The Archive · 1925

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Herriot, said that Germany because Berlin, Jan. 224 of her persistent unwillingness was The Reichstag to-day passed a entirely responsible for the non-vote of confidence in the Govern-execution of the Treaty of Versailment by 246 votes to 160, The les and therefore he had refused Democrats abstained from voting. to evacuate the Cologne area.

The Left wing of the Centre Party Jan, 28. voted against the motion, An unusually stern tone to Ger-Jan, 23. many characterized the intervention There were present 442 members of M. Herriot, the French Premier, of the Prussian Diet when the Com-to-night, in the debate on foreign munist motion of non-confidence affairs, in which he asserted that, the Cabinet was put to-day, behind' the dust she was throwing actly half voted in favour of and the eyes of the Allies, Germany the other half against the motion, was preparing an assault. He which, im acconlunee with the rules warned the Allies, particularly fof the house was rejected.

Great Britain and Italy:—"We must The present Prussian Government, therefore, remains in office in spite Hatch, what is happening over there." of the fact that the Right parties In view of the Premier's subse-have denied that Herr Braun's Caquent reference to. the Geneva inet is entitled to contin protocol and the failure of Britain duct the affairs of Prussia and America to ratify the Tripart-fof the result of the December ele ite Pact and also his insistence on tions, and the fact that the People's the security of France as the first Party has broken away from the Jessential of world peace, the o} Government. was expressed in the lobbies that Tumultuous scenes followed thy Herriot was addressing himself technenl ruling out of three further to Great Britain over the heads of jovernment votes. Socialists the deputies. and Communists threatened. sack Earlier in his speech, M. Herriot other with fists, A. Communist reiterated that France did not inized the Speaker's bell, and, amid tend to renounce her debts. terrible din, called for cheers for The speech was loudly applauded the International, in which his col by all the benches with the excep-Tengues and sections of the gallery tion of the Communists.—Reuter. joined.

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