The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-07-15
ATTEMPT TO KILL
MILLERAND MAY
CAUSE CLEAN UP
Ruthless Policy Toward
Radicals Seen As
Result.
PRESIDENT is CALM
Manoury Criticised for Lax
Attitude in Dealing With
Political Disturbers.

PARIS, July 41.-The unsuccess-
full attempt of a young anarchist
to- assassinate President Millerand
during the Bastille Day celebration
is likely to have important political
consequences and to result In
strong pressure on Premier Poin-
care to abandon his policy OF
leniency toward radicals and adopt
a firmer course.
Demands are practically certain
to be made for a cleaning out of
the ministry of the interior, where
1t is alleged the edsy-going policy
Of Minister Manoury has permitted
the retention of numerous radicals
and supporters of Caillaux and
Malvy.
President Millerand showed no
signs of alarm after the attempt
on his life. which might have been
successful had not the young an
archist blundered in his excitement
and shot at the wrong man. With
his usual imperturbability, Presi-
dent Millerand drove out in the
afternoon in order to confer the
marshaIs baton on Gen. Lyautey,
who was unable to attend the pub
lie ceremonies earlier in the day
because of illness.
Friends on Guard.
Though his friends were on guard
against another attempt at assassi-
nation. the excursion was withou,
incident. Holiday crowds, who had
been thrown into a frenzy of ex-
element by the earlier incident.
cheered the President loudly as he
rode through the streets, smiling
and lifting his hat as usual.
The attempted assassination is
likely to retard indefinitely plans
which had been made by President
Millerand to pardon a number of
radicals. including Marty Badina
and several others involved in the
Black Sea mutiny. With this in
mind. Premier Poincare, on the eve
Of the adjournment of Parliament
recently, obtained authority to
grant amnesty to number Of
Communists. 1t was understood
that Bastille Day, Frances great
festival of liberty, had been chosen
as the date for releasing these Of
tenders.
"ahOuFy tr1ticlse0.
THE incident is certain to result
in strengthening and consolidation
Of all parties of the right against
the whole left. with a general at
tack on the ministry of interior
following. Conservatives are par
ticularly displeased with conditions
In the surete generate, a bureau of
the ministry of interior which corre-
1s 70
tion of the United States Depart
ment OF Justice and Is designed to
prevent political crimes. News
papers representing the right have
already been criticising Minister
Manoury for his easy-going attitude
toward political disturbers.
Gustave Bouvet. the young an
archist who fired the shots at the
Bastille Day celebration. is said to
have been among those political
prisoners who were released before
the expiration of their sentences.
The campaign for ruthless treat
ment of Communists and anarchists
is expected to receive a greater
measure OF popular support in view
of the attempt on President Mil
lerand's life, and IT Is easily seen
that unless Premier Poincare
presses his cleanup policy vigor-
ously, he may have to face a rising
tide Of hostile clamor.
Saved from Lynching.
Bouvet was saved from lynching
only by the quick work of the po-
lice. He was said 90 have declared
he had intended to kill Millerand,
but mistook Naudin, the prefect Of
police. for the President.
None of the three shots he fired
at Nausin took effect. Later Bouvet
denied he planned to assassinate the
French President and merely fired
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