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Most of the retiring Senators were reflected and the new Senate, like the old one, will be predominantly Radical. Premier Poincaré captured 794 votes out of a possible 810 in the Meuse Department, which he took as a vote of confidence in him as a Senator and as Chief of the Government and in his reparations policy, "to which," said he, "I shall consecrate all my efforts, with all the determination necessary, until a peaceful victory has been won and Germany has executed all her engagements under the Treaty of Versailles...
Contemporary French politics has been dominated throughout the past year by the Ruhr situation. No hostile party to Premier Poincaré has raised its voice officially against French policy for fear of embarrassing the Government, although many parties are opposed to the method employed by the Premier. The period may be said to be one of patriotic party-abnegation...
Under the calm exterior, burning fires have been fanned to white heat. It is common knowledge that President Millerand and Premier Poincare are not on friendly terms, although their official positions prevent a complete break. The Radicals, who to a large extent control the Senate, and who are not to be despised in the Chamber of Deputies, are violently opposed to Poincaré's German policy. The Royalists, although backing Poincaré, believe that the Premier has not gone far enough. And there is some discontent among the Republicans. These broadly stated facts are symptomatic of the concealed...
...Premier Poincaré sent the following New Year's greeting through the New York Tribune to the American people...
Rhineland, M. Poincaré said that his Government would not enter into any discussion on the question of restricting the powers of the Franco-Belgian authorities and the Interallied High Commission, which together control the Ruhr and Rhineland...