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France and the Young Plan On Thursday, November 7th, the

new French Govern ment under M. Tardieu presented their policy to the Chamber. The debate lasted till the early hours of last Saturday morning when M. Tardieu gained his vote of confidence. Although he relies on the Centre and on the less reactionary groups of the Right, he presented a programme to which he thought Radicals could scarcely object, as it contained many of their characteristic ideas. Nevertheless, the Radicals did object and voted with the Socialists against M. Tardieu. His expedient was of much less use to him than the unexpected readiness of many members of the Right to support him. His victory was, indeed, decisive, and one may imagine that after- wards he regretted some of his concessions to the unforthcoming Radicals.

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