Evening star., 1935-05-31
.HERR|OT CABINET
RUM0RED IN PARIS
BouiSson Unable to Take
Control After FIandin
Is Defeated.

tCopyrieht 1898 by the Associated Press J
PARIS. May 31.-With Premier
Pierre-Etienne FiandIn forced out by
an overwhelming parliamentary vote
Of lack of confidence and with the
premier designate, Fernand BOuisson,
apparently unable 20 form a cabinet,
political quarters said today that
Edouard Herriot probably would be
called upon again 10 serve as pi emier
Herriot. who already has held the
premiership three tunes. would be
called upon to face the financial
emergency which resulted in the
Chamber of Deputies voting sgainst
Flandin. 353 to 202. early this morn
ing. Herriot, himself. was overthrown
after four DAYS as premier in 1926
when the collapse Of the franc caused
Raymond Poincare to be called 70 the
rescue
(Herriot first became premier in
1924 He served III that Office again
in 1926 and in 1882. being overtnrown
in the latter year because of MS stand
that the French war debt should be
paid to the United States.D
oOulooOIl, OU-Ncd1 -Olu IIcSluGIll Vi
the Chamber of Deputies, was asked
by President Leprun to form a gov
ernment succeeding that of Flaudin.
Coalition Demands.
BouiSson undertook the task against
his own wishes. but made such de-
manda for coalition support that
friends said he expected to fail
While the government crisis ruled
gold flowed out from the Bank of
France in a ceaseIess stream. The
bank has lost about $4,000 600 900
francs tS858.000 00O) in gold since the
rush of Withdrawals started March 30.
An official statement shows that
during the week ending May "a 1885,
100000 francs in gold were withdrawn
and, since then. it was officially an
nounced in the chamber. the losses
have exceeded 1000, 100000 francs
daily
The high point of Withdrawals, as
stated by former minister of finance.
Louis Germain-M Martin, was 500. .000.- :
600 on Tuesday alone but since then.
1t was stated. Withdrawals have been
'undiminished." and in some quarters
1t was said they have been increased
Gold Taken Away.
Gold buyers lined up at the banks
counters by the score and carried
away bars of the metal, sometimes
wrapped in newspapers.
The difficulties Bouisson encounter
ed removed all hope for construction
of a new cabinet overnight.
The premier-designate insisted he
must have full powers and that Her
riot enter the government.
The Socialists, on whom Bouisson
depended for support, refused to par
ticipate in a coalition government and
declared they would not support the
new cabinet if former Premier Andre
Tardieu were included.
Herriot's radical Socialists offered
objections to the requirements Bouis-
son presented, although there was
hope they might modify their attitude
if Herriot was brought into line.
Meanwhile, Herriot, who said yes
terday he would not enter a new
cabinet If Flandin were overthrown,
was reported to be anxious to replace
Bouisson as president of the chamber.
The Flandin cabinet was overthrcwn
by 353-to-202 vote of non confidence
early this morning after the former
premier made a futile personal appeal
for approval of his program to defend
the franc through measures promulgat-
ed by decree.
The bourse opened as usual today,
but trading was moderate. The high
discount rate of the Bank of France
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