New-York tribune., 1920-09-17

OF Desclaanel
Is Received
French National Assembly 60
Convene September Is to
Consider the Election of
Successor to President
Cabinet to Meet To-day
Executives Relapse Into
Serious Illness Caused
by Fall Into Park Canal

PARIS, Sept. 1s (By The Associated
Press)-The National Assembly will
convene at Varsailles Saturday, Sep
tember 25, to consider the election Of a
successor to President Paul Deschanel,
according to an Official announcement
to-day.
Premier Millerand VIII receive the
presidents of the Senate and the
Chamber Of Deputies tomorrow after
noon to discuss the convocatiop Of
Parliament.
NJ. Deschanel presented his resigna-
tion to-day. The President IS at his
residence at Rambouillet. He gave his
letter of resignation and presidential
message to accompany it to Premier
Mlllerand, who will read the documents
to the Senate and Chamber of Deputies
on Tuesday
Cabinet to Meet To-day
The Cabinet, it is officially announced,
will meet tomorrow morning in the
Quai dOrsay. to discuss the situation
created by the Presidents resignation.
The version Of the cause OF Presi-
dent Descharels recent relapse, given
by the Temps to-day, is that it was
due to fall into the canal in Ram
Friday morning. The President was
rescued by fishermen who happened to
be near by. the newspaper says.
The accident, the newspaper COM
ments, was strangely similar to that Of
last May. when he fell from a train.
The President, while walking through
the park in the early morning, the &C
count continues, stopped and chatted
with lone fisherman for few mo-
ments and then continued his walk. He
was about :;fty yards distant when the
help. He looked up and saw the Presi-
dent shoulder deep in water and mud.
The President, when he was rescued,
said he had had spell of dizziness.
He apparently suffered no i'll effects
from his plunge. but the doctors
ordered absolute rest for him.
Immediately after taking up his resi-
dence ir the Palace of the Eiysee, fol-
lowing his induction into the Chief Mag
lstraey, adds the Temps, Presidep
Deschanel became ,bgreatly depressed,
owing to too abrTpt change from an
active life, both Of ftspfind and body, to q
a few days and returned greately bene-
fitted, but when he left on his trip to
Montargs later in May-the memo
rable occasion Of his fall from a train
he was very sick man.
Refused to Sign Documents
The President at that time, the
newspaper DECLARES, had absolutely re-
| fused to pue'his signature to official
documents, ard even such routine de-
crees as the appointment of prefect
or the revocation of such an officials
authority he would inspect minutely
before signing. More than $50 docu-
ments were awaiting his signature
when he left for Nontargis.
After he quits Office, SAYS the Temps,
NJ. Deschanel is expected to retire to
Antibes. near Monaco, and take d COM
plete and prolonged rest
President Deschanel's resolve to re-
sign from Office was reached upon the
advice of his physicians, according to
the Echo de Paris. The Pres dent made
up his mind in the matter several days
ago, and since that time has seemed to
be much relieved over the prospect Of
release from the burdens Of public
life He rsmb,ed through Rambouil!et
Park with his wife and children yester-
day, the newspaper says, and the fact
that ne IS soon to return to private
life seems to have given him renewed
hope and confidence.