Evening star., 1933-01-28
LEBRUN SEEKS NEW PREMIER.
PauI- -Boncour Government Falls After
40 Days in Power.

PARIS, January 20 R.-The gov
ernment headed by the veteran puSny-
haired fighter, Joseph Paul Boncour,
resigned today q few hours a1ter peliis
oyerthroWn on a. taxation issue py d
boisterous shouting Chamber OF Depu-
ties .or
immediate consultations with party
leaders in an effort to select a new
premier. t-s y 3s-Sr. -. =.
dawn. fighting for a balanced budget,
with former Premier Edouard Herrlot
vainly trying to rally support. Inc
vote was 800 to 1913.
The fall of the 40-day-old govern
ment, Finance Minister Henri Cheron
said, would cost the country $4,000 an
hour and on Tuesday Paul -Boncour,
who will carry on current business, or
his successor, must ask for February
credits on the basis of million and a
quarter dollars daily deficit.
President -Lebrun summoned the pres
idents of the Senate and Chamber, Leon
Blum, leader of the Socialist party,
which caused the overthrow; Herriot,
and other leaders for consultation.
Deserted by Socialists.
The 59-year-old premier. who had
been war minister under Herriot, lost
his post because the party with which
he formerly was affiliated, the Socialists,
deserted him.
They broke up the Radical Socialist
and Socialist combination which had
sustained his cabinet as well as that OF
Herriot for six months by refusing to
accept per cent increase on income
and other general taxes.
Edouard Dladier and Camille Chau-
tens. ministers under both Herriot and
Paul-Boncour, and Jules Jeaneny,
president of the senate, Were considered
likely to be called by President Lebrun
to form new government.
The gossip was that Daladier would
accept an appointment only if he were
given extensive powers such as Ray
mond Poincare had when he stabilized
the franc.
There seemed little chance that Her.
riot, who made a last minute plea for
the taxation measure, would receive an
invitation again. He was declared in
unequivocal terms that he will not re-
sumo the Office until France has agreed
to make the month overdue debt inter-
est payment to the United States.
The Socialists, who turned against
Paul-Boncour this morning, also had
bolted from the bloc supporting Her
riot on the debt issue. Paul-Boncour
had not attempted to break the dead
lock on the debts since he formed his
the memorable early morning chamber
session which refused to pay the United
States on the due date.
Encouraged by Afternoon Vote.
But the stocky, little premier was
threatened by many pitfalls in attempt
ing to put over his cabinets plan for
balancing the budget. The all-night
session began yesterday evening with
the cabinet encouraged by the cham
bers favorable vote of 348 to 243 in the
afternoon to take up the governments
program
But the unwillingness of the Socialists
to accept the higher; tax rate shattered
the bright prospects for survival.
The chamber was packed and in
great confusion when Paul-Boncour, as
famous an orator as the eloquent Her.
riot, rose to stress the opinion of the
cabinet that the tax increase was
essential.
That is why ask the majority
will it accept or ask other men to sub
init other solutions?" he shouted. The
Socialists greeted his appeal with icy
silence
This was the conclusive indication of
the result of the vote which was soon
to follow and nullify weeks work by
Finance Minister Cheron to unite fac
tions behind the program.
The Chamber Finance Committee
few days before had cut the govern
ment's budget project, which called for
10000, 100000 francs in new taxes and
economies, to $3.50, 100000 in new taxes
and 100000 francs in economies.
Finance Minister Cheron was dissatis-
fled and sought restoration Of the
original budget program.
Agrees to Compromise.
The premier, however, seeing trouble
ahead, agreed to compromise if the
chamber would keep the new taxes in
proportion to the economies in govern
ment expense.
Cries and shouted arguments punc-
tuated the long debate as it reached
the controversial matters early this
morning. The chamber had worked
steadily through routine matters,