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FRENCH CABINET
RESIGNS,
DRAMATIC POLITICAL
DENGUEMENT.
MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1926.
the Right groups began yesterday, when they demanded that M. Erland openly condenan the Socia- the list policies embodied in Finance Bill."
FRENCH TERRITORY INCIDENT.
TONESE REGULARS CROSS BORDER.
French Sergeant Killed.
Peking, March 7. Foreign. Oficial despatches state
M. Briand told their spokesman that he would stand by M. Doumer, and expressed the con- Paris, March 6. The Cabinet has resigned, fol-viction that the country, which lowing a vote in the Chamber (274 opposed a Cabinet crisis, support- to 221) separating tax payments Fed the flovernment's appeal to the from the Finance Bill, which the Chumber to sink party differences Government had made a question in the national interest. He can- of confidence. M. Briand will notcluded by asking, if he were over-that on March 2 n body of Can- thrown, where would the Gavern-tonese regulars, endeavouring to depart for Geneva Jo-day. -
ment and the majority be found? occupy the town of Tonghing in Oil and Sugar Monopoly, Earlier recriminations between Kwangtung province, near the The defent of the Government the Ministerialists and the Right Tonkinese town Moncay, crossed frontier a11 penetrated on a crucial point was the upshot did not improve matters, and the of a protracted discussion on the when a vote was taken, the Right French territory. encountering Government French patrol, which they fired Finance Bill, which started yes- voled against the
and continued practically cu blog. The situation on, killing a French sergeant. terday morning. until 6.30 this morning. The is now most grave, since the afternoon deliberations on the ten Senate and Chamber are at log. articles left honours fairly evenly gerheads and no stable majority is shared by the Finance Minister, apparent in the Chamber for any M. Doumer, some of his proposals policy-Reuter. being adopted and others being rejected,
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A battle raged over the Radical amendment proposing the estub- lishment of a Government mono-
poly for the importation and sale
of oil and sugár.
After renforcements arrived under the command of a French captain, the Cantonese withdrew into Chinese territory, subsequent- ly offering the explanation that International Situation Confused,hey mistook the French patrol for a party they were pursuing. London, March G
The French Consul has been instructed to make strong re- presentations to the Can- tonese authorities and the
The unexpected resignation of the French Government has con- fused the international situation.
Responsible quarters in London believe that Germany's admission to the League will not be jeopar dised by the French crisis.
According to a Berlin message,
French Legation is lodging a pro- test with the Central Government.
-Router.
Briand's
cropper is drawn at- tention to in the Sunday papers as a particularly unfortunate end of the plucky efforts of a man who has been French Premier eight times in seventeen years, on the eve of the momentous meeting at
Geneva.
The Chamber, by 262 to 254 votes, refused to shelve the project In accordance with the Govern. ment Finance Committee's request, but Anally rejected it by 249 to M. Briand's defeat intensely sur- 159. votes, after M. Doumer had prised both the Government and opposed the creation of a mono-diplomatic circles. Certain appre poly in oil, which he pointed out hension is expressed lest the at Geneva to- meeting fixed was a solely foreign commodity.
The evening sitting of the morrow will not be I ild.
According to a Paris telegram, Chamber rejected M. Doumer's re- commendation for an increase in the French capital is in a strange the alcohol taxes and also decided position," lacking a" President and
The Observer rejoices that M. to increase the tax embodied in a Premier to-night, as M. Doumer-
gue has deported to open the Briand anyway is going to Geneva, special Bill.
Lyons fair, atcording to pro-where he expects to be able to gramme and M. Briand, who saw interpret the French view with him off, is going to Geneva. Semi-freedom and authority. officially, it is stated he is only The Sunday Times, however, doing so in response to repeated tewails that M. Briand will only
the requests from M. Doumergue, with participate in preliminary the object of expressing his views negotiations, opining that it is most on the consequences of the admis doubtful whether his colleagues] sion of Germany to membership can or will give the binding.votes of the of the League. After accomplish-required on the council ing this duty he will return, Board, and concluding that unless and M. new Ministerial combination is leaving M. Böncour Loucheur the task of representing rapidly formed, leaving M. Briand France in the official deliberations at the Quai D'Orsay, the meeting of the Council is likely to be sus" of the League.
pended sinc die.-Reuter...
