Evening star., 1926-06-01
M0SC|CK| ELECTED
POLISH PRESIDENT
Scientist Is Chosen After
PiIsudski Refused Honor.
Defeats Count BninSki.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WARSAW, Poland, June 1.-Prof.
Ignatz Moscicki is the new President
of Poland. He was elected by the
National Assembly today to succeed
President Wojciechowski, who re-
signed following the recent military
coup led by Marshal Pilsudski.
The election came on the second
ballot today. Prof Moscicki received
PSI votes as against 200 for Count
Bninski, candidate Of the Right
parties. and 1 for NJ. Marek, Socialist.
Sixty.three ballots we're blank. Seven
parliamentaIians were absent. which
meant that PA votes were necessary
for election.
Deduction Of the 63 blank votes
from the total of 545, however, meant
the lowering of the ma iority neces-
sary to elect. Most of the blanks
were cast by the Piast (peasanU,
National Workers. Slav and White
Russian parties. These parties, there.
fore, indire city helped to elect Prof.
Moscicki, or at least to increase his
constitutional majority.
Was Pilsudski Choice.
Marshal Pilsudski was elected by
the Assembly yesterday. but declined
the post because he said the consti-
tuition did not protect the chief execu-
tive against Parliament by giving
him power to dissolve the legislative
body even in case of urgent neces-
sity. Prof, Moscicki. elected today,
was his choice for the place.
Prof. Moscicki was born in 1857.
He studied chemistry in Riga Univer.
sity and also in London. and for a
time was professor of electro-chemis.
try and electro.physics in Swiss uni.
versities.
Later he organized large factories
for the manufacture of synthetic fer
tilizers according to his own patent.
After the Upper Silesian plebiscite he
was made director of the fertilizer
works at Chorzov, Poland. When The
Hague tribunal returned Chorzov to
Germany he was appointed profes'
sor in Lemberg University.
After going through the motion of
a protest vote by supporting M. Marek
on the first ballot. the Socialists swung
over to Prof. Moscicki on the second
No Demonstration Made.
Declaration of his election was re-
ceived without demonstration by the
assembly. Acting President Rataj
head of the Diet, announced that the
new President would be inducted into
office at pm:
Prof. Moscicki appeared in the Par.
lament Building during the voting
but withdrew when he saw the way
the balloting was going. There were
no disorders, either within the build
ing or outside.
In authoritative circles it is said
that the President will request Premier
Charles Bartel to form a new cabinet
The personnel of the ministry Is ex
pected to remain about the same as at
present, except for the appointment
of Hypolite Glivic as minister OF
finance instead of minister of indus
try and commerce. Marshal Pilsud
ski, it is believed, will continue as war
minister.
The action of the assembly was re
garded as in line with the attitude OF
the people who in demonstrations last
night, following Pilsudskis declina
ton Of the presidency, declared
Whatever the old man does is right.
Early Resignation Seen.
The view in the parliamentary lob
bies is that Moscicki's presidency will
prove only provisional. AS soon as
the constitution Is amended to give
the President increased powers. they
say, Moscicki will resign in favor OF
Pilsudski. At any event. the declara
ton is made that Pilsudski will be the
power behind the throne.
Moscickis name in Polish means
'bridge," and parliamentarians were
heard after the election expressing
the hope that he would prove a bridge
between the Right and Left parties.
Acting President Rataj this after
noon withdrew his announcement that
Prof. Moscicki would be inducted into
office this evening. Instead he set the
next meeting Of the National Assem-
bly,, at which the oath of Office will be
administered, for Friday noon.
Prof. Moscicki this afternoon ac
cepted the presidency. After his en-
trance into Office on Friday Parlia
ment is expected to adjourn until Fall