THE STAVISKY SCANDAL

Evening Star, Issue 21624, 20 January 1934, Page 13

THE STAVISKY SCANDAL

HEATED DEBATE IN CHAMBER DEPUTIES COME TO BLOWS Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright, PARIS, January 18. While M. Chautemps (Prime Minister)) was absent the Stavisky debate boiled up again in the Chamber of Deputies. Deputy Henroit accused tho Government of hushing up the affair and demanded to know why M. Bonnaure had not been arrested. He declared that Madame Stavisky, when Arlette Simon, was arrested in 1926 on suspicion of belonging to a gang of burglars and placed in a nursing home, while, although the police had forbid'den visits, she was visited by M. Demonzie, who was now Minister of Education, arid M. Bancour in the capacity of counsel.' Deputy Henroit added that a gang of burglars had Stavisky behind it, at which there was uproar, members banging the desks and yelling until the President suspended the debate. M. Boncour was absent in Geneva, and M. Demonzie was away indisposed and unable to reply, hut M. Demonzie hurried to the Chamber and met M. Henroit, in the lobby, where there was a violent altercation, ending in blows. Deputies separated them, after which M. Demonzie fainted. Subsequently, as though arranging a duel, ■ both appointed seconds to examine, shorthand notes of M. Heroit’s speech and decide if reparation was necessary. When the debate was resumed M. Chautemps condemned M. Heroit’s ■ indiscretions and again refused 1 a commission of inquiry, adding: “If the Chamber has no confidence in me I shall resign.” VOTE OF CONFIDENCE PARIS, January 18. The Senate affirmed confidence in the Government by 257 votes to 3, after M. \ Chautemps had explained his foreign policy,' emphasising that tho Anglo-French agreement was one of the essential pillars of world peace. There was no question of Reducing the French army while others were rearming. SCENE IN LOBBY ANOTHER DUEL CHALLENGE. ; i , PARIS, January 19. (Received January 20, at 10 a.m.) Another heated scene in the Chamber resulted in a second duel challenge. . M. Magrosillier (Socialist) met M. Ferry, the proprietor of ‘ Liberie,’ in the lobby and asked him whether he was responsible for, the, black headlines . dealing with the Stavisky debate. M. Ferry replied that he was fully responsible. The Socialist smacked him on the face and was challenged immediately.