Evening star., 1932-05-08
MOURNING FRANCE
BAN|SHES POLITICS
All Parties Call Truce-Dou-
mer Slayer Is Held
BoIsheviSt.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, May 7.-Alexandria Miller
and, former President Of France, and
Pierre Julien, head of the secret
police, declared today that the assassin
who killed President Paul Doumer was
a Bolshevist.
Their statements came on the eve of
the important run-off election which is
70 decide the makeup of the new
Chamber Of Deputies.
In the first balloting last Sunday,
the voters swung toward the Left. Some
political commentators have seen in
the staying of the President and the
Mortified sorrow that has swept the
nation a powerful factor toward coun-
| teracting this tendency to the benefit
of more conservative parties.
M Millerand asserted he had person.
al information which permits me to
say in the most categoric way that the
assassin belonged to the regular Bolshe-
| visit forces"
The chief Of the secret police said he
had obtained evidence which led him
to believe DR.. Paul Gorgulov, the Rus
| involved In a Bolshevist group.
On Thursday, the President will be
given a national funeral the highest
honor accorded by the republic to its
eminent dead.
The body will lie in state in Elysee
Palace Monday. Tuesday and Wednes-
day, that all citizens may pay their
| respects at the bier
Premier Andre Tardieu will deliver
the funeral grafton from the steps of
the Pantheon, where M Doumer Will
be buried with the great of past days
Voltaire, Jean jacques Rosseau and
Victor Hugo.
lie Brun Is Likely Choice.
Premier Tardieu had a conference
tonight with M. lie Brun and Fernand
Bouisson, President Of the last Cham
Der of Deputies.
The new President of France will
enter Office Immediately after his cleo
ton at joint session of the Senate
| and Chamber of Deputies Tuesday and
according to custom Premier Tardieu
! will present his resignation, after
which he will continue carrying on the
| government until a new cabinet is
formed in accordance with the political
complexion Of the new chamber.
Albert LIE Brun, who succeeded to
the presidency of the Senate when M
Doumer left that post to become Presi-
dent Of the nation, has been mentioned
| as the. most likely choice. M LIE Brun
was a candidate for the presidency,
| May 13, 1881, when NJ. Doumer was
elected
Dr. Gorgulov was formally charged
with the assassination before an ex-
amining magistrate today An attorney
will be named for him Monday and as
quickly as possible he will be placed
on trial.
Three alienists examined Gorgulov
| and declared him sane man, respon-
sible for his crime.
Nations Pay Tribute.
The body of the aged chief of the
government lay in state in the green
room of the presidential palace, past
the iron gates of which streamed thou
sands of silent Parisians.
The public was not admitted today
But there was an unending flow Of
notable visitors, including diplomats of
all the nations of the world bearing ex-
| pressionS Of sympathy from their gov
ernments Ambassador Edge rendered
| condolences of the United States
Throughout the nation flags were at
half staff. Public buildings were
draped in black, and all civil and mill
| tary officials were ordered to wear
| mourning for a month.
The death of the President stilled the
! turbulence of the election campaign for
the Chamber of Deputies run-off to-
morrow in which the voters must fill
: the remaining 36l seats In the Chamber
| of 6l5 members.
The electors will cast their ballots at
booths draped In mourning.
Political parties declared an unofficial
truce.
Ambassador Edge announced tonight
i that the laying Of the corner stone of
the new American embassy, which was
scheduled for May IS, had been can
celed on account of the period of
, mourning.