Evening star., 1934-01-29
DALAD|ER ACCEPTS
TASK Of FORMING
SAFETY CABINET
President Lebrun Assigns
Him to Vigorous Govern
ment HousecIeaning.
COMBINATION MINISTRY
OF DEFENSE PLANNED
Premier Designate Faces Difficult
Problem in Public Anger
Over Scandal.
b. the Associated Press.


PARIS, January 29.-Edouard Dalai
dier, former premier, was assigned again
today to head the French government.
President Lebrun gave him the task
Of forming public safety cabinet" for
a vigorous housekeeping of financial
scandals and for restoration Of the
shaken public confidence in the govern
ment
Daladier, it was understood, planned
to take the portfolio of foreign affairs
himself, ousting Joseph Paul-Boncour.
To give the cabinet strong position to
face Germany in the disarmament tam
gle, it was said he would unite the min
istries Of war, navy and air into ma
tional defense ministry.
Rioting Marked Crisis.
The new cabinet will supplant that
of Camille Chautemps, which resigned
Saturday amid rioting and demonstra-
tions in all parts of France as result
OF the Bayonne Municipal Pawnshop
scandal
Daladier. minister Of war in the Chau-
temps government, was summoned TO
the Elysee Palace early today after three
others had declined to accept the Office
of premier.
Seventy -one-year -old CASTOR Dou-
mergue, former President, declined to
accede to the Presidents request yester-
day He said he was too old
Then Lebrun turned to Jules jean
neny. but he refused to attempt to form
a government because of i'll health.
Ferdinand Emile Bouisson later was
approached. but declined also.
Lebrun had hoped to bring in some
non-political figure whose personality
wide agitation as a result of the COL
lapse of the $40 000,0 900 Bayonne Bank
and resultant charges of official i'm
plication.
Center Coalition Seen.
In connection with Daladier's selec-
ton instead of Edouard Herriot, men,
toned previously. it was pointed out
the former is stronger than Herriot in
the center
Daladier Is referred to by his ad-
mirerS as strong, silent" man. He
inspired confidence, especially in con-
servative ranks by what many hailed as
his show Of good. common sense as
minister of war.
He has been strong for frontier forti-
f1cations and wants to extend Frances
so-called Iron ring" along the Belgian
border. Daladier frequently has pleaded
for more funds with which to strengthen
the defenses.
Daladier will have to turn to the
Center in the Chamber of Deputies for
support because of his recent sharp
break with the Socialists. It has been
said frequently that Center coalition
government sooner or later appeared
inevitable and many predicted the care
full, calculating Daladier would head it.
Surprised Experts.
Daladier served as premier from
January 81 to October "a. 1888, sur
prising the political experts who had
predicted the former country school
teacher would not last more than a
month.
His cabinet was overthrown last Octo-
Der after its defeat on a proposal sub
mitted by Daladier In his fight to bal
ance the budget.
Oddly enough, Chautemps succeeded
in steering through to passage a pro-
gram involving salary cuts for civil
servants much like that on which
Daladier went down.
HerriOt was reported by his friends
to have been offended because President
Lebrun ignored him and it was said he
probably would support Daladier with
restrained enthusiasm, even to the point
of refusing to give active aid in the
building of a cabinet.
Daladier was expected to offer Herriot
the ministry of foreign affairs as a
matter of courtesy, with the under
standing it would be declined.