Abroad the condemnation of the two Alsatian deputies is embarrassing
the French Government. The case is under appeal, and the Chamber supported M. Poincare by passing no resolution in the meantime. The election of the two deputies has been declared valid by the Chamber. M. Poincare is expected to announce imme- diately the decision of the Government to stabilize. the franc. The operative Bill is said to be ready for approval by the Finance Committee of the Chamber. In. Berlin the new Reichstag has met. Herr Muller has been impeded in forming his Coalition Government by the bargaining of the Deutsche- Volles-partei for places in the Prussian Government, a matter which. seems to us out- siders strangely irrelevant. As leader of that party, Herr Stresema.nn, whose health has improved, and who is, we trust, assured of his Office as Foreign Minister, has tried to effect a compromise.
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