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Show PARLIAMENT WILL L1STENT0 POLICY NEW CABINET TAKES OFFICE WITH PREMIER POINCAIRE IN CHARGE OF CABINET Plan of Action of New Premier to bo Submitted for Approval; Versailles Ver-sailles Treaty Is Basis of Action Paris France's new ministry mndo Its official bow to tho country Thursday Thurs-day with the renssembllng of parliament parlia-ment to hear the statement of policy framed by Premier Polncaro and his collengues In the cabinet recently form. el to succeod the llrland ministry. A substantial mnjorlty for the now government gov-ernment when the question of confidence confi-dence came up, wns predicted by ex. perlonccd parliamentarians. Forecasts of tho ministry's stntc-menLs stntc-menLs declnred It would volco the government's gov-ernment's determination to make the treaty of Versailles the haslB of Its policy, demanding of Germany that she come to n decision to mako good the obligations undertaken when she signed that pact. Tho position to bo occupied by for. mor Promler Brland In the parliamentary parlia-mentary activities of tho Immediate future was officially settled Thursday when M. Brland wbb unanimously chosen by his party, the socialist republicans, re-publicans, ns a member of the foreign affairs commission of tho chamber. "Respect for tho treaties that llxed tho peace terms," is the form Premier Polncaro decided to present for hlr cnhlnct before the chamber of deputlet Thursday, Tho declaration blamef 'shameless propaganda" for tho pic turo drawn abroad of Franco ns "tainted "taint-ed with a sort of imperialistic' madness." mad-ness." Of tho Genoa economic conference, the premier's statement snya : "Wo insist that tho considerations of tho Cannes protocol bo nccepted or rejected by the dclogntes prior to any discussion, so tlint none of tho stlpula-tlons stlpula-tlons of tho treaties can bo debated, even indirectly. Unless wo have precise pre-cise guarnnteeH on this point we shall be compelled to retain our liberty or action." Dealing with tho proposed Anglo-French Anglo-French treaty, the statement declnres: "Wo would be veryjiappy If n pact destined to consolidate the peace could soon bo signed between Englnnd nnd France, nnd we do not doubt, that, Inasmuch In-asmuch as both countries will he bene, flted, thnt one will be concluded be-tweon be-tweon them on a blsls of perfect equality. equal-ity. Neither do we doubt thnt the guarantees present or future, that the treaties accord us, will be integrally maintained." Tho statement refers to the relntlons between France and the United States In a paragraph reading : "We do not need aid. We seek to maintain the strongest nnd most , friendly relations with all the peoples who fought on our-side for the rights , of humanity and especially with the I United States, whose cooperation con-trlbuted con-trlbuted so greatly to tho common vie-'. vie-'. lory, nnd who has Just given us at tho Washington conference such striking l proofs of her noble sentiments." |