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...efforts of news hawks to locate him. A decision on payment of Germany's private debts was momentarily expected. As for Reparations the choice seemed to be postponement with Bruning or postponement with Mussolini. At the last minute France carried the postponement idea one step further. Premier Laval issued a statement begging postponement of the entire Lausanne Conference: "The opinion is be coming more and more general that it is impossible to arrive now at a detailed and definite solution of the problems of Reparations and War debts...
...return to power of Pierre Laval in France, with a cabinet in which he is foreign minister as well as premier, marks the passing of one of the most significant figures in contemporary politics. Whether Aristide Briand will ever again take part in world affairs is doubtful, due to his great age and to political hostility. Moreover the atmosphere at present is obviously hostile to the program for which he stands. In any case he has left a mark on his times which will not quickly disappear...
...immaculately dressed, formidable champion of the French militarists, Sergeant Maginot carried his sabre-rattling beyond politics. Despite his wooden leg he was an excellent fencer. France buried him last week with all the funeral honors she had bestowed on Marshal Foch. In the church St. Louis-des-Invalides, Premier Laval delivered the oration...
...fact that probably no Foreign Minister since Metternich wields the international influence that is his. He had the figure of invalid, politically impotent Raymond Poincare before his eyes. The only promise that could be extracted from him was that he placed his portfolio at the disposal of Premier Laval in case the entire Cabinet resigned collectively...
...seemed the best way out of a difficult situation. Premier Laval offered the Ministry of War to his former superior, Andre Tardieu. M. Tardieu was in no hurry to accept it. In France no one can remain Minister of War who does not talk and act like a Nationalist. As Premier only a year ago Andre Tardieu was building an international reputation as a moderate, a conciliator. He still hopes for a chance to replace extraordinarily lucky Pierre Laval. Laval fought earnestly to save his Government by forcing Andre Tardieu, now Minister of Agriculture, into...