The Government was defeated p Task en ah organize itself in a decade Be would net give much for Europe. today in the Senate by 147 vote: to 189 on an interpellation by the Opposition on the Government's policy.
Tardieu, the Premier, has resigned.
Replying to a vigorous attack on the Government's policy by Sena-for Hery, the Premier, M. Tardieu, declared that the economiie position of France was healthy. The foreign situation, be said, was serious but not grave.
The Premier added that the Gév-
"Dec. 6.
M. Barthou today agreed ta form a Cabinet after M. Poiscard had declined for health reasons.
M, Tardieu has agreed to help M. Barthou to form a Cabine, provided the authority of the mie jority in the Chamber of Deputied Since the Elections in 1928 remaife fed intact and provided there is wider concentration of the Repub-Tican. group in the Cabinet Parliament. ernment's policy towards Germany was in pursuance of the maintenance of the fruits of victory and in the cause of peace In regard to M. Briand's plan for 'a. European organization, M. Tar-dien said that if Europe did not M. Barthou, who yesterday under= took to form a Cabinet, has now given up the tak. 2 Dee. 8, M, Laval has undertaken the task of forming a Cabinet-—Reuter,
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