Evening star., 1924-06-11
MILLERAND STEPS OUT
ON DEMANDS OF LEFT
New French President to
Be Named Friday.
Painleve Backed.
OPPOSITION IS HIT
Outgoing Chief Raps
Ouster-HerriOt Due
to Be Premier.

By nc Associated Press
PARIS. June 11.-President Mil
lerand resigned today
Thus the new parliamentary ma
jority of the Left has accomplished
its announced object Of forcing NJ.
Millerand from the Elysee Palace
The resignation was read before both
houses of parliament this afternoon
Until the election of a new chief
executive by a joint meeting of the
Chamber and Senate Friday. the
executive power will be welded by
the acting ministry under NJ. Fran
co.'s Marsal
VI. Millerand is the sixth of the
eleven presidents of the third repub-
lie to leave Office by resigning, but
in no previous case has the means
Of bringing this event about been so
brusQue. Edouard HerTiot, as head
of the new majority of the Left,
emerging from the recent parlia-
mentary elections, refused 10 accept
NJ Millerand's offer of the premier
ship. The new majority demanded
that the president resign as he was
not in sympathy with its aims
When the Versailles congress
elects n. Millerands' successor the
Fracois- Marsal ministry will resign.
Herriot Likely Choice.
Saturday is expected to see Her
riot again called to the Elysee
Palace and rendered an invitation TO
form ministry, which this time he
Will accept with alacrity.
The resignation of NJ Millerand,
which followed an adverse vote in the
Chamber of Deputies yesterday. was
contained in a letter addressed to NJ
Doumergue. as president of the SEN
ate, and M. Painleve, as president OF
the chamber. 1t read:
Mr.. President: l have the honor
to send you my resignation Is presi-
Mr.. President, the assurance of my
high consideration. MILLSRAND."
Paul Painleve was designated by
the Radicals. the Radical Socialists
held this morning as their candidate
for presidency of the republic A
larger caucus, to be held this evening.
will include about $50 senators and
deputies, comprising those who voted
for Herriot's adjournment motion in
the Chamber of Deputies Yesterday
and those members of the Senate who
voted for the postponement of Sena-
TOR CnerOn Interpretation in the up
per chamber,
presidency is Deputy Andre Marty.
the Black Sea mutineer, who recently
was released after long imprison-
ment
MilleraAd to Fight.
Immediately after the flag was
hauled down from the mast on the
presidential mansion at o'clock this
executive was no longer d resident
there, President Millerand gave out
q manifesto to his fellow citizens
in which he served notice that he
does not intend to remain inactive in
the future political affairs of France
In the ranks beside good citizens
who. from all parts of the country,
have sent me their precious en-
couragement and sympathies," his
manifesto stated. Il will resume the
fight for liberty. for the republic and
for France
M. Millerand, in his manifesto, re-
views the situation left by the war
and reminds the people he was in
accord with the different ministries,
directing the efforts to bring about
execution of the treaty of Versailles
and the collection of reparations with
which to Offset part of the 100000
100000 francs France spent for re-
construction and pensions. The man
ifesto continues:
During these four years the world
has rendered homage to the impress
sive spectacle given by laborious,
tranquil France as courageous in the
face of the problems Of peace as in
the presence of the trials of war"
Calls Os.tins UNJUST.
The manifesto states NJ. Millerand
had intended to collaborate with the
men who. the recent elections indi-
Gated, would run Frances public
affairs
ITO my offer" it is added, they
replied by a refusal. They demanded
my resignation, an unjustifiable pro-
ceeding violently opposed to the
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