
read the same declaration in the
Senate, where it also was received
cody, although the Senators cheered
former Premier Edouard Daladier,
Defense Minister in the new cat-
met, when he walked in with other
members of the ministry.
The Senate voted to meet secretly
April 8 to discuss army and air
questions.
Criticism Begun.
Immediately after M. Reyuaud's
reading Of the declaration in the
Lower House, Radical-Socialist Lu-
Glen Galimand began detailed crit
icism of the Premier.
He said the rapidity with which
he made up his cabinet led the
deputy to believe M. Reynaud ex-
pected to be forced out Of Office.
His statement drew applause from
Rightists although his own Radical
Socialists were restrained.
The Radical-Socialists in the
chamber met in party caucus
shortly before the Premier spoke and
the majority of the members favored
abstaining from the prospective con-
fldence vote, but decided to meet
again before taking definite action.
Cabinet Makeup Scored.
Radical-Socialist Vincent Badie
followed M. Galimand with scathing
criticism of composition of the cabi-
net.
Louis Marin, extreme Rightist,
then declared that his followers
would vote against M. Reynaud.
I'VE want war government" he
WIN oAAC 11CuliC1. I OuI CdDLlCG
does not meet our desire"
There were murmurs throughout
the chamber when M. Marin said
military and diplomatic events were
looming and perhaps an interior
movement is imminent He was
thought to be referring to what he
regards as a danger that Socialists
will return to power.
Reynaud Answers Critics.
M. Reynaud in reply to his critics
explained he had constituted large
government because he did not wish
to concentrate power in a few hands.
There are three more Ministers in
the M. Reynaud cabinet than in
M. Daladier's ministry which pre-
ceded it.
M. Reynaud said he had requested
M. Daladier's participation before
he attempted to form a cabinet
(See FRANCE, Page A-3)