CABINETS RESIGN

Hokitika Guardian, 30 January 1933, Page 5

CABINETS RESIGN

GERMANY & FRANCE

FRENCH WAGE MEASURE RESULT (United Press Association—By Electrio Telegi aph—Copyright.) PARIS, January 27. Theii French Government has been defeated by 390 votes to 193 on its budget proposals, and has decided to, Resign. In the face of the Senate’s ultimatum that it would refuse to consider the budget on Saturday, unless it were passed by four o’clock in the afternoon, the Chamber of Deputies sat continuously, and it had approved of 140 articles by two o’clock, when an adjournment was taken till 3.30 p.m.

Then no-confidence in the Government’s fiscal taxation was carried by 337 votes to 271.

The defeat came at six o'clock, when the Socialists, who had been gingered by the civil servants’ clamour against salary cuts, solidly opposed the five per cent, cut and the increase in the income tax, despite the Premier, M. Boncour’s impassioned appeal. The Government resigned an hour later.

NEW CABINET BEING FORMED,PARIS, January 29. M. Daladies is forming a cabinet. M. Daladies has never before been premier. The nearest in 1929, when he spent eight unhappy days in fruitless efforts to form a cabinet.

“Le Temps,” in a scathing editorial, says: “The finances of France are compromised, and the danger is growing hourly. The country ia restless and troubled. Political anarchy must cease.” It critices the Boncour Government, which it says, never really lived. It made stubborn declarations, and then an abject surrender.

TAXES MUST BE DECREASED

POLICE PREVENT DEMON-

STRATIONS'.

(Received Jan. 30th. at 10.5 a.m) PAR-IIS, January 29.

A meeting representing taxpayers throughout the country declared that there must be no more increases in taxes, hut decreases, and resolved to appeal to the President to use his full powers to give France a Government which will discipline the warring fggtipns, and also immediately reduce wasteful expenditure.

Huge forces of mounted and foot police repeatedly dispersed attempts to march to the Chamber, Senate, and presidential palace, miincrohs arrests were made.

GERMAN CABINET ALSO RESIGNS, LONDON, January 28. Berlin reports that the German-State Cabinet of General Kurt von Schleicher has resigned, and President von Hindcnburg has requested Captain von Papen (ex-Chancellor) to endeavour to form a Government.

THREE POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS.

GERMAN POLITICAL SITUATION.

(Received 12 noon.) BERLIN, January 29

Herr Schleicher has presented von Hindenburg with three possibilities : Firstly the Government supported by a majority in the Reichstag, involving the appointment of Herr Hitler to the Chancellorship; secondly; a minority Government resting on “board stream of popular support” under Herr Hitler, with the toleration of the Right; and thirdly, a Presidential cabinet vested with extraordinary powers. Hindenburg asked Schlecker to await the assembling of the Reichstag on January 31, but Schleicher refused and resigned. Von Papen, acting on behalf of Hindenburg, is endeavouring to discover political possibilities,, but he is not forming a Cabinet. Discussion between the Naas and Nationalists have not yielded a compromise, and the Centre is keeping aloof. Meanwhile prospects of a Papen Cabinet with a dictatorship and dictatorial powers is alarming Republicans. ■