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FRENCH GENERAL·

ELECTION.

AMERICAN. PRESIDENCY.

TROUBLE IN REPUBLICAN CAMP.

CANDIDATES NEGLECTING THE CHAMBER.

France is now looking forward.

Washington, Mar. 22. to a four-year perind election which may mean much, to the fu- dishonesty apparently broadening With the trail of corruption and ture prosperity of the country every day, the ofl investigations On April 22 a new Chamber of De- continue, and they promise, now puties will be chosen at the polls, that ex-Senator A. B. Fall is and since the so-called, lower house dominates Parliament, the complexion of the next government will be determined by the voting

Deputies Busy.

ready, to tell all concerning his malfeasance when in office, to radically alter the character of the Presidential campaign, which is becoming the most uncertain in. the present generation of Ameri- The campaign now in progress can politics. in France has been so brisk that the Chamber of Deputies Intely The Republicans in 1924 has presented a strange spectacle frankly surprised that the oil in government. More than three-revelations in no way embarrass- quarters of the 580 députies are fed their Presidential aspirations, absenting themselves from sea- and when the Democrats re-open- sions in order to canvnes theired the oil Investigations, a few electors,

months ago, some Republican

were

Many bills of the utmost im-leaders boasted that they "would portance, such as the military law, not change a single vote." But the new army discipline act, the the revelations of the past few new old-age and health pon- weeks apparently have not lef sions bill, and others of great con- single prominent Republican in- cern to the government, have been dividual untouched. The asser- under consideration, but there hanfon is even being made that Presi- been rarely more than a score of dent Coolidge "benefited from it deputies present at any sitting re-all." cently.

It is moreover only too obvious

These few sit before long rows that the Republicans now lack a of little black boxes, containing central figure around whom to the valing cards of their absent rally, such as Mr. Coolidge in 1924. colleagues, and so the new bills His latest pronouncement seems have been receiving imposing to further strengthen the belief. majorities of, for example, 340 that he will not run again, and against 130, though never more the bitter sectional feelings and than twenty or thirty deputies are enmities that his personality kept present.

below the surface are now clear-

The battle, has switched from ly cutting cleavages in the Re- the parliamentary chamber, where publican ranks. The Republicans M. Raymond Poincare, the pre are frankly frightened.Senator mier, has been winning comfort- Robinson (Indiana) yesterday able majorities, to the country it-launched an unrestrained attack self, where à great many of the on Governor A. E. Smith, of New deputien hope to change the state York State, in an attempt to show of parties in the next house. that the Democrats themselves.

are not free from the oil taint. Poiricare Popular.

Senator Robinson alleged that H. Indications are that, through H. Sinclair, who is a noted racing out the country itself, M. Poin man, was appointed to the New care has genéral support because York Racing Commission several his strong financial policy has years ago by the Governer. De- kept the frane stable and this is mocratic senators came to the sup- interpreted as security for the fu-port of Mr. Smith, while Senator ture.

Robinson, who was not supported The Socialists, representing the by any Republican oil league strongest party in the chamber, shouted "Birds of a feature flock hope to sign aufllelent, added together". strength to resume power, but The Republicans, facing the mosi forecasts are in favour of an- charges of corruption hampered by other coalition, like the present, disunity, and charged by the on- remaining in office.

slaughts of the delighted De- mocrats, are hardly likely to keep the campaign on

a high level. The campaign is not an appealing spectacle, or one likely to be clear- ly understood abroad.

BISHOP BACKS THE

TOTE.

WILL LESSEN EVILS SAYS

DIL. WELLDON, AL

The conditions in the Democra- tic Party also are not too good, since the traditional inability to agree-among themselves. Is still active to-day. There is, however, a drift towarda forgetting their Bishop Welldon, the Dean of differences, by reason of the fact Durham, who for nearly 20 years that the Democrats see that their was chairman of the Anti-Gambling chances to win are to-day brighter Lengue, has written to the Race than for many previous Presi course Betting Bill Parliamentary dential years. It is interesting to Committee in support of the Bill note that Senator Harrison Jed the to legalise the introduction of the defence to Governor Smith yester- totallanter.

day. Mississippi, which Senator "I think betting is a bad habit," Harrison represents, has been he states. "I think it tends to in-notedly anti-Smith hitherto. jure the nation, I wish, therefore It is too early, however, to pre- to discourage it. I was, and edict that the Democrata can over- am, in favour of the tax upon but might become a unified party, but ting, as taxation naturally limita above all these considerations re- and does not promote a business. mains the fact that the American "It is, in my eyes, absurd to prepublic will during the next few tend that the State can ignore the months be treated to the spectacle existence of betting, Betting and of muck-raking on an unprecedent- drinking are, I think, paralleled scale. they become evils through exCERS, and If it is right to tax the one If cannot be wrong to thr the other.

1901 to 1904, and of Bombay from

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these, and I do not think it would "I had at first the bitter hostility. Increase the amount of beiting, of the European racing elements, *I should wish the totalisator to but the almost unanimous support be a source of profit not so much of Indians. The results surpassed

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The advarttaminenk ng camand ky she diretula memaa. Emântau Cú, včlani LMR EB 607

"There, was a great decrease of

Lady de Bathe was robbed of Lord Farrer has retired from

to the racecourse, or to the support my expectations, and the Turf Club of horseracing as to the National of Western India, my chief op betting, but, in Bombay, book nearly $1,000 worth of Jewellery the Surrey County Council after Exchequer."A

ponents, frankly admitted that the makers wore excluded by my Bill in har ville at Monte Carlo. A 20 year membership For some Lord Sydenham, who was Gover-Improvement of racing was mark-from racecourses, which may a young Italian named Giulio Gel, years he was Chairman of the nor of Victoria, Australia, from ed.

count in part at least for this aged 24, was arrested in connexion Council's Parliamentary... Com salutary result

with the theft.

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