Evening star., 1922-12-17
CIVIL WAR By POLES
FEARED FOLLOWING
PRESIDENTS DEATH
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ment, who have received severe beat
ings.
sIKoRsKI FORMS CABINET.
Speaker Of Deputies Assumes Presi-
dency Ad Interim.
BY the Associa ted Press.

BY the Associated Press
WARSAW. December 16.-M. Rataj.
speaker of the house, who. In conform
ity with the Polish constitution, became
president of the republic ad interim,
this evening called on Gen. Sikorski to
form a new cabinet. This was consti-
tuted promptly as follows:
Premier and minister Of the interior,
Gen. Sikorski.
Foreign affairs. Count A. Skrzynski.
former Polish minister at Bucharest.
Finance, NJ. Jaztrzembski.
War. NJ. Stokowski.
Labor. Ludwig Darowski.
Transportation, Louis Zagorny-Mary-
nowski.
Strassburger
President One Week.
Narutowicz. who was first president
Of the Polish republic. fell before an
assassin's bullet at noon today. just
one week since his election and only
forty-eight hours after actually TAX
ing up the duties Of office.
The tragedy occurred at an exhi-
bition of paintings and the assassin
was an artist. one Niewadomski, long
regarded by his associates as men
tally deranged.
brief address and, accompanied by
his aide camp and two OF the
members Of his cabinet, was enter
ing the first hall of the exhibition TO
view the paintings when Niewa-
domski joined the throng eagerly
pressing about the chief executive to
shake his hand.
Maneuvered for Position.
Instead of stopping in front of NJ.
Narutowicz. however, the assassin
circled the crowd to a position in
the rear. Then, working his way so
close TO his victim that there was no
chance of missing. he drew revolver
piercing the presidents back NJ.
Narutowicz. terribly wounded. col
lapsed to the floor and died within a
few moments.
The slayer, as soon as his deed was
done turned for flight. but was i'm
mediately borne down by the infuri-
ated spectators, who kicked and beat
him numerically. He was rescued
with difficulty by the police and taken
to the police station under exception
ally heavy guard.
Guard stands Watch.
The presidents body was removed
to his residence. where a full military
guard is standing watch.
NJ. Narutowicz held Swiss citizen
ship papers until a short time before
his election to the presidency, when
he changed them to Polish. His entry
into the political arena was generally
accepted as due to the efforts of
Marshal Pilsudski. to whom he was
related His election to the presi-
dency was a complete surprise. and
his adyersaries asserted loudly that
ii was brought about by the rupport
OF the Jewish population.
Since NJ. NarutowicZ took the oath
of office anti-semltir demonstrations
have been more frequent and bitter
al a la M hnr In
was hissed by students. while woman
students rained his carriage with
snowballs.
Few WItness Inauguration.
NJ. Narutowicz reached parliament
house to take the oath of office be-
fore an almost empty hall. only the
socialists and non-Polish deputies
being present. The nationalists re-
fused to attend.
against the Jews have been of seri-
Gus character. while anti-Narutowicz
parades assumed alarming proper
tions. The president called on the
minister of the interior to resign on
the grounds Of incapacity and at the
same time dismissed the Warsaw
chief of police.
shooting of President Narutowicz was
William G. Max-Muller. the British
minister. who. overcome with emo
tion. tainted.
Appeals for Calm.
Gen. Sikorski. chief Of staff has
issued a proclamation to the army
eXhortinG discipline and calm. The
palace of fine arts. where the murder
was committed. has been closed dur
ing the police inquiry.
The Polish afternoon papers. many
of them in deep mourning. denounce
the assassination. The Gazetta War
sawski. the national democratic or
gan, says the consensus of opinion
among Poles. regardless OF political
opinion. is unanimous in depioring
the crime. 1t lays stress on its
serious aspect. owing to the present
political atmosphere.
The Kurjer Warsawski character
lies it as a shocking crime which
casts a slur on Poland's fair name
adding: Never, even at times when
Poland was oppressed. did the coun-
try resort to political murder: today
when independence has been secured
the crime is doubly abominable.'