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Show FRENCH NEWS I BOMBSHELL IN I ARMS PARLEY I Briand Bluntly Tells Cham- D6X to lake Terms or Leave Them GREAT EFFECT SEEN I Washington Fears Some Decisions Reached May Be Changed PARIS Jan. 12. ( By the Associated Press.) Premier Briand submitted his resignation to President Mlllerand III the Elysee Palace today after making I a lengthy statement before the 'han.-bcr 'han.-bcr of Deputies, justifying his attitude at the Cannes conference. Premier Briand put the Anglo-French Anglo-French pact, the Question of postpone-ment postpone-ment of German reparations payments and French participation in '.he Geno.j. H conference squarely up to the Cham- H her of Deputies this afternoon, telling the Deputies, in the bluntest terms, to H take hem or leavo them. iH The Premier first placed the quco-'.ion quco-'.ion of the British pact. "You have been complaining for H ! three ycar " he said. of not being called upon to shore in shaping French jH ; policies. 1 am bringing you what you j havo been demanding for throe years H ' and ii is up to you to say whether I von want it or nnl " !H Premier Briand. in the course oi IH his speech, said the United States had iH agreed to participate in the genei-l jH conference !H TAKE IT OR VL IT "As far as 1 am concernod." he con-tlnued. con-tlnued. "I am merely making these explanations to vou and do not OS's ,H your approval or refusal. Hero is H France's security. Take it or lea rH The Premier next turned to the sub-ject sub-ject of Genoa conference. ( AN NOT BE ABSENT "It is inadmissible.' he said, "thai France should be absent from this H conference, which is purely financial .H and economic, especially when such Qj powerful and eonomial state as tho H 1 nited States without whose coopera-lion, coopera-lion, 01 1 is Impossible, has agreed to participate." ,H "Do vou wish France not to be ret . resented there'" he asked. "If tt say so. I for my part, wish Franco to take part." I'remitr Dri and said the reparations commission had agreed to grant a moratorium for Germany on her reparations rep-arations oavmcnts. RESIGNATION IOCEPTED The entire French Cabinet went out of office with Premier Briand. The resignation of Premier Briand was accepted by President Millerand. M. Briand's indention to reolgn was nnnounccd'to the Chamber at the close of his hour's speech. The anonunce-ment anonunce-ment came as an entire surprise. ;u be had apparently won the sympath ol the chamber. Ills colleagues of the cabinet were filled with amazement at bis sudden determination: SIT I ATI ON SERIOUS II, Briand after making his an- iH nouncement left the chamber alone. 'I he members of the cabinet followed as soon as they had recovered from surprise. Groups of deputies and government officials speedily gathered in exclteu discussion of the seriousness of the skuation, seeking a way out of tho dilficuliv NEWS IJKK BOMBSIIKLL WASHINGTON. D C. Jan. 12. ( li the Associated Press.) The resignation res-ignation of Arlstide Briand. as Premier of Fiance, was received with ulm bombshell effect in Arms Conference circles the action being considered likely to have n great, effect on decisions de-cisions already reached or about to be reached. The belief also was expressed in H ; Conference circles that the overturn 'of the Briand Ministry would greatly (affect th Genoa Economic Conference ! in which American participation had I been invited and also on tho present I conversations at Cannes. Conference officials declared that, as I customary durlnir a Cabinet crisis In I France, the resigning cabinet would 1 remain In power for continuing the ! administrative work of the govcrn-! govcrn-! ment and in the same way that M. Sar-raut Sar-raut would remain in Washington and would continue to attend the work of the conference but would not feel entitled en-titled to make any definite decisions or to pledge 'he action of France on any question until the new cabinet is appointed. ap-pointed. "GOOD SURPRISE" Secretary Hughes announced officially offic-ially shortly after noon today the fact of Premier Brland's resignation to the heads of several of the Armament di egatlons who were In conferen. e wicB him at tho time. The news was ic- I ceived with exureion of dismay. "It la a very good surprise," said the head of one delegation. 00 |