THE STAVISKUY SCANDAL

Evening Star, Issue 21631, 29 January 1934, Page 9

THE STAVISKUY SCANDAL

FRENCH GOVERNMENT CRISIS RESIGNATION OF CABINET EXPECTED Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. PARIS, January 27. Despite an earlier assertion in the lobbies that M. Reynaldy, Minister of Justice, had yielded to Socialist pressure and resigned, and that the Cabinet’s resignation would shortly follow, this is officially denied. It is added that the Government will face the Chamber on January 28, when legislation will be introduced to create a commission to inquire into the Stavisky case. A later message anticipated that M. Reynaldy, who was accused of accepting shares for which be only partly paid in a company promoted by M. Sacazau, who is charged with fraud and embezzlement, would resign in the morning, after which the entire Cabinet would resign. CABINET RESIGNS PARIS, January 27. M. Chautemps resigned and refused the request of the President (M. Le Brunj to form a new Government. DEMONSTRATIONS IN STREETS PARIS, January 27. Several thousand demonstrators attempted to march on the Chamber of Deputies by devious separate routes, singing the 1 Marseillaise ’ and ‘ Down With Robbers.’ All were dispersed by the police after fighting. SENTENCES IMPOSED PARIS, January 27. Sirailovicoi and Zweifel, the two accused in connection with the original Stavisky frauds, were each sentenced to four years’ imprisonment.