Show BRIAND RESIGNS GOVERNMENT TAX lAX PlANS Adverse Vote Ignores Warning That Catastrophe Catastrophe Catastrophe Catas Catas- Is Impending FINANCIAL MART SUFFERS REACTION I Briand Suspected of Ai Aiding Aiding Aid Aid- ling l- l ing Poland in Fight for Seat in League I IBy By A. A L L. BRADFORD United PresS Pres Staff Correspondent PARIS March 6 The The Briand government fe fell fel 1 today Premier Briand resigned following following follow follow- ing an all night session of the chamber chamber cham chain ber of deputies which culminated In defeat for tor- forthe the government on the sales tax clause of ot the financial project project project pro pro- by a vote of to The was in a minority of 53 63 The adverse vote vota ignored Briand's Briand s angry warning that catastrophe threatened France if the money bill were were vere delayed Within an hour the cabinets cabinet's resignation resignation resignation res res- ignation had been received and ac accepted accepted accepted ac- ac by President and Briand the man manof of Locarno had announced he would not go to Geneva Geneva Geneva Ge Ge- neva to help elect Germany to the league of nations in pursuance of the agreement reached last autumn on Lake 1 Beseeched by President Briand said he might leave for Geneva tonight but merely to participate In the preliminary conferences conferences conferences confer confer- scheduled for tor Sunday the Sunday the day before the the league formally meets Financial Circles Show Depression By CLIFFORD L. L DAY United Press Staff Correspondent LONDON March 6 Political Political and financial circles reacted to the French crench government resignation to today to- to today day a as though s-though thou l been beena a bomb charged with TNT The franc opened at 8 1341 8 1 to the pound sterling compared with yesterdays yesterday's yesterdays yesterday's yesterdays yesterday's yes yes- close at The league of nations council situation situation situation sit sit- appears to be most confused Politicians suspect the resigned premier Briand to be endeavoring to compel Sir Austen Chamberlain th the British foreign secretary to tos s seek ek definite Instructions to support support support sup sup- port the French demand for tor a permanent permanent permanent per per- manent league of nations council seat for Poland In exchange for this this' concession it is suggested that Briand might consent to attend the league meeting at Geneva and thus support Britain's effort to maintain the Loc Local Locarno mo no agreements |