The Tobacco Tax.
The Government expected to derive 300,000,000 francs from the oil and sugar tax increases.
Later, the Chamber rejected the proposed increase in the price of tobacco from 1% to 24 franes, whereupon M. Briand intervened and declared he would not go to Geneva with such Parliamentary opinion behind him as the Cham- ber was manifesting,
Subsequently, the Chamber, by 250 to 155 votes, agreed to the tobacco tax increase to 2 franes ten centimes.
The opposition to the tax on pay- ments was led by a Socialist, who France had pointed out that
M. Domergue will not begin consultations with the leaders till he returns from Lyons on Monday. Franc Falls.
The franc dropped four points never been so flourishing since then news of the Cabinet's resigna- tion and closed between 134 and 131 to the pound sterling-Reiter.
War:
"An Awful Profession.”
Paris, March 7. "Ours is an awful profession"] buoyantly exclaimed M. Briand as the train of all the talents steamed: out frora Paris bearing Sir Austen Chamberlain; Lord Cecil, M. Briand, the Spanish Ambassador, the Polish Premier and others on the to Geneva. The French Boncour, who
This brought up M. Doumer, who threatened to resign if, the Cham- M. Briand Wants a Rest. ber refused the funds demanded.
Paris, March 6. It is now stated M. Briand is Asked by pressmen whether he way going to Geneva to-night-Reuter.would consent to again form a delegate, M. Pail
Cabinet, M, Briand is reported to nearly missed the train was not so have said; "No, there is no ques-lighthearted as M. Briand.
that the tion of it. I am entitled to claim expressed the opinions
"situation created by the Chamber's arest."..
M. Brinnd to Go to Geneva.
Loudon, March 6.
Sir Austen Chamberlain and other delegates have departed for Genevi
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M. Herriot and M. Caillaux are vote was dianstrous, and in regard mentioned as possible successors, to the Geneva meeting an ex- M. Briand is to accompany him It a significant that the former is tremely difficult position has been from Paris to attend the pre-row at Lyons, where he will confer created for France.”
The Cabinet's fall aroused, even liminary conversations, but not to with M. Doumergue, participate in the official delibera- tions.
A resolution for dissolution of among those who voted against the!
He is taking up the stand-the Chamber has been proposed by government in the last fateful!
regret and point that since he has been de. the Deputy, M. Taittinger, for the livision, feelings of
of the present feated in the Chamber, he will be purpose of "seeking a fresh man-anxiety in view
financial problems. unable to piedge the Governnient. dute in order to surnicunt the crisis, external -Reuter
;"
An "Inoffensive Remark."
Paris, March 6. The defeat of the Government is
as an alternative to revolutionary Reuter. methods."Reuter..
Geneva Speculations.
Geneva, March 7.
Deep Surprise.
Paris, March 7. Practically all the papers state The French crisis, on the eve of that M. Briard's fall has caused attributed to the action of a num- most important events in the deep surprise all over France and ber of Moderates who misinterLeague's history, is the all en-abroad. They all insist on the preted an inoffensive remark pass-grossing topic in League éircles.necessity for a rapid settlement of ed by M. Briand to a member of There is much speculation on its the Ministeral crisis. the opposition who announced his effect on the question of enlarging portant section of the press fore- intention to support the Govern the Council, whereanent M. Briand sees the formation of a Govern ment and 31. Briand.
Premier Stands by M. Doumer.
Nerves were largely responsible for the "dramatic political denoué- ment. Everybody
worked up as the result of the night- long debates. The trouble with
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A Cropper at the Last Ditch.
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