FRENCH PRESIDENCY.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 January 1920, Page 6

FRENCH PRESIDENCY.

[ RETIREMENT OF M. CLEMENCEAU. "MADE VICTORY POSSIBLE." By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyrlght. Berlin, Jan. 18. The German public, regarding M. Clemenceau as the incorporation of French chauvinism and hatred, has interpreted his defeat as showing a desire on the part of influential French politicians for an altered policy towards Germany. The newspapers, however, warn the public that M. Clemcnceau's defeat does not imply the defeat of his policy.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. Paris, Jan. 18. The consensus of opinion is that M. Deschanel's election is of a really representative character. The majority of the newspapers express satisfaction with the result. Some circles propose to make M. Clemenceau a life Senator and others suggest presenting him with a large estate and castle. M. Poincare, after conferring with Jtl.M. Deschanel and Bourgeois, commissioned M. Millerand to form a Cabinet. M. Clemenceau will no longer be able to represent France at the Peace Conference. He says he is going to Egypt in a few days and will remain there for two months. His departure will probably entail the break-up of the secret conference of the Council of Three. It is expected that_ Mr. Lloyd George and the British Mission will soon return to London and not feturn until the political position in France Is cleared opIt is thought that the Fiume and Turkish problems and other grave matters are still undecided. There was a moving scene at the Elysee Palace when M. Clemenceau handed his resignation to M. Poincare. The latter thanked "The Tiger" for his great services. 'He said: "You galvanised the energies of the country in difficult hours and your tireless tenacity made final victory possible,"