RESIGNATION OF THE POINCARE MINISTRY

The cabinet was outvoted by 7 votes in the House on the pension law, Mr. de Lasteyrie, Minister of Finance, having twice asked the question of confidence.

Mr Poincare arriving at the quai d'Orsay at 4 P.M. - Mr Doumergue (x) interviewed on his leaving the Elysée - Mr Raoul Péret arriving at the Elysée

the resigning cabinet in meeting at the Elysée under the presidency of Mr. Millerand

Yesterday, in the morning session, the Chamber was discussing the pension law, when Mr. Bouyssou, deputy for Landes, asked for the project to be referred to the committee. Against this referral, Mr. de Lasteyrie posed the question of confidence. The vote put the cabinet in the minority by 7 votes, the referral to the commission having been pronounced by 271 votes against 264. Mr. Poincaré, informed of the vote of the Chamber, immediately went to present the resignation of the cabinet to the president of the Republic. Here is a photograph of the resigning cabinet in session which shows, from left to right, turning around the table, seated: MM. Raiberti, Millerand, Maunoury, Léon Bérard, Peyronnet, Maginot, Le Trocquer, de Lasteyrie, Poincaré; standing: MM. Colrat, Chéron, Strauss, Reibel, Sarraut and Dior.