Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-05
Foreign Minister Fails and
Lebrun Calls Other Pros
poets to Farley.
GOLD DRAIN RESUMED:
BONDS DROP STEADILY
Crisis Causes Selling Wave of
Government Securities-Shop-
keepers on Strike.
BULLETIN.

BULLETIN.
PARIS. June s ,P,-Former
Premier Edouard Herriot today
was asked by President Lebrun TO
try forming a new government for
France
CCopyrieht 1888 by the Associated Press
PARIS. June 5.-Pierre Laval, for
eign minister. failed today in his preSi-
dental assignment of organizing new
French government 10 succeed the
overthrow cabinet of Fernand Bouls-
son.
BouisSon had lasted in office only
, three days and 30 hours. Laval, hest
tatngly accepting the commission of
President Lebrun. tried for nearly "a
hours to gather together ministers for
cabinet, but at the end of that time
he was forced to tell the President he
had failed
AS soon as Laval had left the ElySee
Palace, the President began calling
other prospects for the premiership
TO his study.
Law dl duNLSCu lIlC W u
again Inducing Bouisson 70 return 10
the premiership. but it was said that
Lebrun might be obliged 10 invite
LeftiSt leaders. preferably former
Premier Edouard Herriot and former
Premier Joseph Paul Boncour, to take
up the task.
Gold Drain Resumed.
The flow OF gold reserves from the
Bank Of France. which brought about
the cabinet crises increased again to-
day after slackening during the days
that BouiSSon was in power
Laval undertook the formation after
the President tried in vain to persuade
Jules Jeanneney. president of the Sen
ate. to assume the responsibility.
The full powers Flandin sought to
combat devaluation became a more
vital issue than ever. Herriot's Radi-
cal Socialists, meeting in caucus, once
more declared them unnecessary.
Herriot, who supported Flandin in
his battle for authority to defend the
franc by decree thereupon said he
was disguised" and would refuse to
join any ministry. He indicated he
would attempt instead to obtain the
Office BouiSson formerly held as preSl-
dent of the Chamber of Deputies
Laval. like both Flsndin and Bouis-
SON. has heretofore felt it would be
difficult. II not impossible. for any
government to rehabilitate the ma
tons finances unless it were accorded
decree powers and permitted to exer-
else them without interference from
Parliamnt.
Bouisson bluntly told the chamber
last night cit is not possible for
government to work every day If it
encounters obstacles" such as sudden
interpretations"
BouiSSon warned the deputies they
would eventually be compelled to grant
the ministry full powers.
You can't evade them" he said.
IF you evade them today. you won't
be able to evade them tomorrow"
The Bank of France was still offer
ing gold bars to all who demanded
them. but authorities said the demand
was moderate
Small buyers however. alarmed at
the developments. stood in line in
the bank courtyard awaiting their
turn to turn their paper francs into
gold. One man brought basket packed
with l00franc bills Others came with
small packages. baskets and handbags
filled with currency.
Selling Wave Caused.
The cabinet crisis caused a SELL
ing wave of government securities
on the Bourse as traders sought to
purchase stocks
Government bonds opened weak
and dropped steadily Interns tlonal
securities regained most of Inc 10
per cent lost Monday and Wefe in
heavy demand with domestic shares
showing lesser gains
Deprived of government fol the
second time within a week when
BouisSons ministry tell last night.
France faced one of the gravest politi-
cal crises she has experienced since
the World War
BouiSSon. 60-year-ol6 former pres
ident of the Chamber of Deputies
also declined 20 attempt to form a
new government. He contenied that
the chambers refusal to concede him
the full powers he sought To battle
for the franc eliminated him as a
possibility.
The Bouisson ministry was over
thrown by a majority of TWO. the
chamber voting 264 to 262 against
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