Show Issue Looms dooms As Trouble Maker In Poincare Regime By GERVILLE GER REACHE i One of the Foremost Journalists of France lra nce Copyright 1927 1937 by Consolidated Press Pres Association Oct 8 Vacation is over oer PARIS and the political pot Is beginning to boil boll both In France and in Amer Amer- America America ica for both countries coun 1 s are preparing actively for Important national elec- elec next year The French government will have ha plenty of trouble with parliament when It convenes cOn October 18 18 Just as the American administration doubtless will vill meet with opposition in the sen sen- senate senate ate c where the Republican majority Is Isso Isso isso so precarious I I Premier J oW Poincare will have but slight progress to report since parlia parlia- parliament parliament parliament ment adjourned last July So far as the currency Is con con- concerned concerned concerned the premier maintains a stubborn stub stub- stubborn stubborn born silence Indeed the uncertainty about the franc serves him as a con con- convenient convenient threat toward those who at attack at- at atta ta tack k the cabinet If Poincare ln r falls the th kf franc C falls with him I his friends s keep repeating though this Is by no means certain as the Bank Dank of France with two billion dollars in gold old and securities controls the th currency with ease Nevertheless Nc this threat makes an excellent scarecrow to tl frighten off political enemies and tie fio ministry therefore probably will struggle through particularly since there is no other combination anxious for the Job HOSTILE PARTIES But it will govern overn like a monarch stripped of power and indeed without a plan of action because of Its lis In Internal tn- tn internal dissensions and heterogeneous majority made up of hostile parties M. M Poincare's tactics will be to avoid as many difficulties as ns possible in order to get the budget voted but I these tactics have been followed for fer a whole year car now no w and are losing their effectiveness The cabinet Is dragging a a. heavy y load of postponed programs which will be raised at the time the appropriations com corn up while simul simul- simultaneously simultaneously simultaneously a storm of protests against crushing and ill III studied acts will burst out TARIFF PROBLEM I Here as in Washington the tariff tar problem will be hotly debated The notes noles exchanged with Washington al although al- al although although though they Uley concern a question of rel rel- relatively rel- rel relatively small economic importance have let loose violent polemics on both sides entirely out of proportion to the magnitude of the question French critics do not understand that the United States has fought for tariff equality ever er since the peace conference and that Its attitude today toda therefore Is not new On the other hand American polemists do not real real- realize realize ize what tremendous economic difficulties difficulties difficulties France has suffered since the the- war which has had no counterpart in America where prosperity has lass been 1 11 unprecedented GERMAN L TREATY All Frances France's commercial treaties had lapsed and a a. new tariff system had to tobe tobe tobe be created during a period when the tho franc was fluctuating widely and oth oth- other other other er European nations were following policies We had been ne negotiating ne- ne negotiating negotiating with Germany for 32 months months- and simply had to reach some agree agree- agreement ment menu Finally a treaty was signed and some of our troubles seemed to be over But protests pro went up from every side and France has been com com- compelled compelled compelled to open hasty i r with the United States Switzerland and Belgium If exports were left to set act settle tie tle these complex o e questions q In peace e they ei could I quickly ft y solve them But i unluckily politics polities has stepped In la and embittered things Similar r effects fe were e produced eha by bythe bythe the way our o Russian ere relations re I have been handled and tae e press campaign threatens to disrupt the tile cabinet The government Is severely repressing com com- communists communists communists expelling undesirables and Imprisoning communist leaders and deputies all with loud conservative cheers But the e liberals are re getting restless ej fearing I the voters will not approve these strong-arm strong methods On the Ule other hand if a break with Russia Rus resulted it will be a severe for the called so-called l left ft cartel which controlled the 1924 1824 elections After years it will have ha fulfilled none the promises it made to the voters the new election cle law while hUe in financial and diplomatic matters it II have done exactly the ci of it promised |