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Paris was threatened with a ministerial crisis when the Radical and Radical Socialist parties called upon three members of Premier Poincaré's Cabinet to resign. The three Ministers: Senator Paul Strauss, Minister of Hygiene and Social Prevision; Deputy Albert Sarraut, Minister of Colonies, delegate to the Washington Conference; Deputy Paul Laffont, Under Secretary of Posts and Telegraphs...
...Radicals asked the Ministers, also Radicals, to resign because they declared that the Cabinet was supported in office by "traditional adversaries of the Republic." The Left seems entirely convinced that Premier Poincaré has a sneaking regard for the Royalists, and it was partly because of this attitude that they recently voted against the Government on a question of internal policy...
...three Ministers, however, firmly refused to desert Poincaré, preferring to be ousted from their Parties rather than from the Cabinet...
Said Deputy Sarraut: "In present circumstances when some Republicans seem to be doubting my Republican faith, I am proud, though a Radical and Anticlerical, to remain at the side of that great patriot, Raymond Poincar...
Belgium has a plan. Premiers Poincaré and Theunis discussed it at Brussels. This plan is to accept payment from Germany of annuities (suggested by Germany) guaranteed by German State Monopolies, excess taxation over budget requirements, control of railroads. Two big points in the Belgian scheme: A Reparation Conference in which Britain and Italy shall be represented, and immediate evacuation of the Ruhr after guarantees for the Allied terms have been accepted and given by Germany! So far Poincaré has not made public what he thinks of this "dinky little plan," but, nolens volens, it seems he will have...