FRENCH POLITICAL CRISIS

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21226, 26 July 1934, Page 11

FRENCH POLITICAL CRISIS

* i PREMIER MAKES PEACE ( AP.INLT TO Ul'.M M N | r V IIAMiFI. PARIS. July 2t. At a Cabinet meeting which la.;"en two hours, the crisis caused by M | Andre Tardieu's charges that M. i Camille Chautcmps knew of the Stavis'sy frauds when lie was Premier and years before, wan ended The Ministry remains unchanged. M. Gaston Doumergue (Premier"* refuse:! to accept 'he resignation o*. ,• M. Tardieu (Minister without Pori- . folio), while the Radical Minisiers | decided to remain in olliee, thougii their position will be considered ! when the Radical Congress mce.s, in October, i M. Doumergue, addressing the | Ministers, regretted that the vehe- ! merit ardour with which M. Tardieu j defended himself led him to onj cesses, but he did not think M. j Tardieu deliberately intended to ; endanger the Ministry. Be said that j the only choice was betwe en an uni changed Cabinet or an entirely new j Ministry, which he refused to form. M. Doumevgue added that the presence of MM. Tardieu and Edouard Hcrriot in the Cabinet was a symbol of a ministry of truce, which was essential to public confidence. It is now believed that the Cabinet is safe until the autumn. Thi--will enable the pursuance of a police of nation-I restoration, i After the Radical Ministers had | decided to remain in the Cabinet jM. Doumergue, strongly moved, clasped M. Hcrriot to his breast and I embraced M. Tardieu.