Monday, Apr. 14, 1924
Dans Le Parlement
P:The Deputies irritated M. Poincare by a series of questions on his foreign policy. After two days of discussion, Poincare threatened to resign again and received the largest vote of confidence in months (see above.) P:Amendments proposing the addition of 10,000,000 francs to the Pensions appropriation--the measure on which Poincare was recently defeated (TIME, April 7)--were rejected, 327 to 201, and 303 to 265.
P:Chamber of Deputies passed the Pension Bill, which caused the downfall of Poincare's Cabinet a fortnight ago, by a show of hands and without a record vote, the Opposition having surrendered completely. P: The Commission of Foreign Affairs of the Chamber of Deputies examined the report on the Lausanne Treaty. The report urges immediate ratification of the Turkish Treaty. It was thought unlikely that the document would be submitted before the elections, of May 11. Despite recent changes in French opinion towards the Turks, ratification was forecast.