The Washington times., 1932-05-07
SENATE'S HEAD
AND COUNCIL
NOW RULE
Selection by old Parliament
Seen As Unsuitable to New
Regime Near at Hand
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Continues from rage ~
low the presidents right shoul-
der.
Four blood transfusions and
oxygen administrations prolonged
his life only q few hours.
When the National Assembly
meets to choose Doumer'S sue
ceSsor, it will convene in the
palace at Versailles where, May
Is, 1881, Doumer was made presl-
dent.
The national funeral will be
such as accorded in recent years
to other great men of France.
His body will follow the route OF
Foch, Joffre, Clemenceau, and
BRAND, with the exception that
initial services will be held at
his palace.
TT en- the body will be taken to
the Cathedral Of Notre Dame and
from there to the Pantheon, where
it will lie in state. For 90 days all
flags in France will fly at half
staff. Until after the funeral, all
schools will - closed.
Cardinal Verdier, Archbishop of
Paris, called at the palace this
evening accompanied by two pre-
lates to complete arrangements
for the religious ceremonies.
Another caller was Nine. Foch,
widow of the generalissimo. She
spent some time comforting Nine.
Doumer.
Edge Offers Condolences
America was the first nation to
extend official condolences to
France and to the widow of Presi-
dent Doumer today.
Walter Evans Edge, American
ambassador, and Norman Armour.
counsellor to the embassy, drove
up to the Elysee Palace before II
o'clock this morning, leaving their
cards with the "chef de protocol"
ct the residence.
They passed by reinforced mill
tary guard in long gray coats and
plumed caps. holding brightly pol
ished rifles before them at stern
attention"
( Alexander Millerand, a former
president, was among the early
callers. Millerand narrowly es-
capped assassination a few years
ago. ..
PrecariOus Situation
Favored to succeed M. Doumer
vas Albert LeBrun, president Of
the Senate, and LeBrun and the
Council Of Ministers meanwhile
are empowered to act as president.
President Doumer's assassina-
ton came at critical time. The
second parliamentary election will
be held tomorrow, and the new
parliament will be called to order
June /.
Thus the old Parliament,
which must name M. Doumer's
successor, probably will choose a
man unsuitable to the new.
which will be of a political make.
UP different from the present
body. The situation leaves the
country in a somewhat precari.
Gus position with such rapid.
changing leadership.
An immediate result Of the as.
SaSSination was expected to be a
check in tomorrow'S election of
the drift toward the Radical So
cialist Party which was regis
tered last Sunday. The reaction
to the tragedy was definitely
against all radical organizations.
r. Would Dust Radicals
This feeling was reflected in
q nationwide movement begun to.
day to expel from France all for.
eign agitators.
The Chamber Of Deputies dis.
cuSSed steps by which it might
carry out such a program. France
long has been the scene of much
agitation on the part Of foreign
communists and other radicals.
President Marie Francois Sadi.
Carnot, who was asSaSSinated by
anarchists in 1894, was the only
other French President to die in
this way.
One other President, Francois
Felix Faure, died in office, sue
Cumbing Unexpectedly in 1899.
In both instances the president
Of the senate was elected Presi.
dent Of France, adding precedence
to general favor as a reason for
the election Of M. LeBrun naxS
week.