Army Reorganization: Faifure of Proportional Representation:
Quandary Over Olympic Games Fnost Ove Own 1 Paris, July 15.
At 1.90 o'clock on the morning. of the national festival (July 14) 1M, Poincaré, with a sigh of relief, ead the ' Presidential Decree adjourning Parliament until October, Previously te had obtained two votes, of confidence from the Chamber in regard to his decision not to give a further" rise' in salaries to civil servants unless the' state of the "national finances Justified it at the end of the present, Year, His smeees, however,—did not completely pacify his adver-aries, and at midnight, while. the Chamber was discussing' a" tem porary measure for the modification of certain Customs tariffs, Socialists and: Radicals. again showed signs of setting out of hand. He rove in this seat, turned towards the malcontents and said:—"T "have the decree in my pocket, and T will read if this disorder continues." Simultaneously, he made a movement with his' hand towards his Pocket, The shouts and interrupt tions immediately began "to. die away, sind the remaining business was put through without any further difficulty, The seasion just closed has seen the adoption by the Chamber of three measures for the reorganizntion of the army on the basis. of reduction of the first period of compulsory service from eighteen months to twelve, They have been voted "by the Senate with some slight, modifications which it is
sion, The same position breva right easly il be adjusted next in regard to the social. insuran scheme, which probably will prove purely platonic, no provision having been made for' the very large penditure involved, Another Bill oled by the Chamber enables Prenchwomen marrying foreigners! in France to retain their original nationality and secure it for their
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