By the time these lines appear in print it will probably be known whether M. Camille Chautemps has succeeded in once again forming a-ministry. He is endeavouring to form a national union coalition," after other leaders had failed, and there is reason to believe that he may prove successful. To effect his purpose M. Chautemps will have to bridge a large num-ver of party differences. and satisfy many political aspirations. In doing so he is following the precedent set by Mr. Poincaré who twelve years ago saved the franc with a national government. His task, however, is more complicated, because M. Poincaré did not have to deal with left wing socialists and communists. upon whose support M. Chautemps had to depend for the life of his last ministry. It is apparent that his attempt is not receiving all the sympathy it should, and that the more extreme of his supporters in communist and labour circles are already indignant that he should be seeking to add the support of their political opponents to that which they are already giving him. There has been no indication that they will refuse to collaborate with him. Indeed it is likely that for a time at least, in view of the crisis with which the nation is faced, they will rally to his support. But they are kittle cattle and should th suspect that M. Chautemps is paying too high a political price for support from the Liberal Centrists, they are likely to turn and rend him. M. Poincaré's task over a decade ago was a comparatively simple one compared with that facing M. Chautemps, and. if he can manage to reconcile the conflicting interests of most of the different parties in the legislature, he will have achieved something which most French leaders would shudder at the thought of having to attempt.
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