The rapidity with which BIN, Blum was able form a Cabinet, tu face of the, "Ausition fetish, i but another indication of the quick ness with which French pubile opinion coalesces the face of external threat, It_was neces: sary, in view of what might result' from the Austrian crisis, that there should be a really authoritative. government in France. M. Blum Confesses himself that the new. Cabinet was hot such es would be wished by the majority of public opinion in France under the present exceptional circumstances. Nevertheless it represents the majority in the French parliament, tha therefor, the Will of the people a pressed at the last general elections. M. Blum {found he was able to form a Cabinet without the assistance of the Communist Party, which was at frst believed would have to be given some of the Ministries. Whether he us been completely successful will only. be indicated When the new government faces the: Chamber of Deputies on March 17, when if a vole of entice ie recorded 9. blem's ministry may present dangers have been removed. "To the be expected to remain in power at least unt
vorago observer the frequent. changes in the French government occur with bewildering rapidity. Due as they are to the number of political parties in France, the various Cabinets ave to depend upon coalitions for support, and these in France are not quite so. lasting fas they are in other countries, because of the large diversity of opinions on practically every shun, $040 ven cory" political quest ish" Fortunately the safety and Integrity of France is a subject upon which all the parties are in agreement, In the face of any threat to France, Frenchmen cease to petty politicians and manifest outwardly that great patflotism which Is always present in every Frenchman worth the name, That quality. again being shown and serves on. yet another: occasion to prove the unwiseness of placing much faith in the belief that French people holding different political opinions ever allow them to influence their inherent loyalty to their country.
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