FRENCH CABINET

Hokitika Guardian, 28 November 1933, Page 5

FRENCH CABINET

CHAUTEMPS PLAN

SPEED AND DETERMINATION. United Press Association—By Electric Tetegrapn—Copyright.) (Receied this day at 11.15 a.m.) PARIS, November 27. M. Chautemps will introduce a measure to abolish the exchange compensation tax, in response t-o British representations. He proposes to meet Parliament with the minimum of delay, with the shortest ministerial declaration in history, and drive the financial bill through the chamber at full gallop.. He declares the Government lias only one aim—the restoration of finances, and the maintenance of security. There was oiiy one means to that end—determination. The press criticises the Chautemps ministry. “L’Echo de Paris,” declares that, since 1932, “A team of bunglers” lias been ir command.' It was chased out four times, but re-appears a fifth time with a change of captain. THE NEW CABINET

PARIS, November 27

M. Chautemps has completed h?B Cabinet. M. Paul Boncour will remain in the Foreign Office. Other Ministers are: M. Daladier, War Minister. M. Bonnctt, Finance Minister. M. Chautemps himself will be Minister of the Interior. The rest oi the posts have practically the same occupants as in Mr Sarraut’s Cabinet.

The Government will be mainly a Radical one, dependent for a majority on the Centre. The most urgent task will be that of financial restoration in which the Socialists are not prepared to co-operate in accordance "with the Radial views. However, most, of the Parties seem to realise that the massacre of Cabinets cannot continue. • LEFT WING DENOUNCED.

APPEAL BY M. TARDIEU

(Received thi y day at 10.5 a.m.)

PARIS, November 27

M. Tardieu, speaking in the Chamber vigorously attacked the Left Wing Governments which ruled France recently, declaring they haj led tile country to the brink of bankruptcy and war. He refrained from attacking the Radicals directly, suggesting they might ho included in a national union ministry, similar to M. Poincare’s in 1926. 1926. •

He concluded by saying: “France cannot live .in tile present state of Europe with ministries that last. |.hi‘ee Weeks.”

CONCERN OF SILK INDUSTRY, AT PROPOSED BRIT IS H SURTAX, (Received this day at 10.5 a.m.) LYONS, November 27. The silk industry is greatly concerned at the .strained economic relations with Britain, a,s a quarter of France’s total silk production this year has been sold to Britain, the value of the exports being £5,000,000. and the British surtax will result in the closing down of factories and increased unemployment.