CABINET RESIGNS

Stratford Evening Post, Volume III, Issue 197, 9 November 1934, Page 5

CABINET RESIGNS

POLITICS IN FRANCE M. Flaudin Accepts Premiership CRITICISM OF RADICALS

Press Association-—Copyright Reed. Today a.m. Paris, November 8. Cabinet.has resigned. M. Lebrun asked M. Laval to form a new Cabine: tut Laval declined. The Premiership was then offered to M. Flandin, who accepted.

M. Herriott's letter containing the resignation was signed by Herriott, Berthou, Bertrand and Quills, and strongly attacks the selfishness of the Radicals. It says a truce could not consist of bowing before the exigencies of a party which held complete power from February. 6- subordinating its decisions solely to, that, party's pleasure. M: Doumerque stated; '• "'AV least six Minister abandoned me. I cannot govern with a minority." ' ,Thc Radicals justify their resignation on the ground that M. Doumerque had not consulted them oh vital reforms. ~ ■ - ' ■ ,-

"While I do not tear, elections," said M.'-Doumerque, "1 consider them inopportune. I do not desire to deliberate under the double menace of riots and dissolutions."

WARNING TO PARTIES FRENCH POLITICAL CRISIS ULTIMATUM FROM FIERY CROSS LEAGUE Press Association —Copyright . Paris, Nov. 8 "If Parliament and parties commit the crime of returning to their old intrigues the nation will not forgive them. Let Parliament beware that its attitude today will decide between peace and war. li it is to be war there "Will-be civil war first."

This ultimatum was delivered by M. Rocque, chief of the Fiery Cross League, the strongest ex-servicemen's association in the country. "I am not speaking for a mere list of 200,000 names but for men of "heart and resolution," said M'. Rocque. > "They are ready to act at a minute's notice." This declaration strongly affected the Bourse where many fear that the. crisis :will lead to disorders as bad as those of February. Government .stocks slumped heavily.