CHALLENGE TO MILLERAND

Evening Star, Issue 18650, 3 June 1924, Page 4

CHALLENGE TO MILLERAND

STGSBS FEELING BIARIFESTEB. EITDEAVOBS TO FORCE RESIGNATION. Press" Association—By Telegraph-Copyright, LONDON, Juno 3. Tlio 'Daily Mail’s’ Paris correspondent says that the gravest crisis in recent vests has entered on an acute stage- Both the parties which form a majority of the Chamber -to-day passed vigorously worded resolutions demanding M. Milicrand s resignation. The Radical Socialists made definite charges of unconstitutional action against M. Milicrand, which is unprecedented in modem French political history. The Socialists, who control 102 votes, alsodenounced M. Milicrand, and unanimously refused to support any Ministry accepting office from M. Milicrand. Party feeling is becoming feverish. The whole country awaits M. Millorand’s reply to this direct challenge. M. Mille-rand can only bo forced out of office for high treason, and if he remains stubborn the Socialists and Radical Socialists are planning passive resistance by refusing to take office. This is likely to cause a Ministerial strike, compelling M. Mill ennui, with the Senate’s support, to dissolve the newly-elected chamber, and hold another election. M. Milicrand considers that it would be a, disastrous precedent to allow himself to be influenced by early decisions. lie can only recognise rotes in the Chamber and Senate. Nevertheless, if ho is ostracised by a majority M. Millerand will probably entrust hi. Boincarj with a message to the Chamber, and in the event of an adverse reception ho will instantly resign.—Reuter. CO I IRE SB ON DKN TS SUM UP THE .PUSH OX. LONDON, Jnn< 2. The ‘ Morning Post’s ’ Paris corrlppunde.ut expects M. Painl-ove to be clktod President of the Chamber on Tue lay, He will confer with M. Millnrandon Vedmisday, when lie will advise M. M Fraud to rend for M, IterrioU, and potent his own resignation. M. Ilemolt can hardly refrain fumi pressing M. M!Grand to resign hv the end of the v-.'k. Vi. Milicrand will probably send a- -essage to the Senate and the Chamboi announcing bis resignation. Mr Martin Doiioheo, the ‘Daily Clcniele’s ’ Paris correspondent, says tha M. .Milleraml insisted or, being a party olitician as well as President. Ho associated himself unmistakably with M, Poincare’s policy, but M. Milleran is nuh’lrelv to lie vanquished without ft lit. G?.> declares that he does not hob the Presidency under a capricious or ephemeral mnprilv of deputies, but era llm National Assembly—namely, the onale and the Chamber sitting togctle The ‘ Daily Express’s ’ Paris oorreondent stale;; that whatever happens pw M. Milicrand is bound to go. Sljild there he a strike of Ministers the codry would he without a Government for cs, if not for weeks, ami the financial He. ture of the (Gate would bo undermid. Patriotic e-Lnv-nls would bo stirred p, paving the way for a dictatorship. The ‘ Excelsior ’ declares that M. trioit and M. Miltersud have an ur rstandimr under which M, Milicrand ill continue for a brief period, in order at Iris withclm-wal will not .appear ns sulissiou to tin; demands of the Left.—A. he N. Cable.