Word: painlevã
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...perhaps truer of France than of any representative democracy in the world that personality plays the prominent role in politics. Last week, the greatest interest ought to have been evinced in the Painlev?? Government's policy, but it was not. France was far more interested in Finance Minister Joseph Caillaux, "the man who came back...
...Premier Paul Painlev??, followed by his ministers, took his seat on the Government bench, the Right parties of the Chamber arose, yelled: "Amnesty for Lenoir and Bolo Pasha."* The Premier began to read his ministerial policy. He touched upon the War sacrifices made by France. "Caillaux, get up the dead!" cried deputies (the bitter insinuation that the dead were turning in their graves because the hated Caillaux was again Minister of Finance...
...appeal," continued the Premier, "to the patriotism of the country." "Even to that of Caillaux," rejoined Royalist Deputy Ybarnegaray. M. Painlev?? went on. He referred to the rights of the wounded; the latter part of his sentence was drowned in a roar from the extreme Left (Communist) benches of: "Chemin des Dames" (name of a French disaster which happened during the Premier's first term of office...
...period, Deputy de la Ferronnais, Nationalist, was ordered to leave the Chamber. He refused. Chamber President Paul Painlev?? called in a small detachment of the Garde Républicaine, M. de la Ferronnais stood firm in the minute of silence that stood out like an oasis in a limitless desert. The officer of the Garde began "Au nom de la loi . . ." Mr. Ferronnais thought better of his position, seized the officer's hand in a hearty handshake, walked out of the Chamber...
After a speech of welcome by M. Painlev??, M. Caillaux stood up to orate. What was he to say? He was expected by some to sound the death-knell of Premier Herriot's Ministry. He was expected by others to formulate a new national policy. At least he would make a bid for power. But it would be a difficult business. M. Caillaux's party is in power and he could hardly attack his own party. What was he to do? What could...