FRENCH POLITICS

Hokitika Guardian, 25 June 1926, Page 2

FRENCH POLITICS

| Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.] FRENCH DICTATOR. CAILLAUX’S NEW ROLE. PARIS, June 23 ' A new French Cabinet has been formed by Al. Briand. Following are the menmers: Premier and Alinister of Foreign Affairs —AI. Briand. Vice-Premier and Alinister of Fin-ance—-AI. Caillaux. AUnister of Justice—Ar. Pier reLaval. Alinister of the Interior—M. Durant. Alinister of War—General Gaillaumat. A fillister of Alarine—Admiral Lea-

gues. Alinister for the Colonies—Al. Leon Perrier. ; PARIS, June 24. ' "We are two consuls,” AI. Cail- , laux said, in describing his own and Al. Briand’s Cabinet positions. The best- informed correspondents of the London press, however, regard his appointment in the light- of a dictatorship. They agree that- Al. Caillaux extracted a promise that there will be no interference with him. The new regime will probably he regularised by a hill in Parliament, whereby AI. Briand and AT. Caillaux \iill he grant- V od full powers to carry out financial-{ \ reforms, after which Parliament will adjourn until the autumn. Hammer lilows of retrenchment and economy will immediately begin. The “Daily Telegraph’s” Paris correspondent- states Al. Caillaux is credited with a readmes for the sternest measures against any opposition to his plans. The question remains how such action will be received by the Left, whereof the majority of the Cabinet is composed, and by the Chamber, which has always Parliament's prerogatives. A reliable French correspondent states AL Caillaux has many enemies among the Leftists, owing to his financial doctrines and his authoritative temper. It is known that he wanted M. Briand to make General Partee AVar Alinister. Ho is a true Army typo of politician. At. Briand’s appoint- >—• merit of AL Caillaux was an act of statesmanship. The “Daily Express” frankly describes Ar. Caillaux as a dictator, and says he wanted men of his own choi' for the War Office, so it- is whispered that he might have the. army with him in the event- of his later deciding on a coup d’etat. He also wanted to nominate the Alinister of the Interior, and thus he able to maintain order in the streets, and the country. AT. Cail- v-. laux believes the restrictions h.s eontemplates may lend to disorders, and strikes, and 'he is determined the first strike shall he immediately broken. The “Morning Post” states Al. Caillaux laid down his policy ui a speech on Sunday, in which he declared that the stabilisation of the franc was inevitable. Tf preparations were not made now. it would I>3 stabilised at a much lower figure. ,