FRENCH CRISIS.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 April 1925, Page 2

FRENCH CRISIS.

Al. Sill A 1,1 AN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION

Bit TAX ABANDONS TASK. PAULS, April 14. M. Briaml has abandoned the task of forming a Cabinet. The announcement of his abandonment was made at a meeting of Ins partv, the Republican Socialists. MBriand explained that the Socialists had not merelv refused to join Cabinet. but had made their support dependent' upon conditions which he considered to be incompatible with bis conception of the Premiership. PARIS. April To

The National Socialists’ Council have declined to participate m a Cabinet ltd bv M. Briaml. This Council consists of eighty uelo,rates whose provincialism has swayed M. l.eon Blum and M. Renaudel. who yesterday were not averse to joining Al. Briand in a Cabinet. , H is significant that the Socialist Council dropped the Vatican issue. I hey concentrated solely on the financial m-

Sl *Thcv had really the choice of two courses—firstly, of accepting W»'Ocipation in a Cabinet which would not pio„osc a capital levy ; and secondly, of forciii" a dissolution: but the\ ha\i momentarily avoided both alternatives by passing a resolution urging Al. . «»••- love to form a Ministry. PARIS, April 10. Al. Briand, in explaining the Socialist refusal to join a Cabinet with him, said- “During niv long political e:u-u ]' have trod on many people’s toes. Tliev have not forgotten at.” PARIS, April L>. The President has now asked AL Painleve to form a Cabinet. M ■ 1 a'nleave lias promised to give h.s answer to-morrow, when lie has consulted lus friends, . . PARIS, April 14. Both French Chambers will meet tomorrow to vote on a Bill authorising the Banque do France to issue loin milliard francs worth of notes, thus regularising the Bank’s position before the issue of its next weekly balance sheet. SOCIALISTS DECLINE. PARIS, April 15. The Nationalist and Socialist Council unanimously declined to join the Briand Ministry.