The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-07
MODS CONTINUE TO
CREATE DISORDERS
IN PARIS STREETS
Official Death Toll From Riot.
Ing Tuesday Night Is Put
at Six Dead
CALL D0UMERcUE TO POST
Leaders Believe Former Presi3
dent Of Republic Can Re-
store Confidence
BULLETIN

BULLETIN
Four more persons were killed
Wednesday In Paris rioting, which
vas continuing, bringing the known
death list to 10.
CASTOR Coumergue. one-time prosl.
dent Of the republic. agreed to form q
new cabinet on condition parliament
would be dissolved and new elections
held. President Lebrun was drawing
up such an order.
Paris, Feb. 7-(R-France ousted|
one government and called for an
other Wednesday, but the bowling
mobs which forced out Premier Dalai
der continued their rioting.
Edouard Daladier resigned his pre-
miership even as crowds stoned
mounted guards stationed in tho
Place de la Concorde where Tuesday
rioters were shot by police and mill.
tary machine guns.
The government placed the Off
cial death toll at six civilians when
three guardsmen. reported missing,
and thrown In the Seine, were found
In hospitals, injured by the fighting.
but unofficial estimates said as many
as 50 persons were killed"
Shortly after Daladier and his
cabinet resigned, President LeBrun
offered the premiership to Senator
Louis Barthou, who served France Is
premier from 1910 to 1918.
NJ. Barthou talked with President
LeBrun and the two decided that,
before NJ. Barthou would make Z de-
cision, another effort shuuld be 1nadd
to persuade Former President Uou-
mergue to take the premiership.
Both felt he was the logical man ia
solve the crisis.
Would Dissolve Chamber
Doumergue originally had refused
LeBrun's offer unless q dissolution Of
the chamber Of deputies was decreed
and new elections called.
The president said this was impoe
Sible as the senate would not agree
to such step, almost unprecedented.
in the third republic.
Doumergue. consulted by telephone.
finally consented late Wednesday
afternoon to leave his retirement In
the south Of France and come to
Paris to talk things over.
The announcement that Daladier
was out and new government was
in process Of formation did nothing
to temper the angry mood OF tho
crowds which gathered at the two
points which were the hot spots Of
Tuesdays mad battles-the Place do
la Concorde and the adjoining Rue
Royale.
Mounted guards pushed their way
into the great square where machine
gun bullets whined Tuesday.
The horsemen formed a hollow
square, attempting to beat back tho
crowd. The crowd gave way but
flowed back again.
Policemen, wearing glistening steel
helmets, combined into small groups
and fought their way In short rusheS
into the assembling mob. They made
even less impression than the mount
ed men.
Paving blocks Hurled
Then, enraged by the persistent
tactics Of the guardians Of order, in.
dividuals In the mob picked UP paw
ing blocks and loose stones and
started throwing them.
Daladier announced his decision to
resign as crowds gathered again In
the streets and it appeared there was
. possibility Of more bloodshed in
further rioting.
The premier's decision marked the
passing Of the fifth government since
Jan. %. 1888.
It was the second resignation for
Daladier in the same period, he hav-
ing resigned . previous premiership
last Oct. a after succeeding joseph
Paul oncour in January. Daladier
was followed at that time by Albert
Sarraut. who lasted from oct. n to
Nov. q. Sarraut, in turn. was sue
ceeded by Camille Chautemps who
held office from Nov. n until Jan.
~, when Daladier succeeded him.