The Archive · 1929

Socialists Leader's Views

Later.

The largest compact groups which voted against the Government in {the division M. Briand was defeated are 114 Socialists and 107

Radicals.

M. Leon Blum, the leader of the Socialist Party, writing in the news. paper "Populaire," emphasizes that they did not vote against the Government's foreign policy but merely' against the ition of the Government, which inclined too much to the Right for them. He admits that the Government's overthrow The fall of M, Brian's Government was due to some 40 members of the Moderate Group, which ustalsupports the Government, voting:

th 250 members of the Left against the Government, They voted against. the Govern merit mainly because they desired to Zee the commercialization of part of the German debt before there is would have been impossible without the help of the Right Party and part of the Centre Party, which were hostile to M. Briand's foreign "Lo Figaro" expresses the opinion' that M. Briand will return to. the oreign Office, as any sweeping] changes in France's foreign policy ave unlikely.—Reuter.

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