M. BRIAND’S FALL

Hokitika Guardian, 24 October 1929, Page 5

M. BRIAND’S FALL

. CAUSE OF THE FALL. BRIAND’S FAILURE AT THE - HAGUE. ■(United Presa Association—By Electric '^feJegraph—Copyright). -■ •’ , ; : v . : v 1- PARIS, Oct. 22. Brinnd Government’s defeat on' ■■gfoo bpeni.Ujg day ,qf'the session w’as a vboifnbshelJL ' , ijL In opening the proceedings of the Briand; the prime Miri-. declared that the Government remain in power until the work .:which it had beeh appointed was ■%«ompnsfr<M. •* -He 'then mo.ved that all ijiterpeliations. on the Government’s -policy ,’he' adjourned until The 'Agreements were ready to be . debated,! Briand emphasised that this pro--1 jibsai flot’, qn excursion for pro- ! the Cabihet’rf existence. The Bpaghe : Agrements would be submitted to. the Chamber .when they were ready, , '.'tliey were: still the subject of dis<&ssion by ■ foreign Govern ments. ■ ■fr It .quickly. became; plain that many ‘Djapijities relented what they regarded 'as MTj’Brihnd’s attempt to over-ride ■' the Chambers authority. ’■ ""f As, a' matter of fact,' the, clouds bad. beguri to gather everi when M. Briand went; to The Hugtre,. . M. Briand’s actibh there carried the belief, widely that Mr Snowden and the late Dr ' Sttesemann had joined' hands to •deprive Frahcejof her rights. The afcc)amjatibris wijth which Mr; Philip Snow-. .deh’s 'sifthd were greeted in England w#e Interpreted in France as a sign J that 1 M; Briand had been duped. , .'lfe'f'ebvlr :j ; the■' evacuation :;of the Rhineland: is j j most ' unpopular in circles. These suspi<iidhs s ' had ! reached the '.'Chamber bf' Deputies, ‘ and . after the recess, M. Brihhdj%hs "five times forced to mount . the. tribune and repulse attacks. Twice his' Government was only rescued by the intervention of M. Blum, the Soe- ‘ ialisi'leader. ■ . : ‘ j r'Mj jLbuis Mftrlh, the Republican De- ' •'mocrat, ahd'M.'.Monfigny, a leading • Radical-'Socialist'-.; (who 'is' regarded as M: Caill&ux’s/ljbutenaht), led the attacks; on the Government. •*. Mr. Marin' aceused the Government o/-secFetdiplomacy... ; • , '

. 'CHOICE. .7; *. ( ; .; ;; - ; ... THREE POSSIBLE MINISTERS. paris ; oct.j 22. *‘The^lTimes” . Paris correspondent states: —-There is likely to be a period of coiifusioh before a neiy Government ist formed. A general policy, is that a pew-Briahd Ministry offers the only hope of a stable Government, but M. Briand ; Is. ja map, and’ W .is ; ex- . hausted 'by i combining .-the - task of ; Mimstey with, that of Foreign Minister,’ and he would prefer to con* j; Me hiihseif to the ..latter.office, It is admitted that the Government were defeated on a question of procedure, rather than on their policy. It may, therefore j,. be taken' for granted that President Doumergue will be urged to reinstate the Government .as soon as . possible, If M. Briand refuses to taxe office, Al.' Doumergue will' have the choice of a Government of the Right, under -MV Tardieu; a Radical Government undeEM. Government under M. Paul, Boncour. M, Tardieu and M. Boncour will certainly ask M. Briand to ; retain, his portfolio of : Foreign Affairs,* but M Her.rio.tt might covet that post himself;; Possibly, one or t two stop-gap Governments will be followed by M. 1 BriaruPs return to power, or even by the return of M. Poincare, if the ; crisis'lasts long enough. In any case the immediate trend of foreign policy is not likely to be radically changed.

. GERMAN REGPiETS. ' ■ * BERLIN, Oct- 22. ! The Berlin press, generally, regret the fall of M. Briand’s Cabinet, and express hones'that, whatever the constitution of the new Government may be r M. Briand will retain the office of Affairs. ' Tlie “Vossische Zeitung” fears that the immediate consequence will be the postponement of a settlement of the Saar question. The “Morgen Post’^ r says: "M. Briand has been the victim of the Nationalists, who, like the German Rightists, seem never to understand thrtt the tforld has taken up the peace •idea.’! ; ; ; / ■/' ■if The Nationalist paper “Ber T taSr t says': ‘'‘The Briand Cabinet is the victfimi of an Ambiguous foreign policy." THE ‘‘TIMES’ ’ REGRET. (Times Service). < (Received this dav at 8 a.m.) : LONDON, October 23. The “Times” says the fall of M. Briand’s Government is a mishap of ■ the/gravest moment, not only for ' France, but for Europe. If M. 'Briand should now be forced to leave the helm’ just as the work of the pacification settlement of Europe was about to be brought to a completion it would be a misfortune of incal- ’ eulable importance.

FRENCH POLITICS. PARIS, October 23. It is perhaps not too much to suggest that- M. Clemenceau had a share. however indirect, in yesterday's protest against the Government's Rhineland evacuation policy. He saw Monde!, his former lieutenant, and devoted friend, before and immediately after tho sitting of the

Chamber, and it was after Mandel’s 'intervention that the Centre begaff to waver. Mn-ndel went straight from the Chamber to AI. Clemenceau and when lie loft Reufranklin, made an •ironical . remark fcibout AI.. Clemenceau’s regret. M. BRIAND’S STATEMENT. (Received this day at 11 25. a.m.) PARIS. Oct. 23. “Le Petit. Parisian” says that AI. Briand declared: “No, .'.I have had enough. At last I aril alone..” An analysis shows only Communists and Socialists voted solidly, tlie other six parties being hopelessly split.