Evening star., 1934-01-23
FRENCH PREMIER
LINKED TO SCANDAL
Deputy Warns Chautemps
and Three Cabinet Members
to Prepare Defense.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, January 23-A warning that
Premier Camille Chautemps himself
and three members Of his endangered
cabinet would be named in documents
on the Stavisky scandal was served
them today by Deputy PHILIPPE Henriot
Henriot advised the premier. George
Bonnet. minister of finance: Eugene
Raynaldy, minister of justice, and M.
Laurent-Eynac, minister of commerce,
to be ready to defend themselves be-
fore the Chamber of Deputies.
The nature Of the documents in the
Stavisky case, which shook France
with the collapse of the Bayonne Mu-
nicipal Pawnshop, was not disclosed.
Chamber in Confusion.
Charges have been hurled by angry
deputies that Serge Stavisky, alleged
late leader Of pawnshop operations in
which the public was feeced of S40,-
000. ZOO. received protection in high
places.
The chamber was thrown into con-
fusion by announcement of the deputy's
action
Shouting wildly and banging their
desks. government supporters drowned
out Henriot'S voice.
For more than half an hour Deputies
shouted epithets, shook their fists at
each other and yelled as Henriot first
subjected Chautemps to questioning on
his career in Parliament, in law and
who his friends were.
Calmly facing the waves OF shouts
that were raised, HenriOt managed, in a
penetrating voice. to get through few
sentences over the roars of anger.
Henriot Applauded.
Then he talked to Raynaldy, who
hoped up and down. waving his arms,
and shouting back at the inqulsltive
Deputy.
Government opponents applauded
Henriot and tried to outshout the
Chautemps' hackers.
The demonstration was so wild that
Vice President Delbos suspended the
session.
Communists sang the "Internation-
ale" while the public, which had
joined in the shouting from the gal
leries, was elected.
Henriot, in the Chambers worst tur-
mol in years, attacked Chautemps for
errors" in defending Raynaldy, whom
Henriot charged was involved in the
Stavisky case now before the courts,
of which Raynaldy Is chief, as minister
of justice.
Deputy Bouesse a government sup
porter, shouted, How much are you
getting to make such q speech?"
Police Resources Taxed.
Police resources were taxed during
the night as 1000 battled l.5OO Royal
lists demonstrating around the Cham
ber and 5000 disgruntled civil en-
ployes crying out against pay cuts IN
q manifestation near the CITY Han.
Down with Chautemps!" was the
Rovalists' cry. Stones, sticks and tor
pedoes were hurled during their strug"
gle with police. Hundreds were ar
rested, but released.
Rushes Bill Through Chamber.
Premier Chautemps rushed a bill
through the Chamber OF Deputies TO
tighten regulations on the floating OF
bond and stock issues in order to pro-
tect public savings. The bill was IN
spired by the pawnshop scandal.
Even after they had been turned
back in the fighting around the Cham
ber. Royalists continued their riotlng
at scattered points during the early
morning hours today, building barri-
cades on the Boulevard Raspa1 and
Police were kept busy until nearly
dawn scattering rowing bands. Forty
persons were injured, only q few Sc
riously.