Evening star., 1940-07-13
Laval Is Scheduled
To Succeed Pefain
As Chief Of State
Apostle Of Appeosement
Named Vice President
Of Ministerial Council
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
VICHY, France, July 13.-Pierre
Laval, apostle Of appeasement for
dictators, became the key man Of
the new French authoritarian gov
eminent today with his designa-
ton as eventual chief of state in
succession to Marshal Henri Philippe
petain.
The 84-year Petain chose the
D7-year-old Laval as "vice president
of the Council of Ministers" in a
cabinet Of IL men, including him.
self at its head. The cabinet planned
to meet today for the first time.
The aged 'hero of Verdun," in
a decree for publication in the Of
fetal journal today. set up the suc-
cession especially by ordering that
In the event he is ''impeded" from
exercising the functions of chief of
state before the nation ratifles the
new constitution, M. Laval will as
sume them in full right"
In case M. Laval for any reason
cannot assume the Office, the new
chief is to be chosen by a majority
seven votes-of the council.
Government Move Waits.
Although Marshal Petain had
planned to set up his headquarters
In German-occupied Versailles,
communique last night said the
government would not be moved to
the Paris region unless he obtains
all necessary guarantees assuring its
complete independence"
GA delayed dispatch from Paris,
dated July 10, said hostility had
developed there in press and po-
litical quarters to the reform OF
the constitution under Marshal
petain, who was termed "dicta-
tor of France" by the newspaper
La France ALL Travail.
CPersons responsible for the
past seem hardly qualified to
take care of our future" the pop
ular newspaper Paris Soir de-
clared)
Heading the cabinet list with NJ
Laval are Gen. Maxine Weygand,
former Allied generalissimo, as min
lister of national defense, and
Adrien Marquet as minister of the
interior, the posts they held in Mar
shall Petain's cabinet of the now
dead republic. These three are ex-
pected to be Marshal Petains prin-
cipal advisers.
Other Cabinet Members.
The other ministers:
Foreign affairs. Paul Baudoin, re-
tanned; finance, Yves Boutillier, re-
tanned; justice, Raphael Albert,
formerly undersecretary of state;
youth and family" Jean Ybar-
negaray; agriculture, Pierre Caziot:
communications, Deputy Francois
Pietr1; colonies, Senator Henry
Lemery: public instrlction, Senator
Emile Mireaux.
The decree said ministers for in
dustry, production and labor would
be named later. Apparently they are
not to have full cabinet status.
Gen. Louis Colson, chief of staff
Of the army in republican France.
was named secretary of state for
war: Admiral Jean Darlan, secretary
of state for the navy, and Gen. Ber-
trand Pugo, secretary of state in
charge Of aviation. They were not
given the full ministries which they
held in the old Petain cabinet and
will be answerable now to Gen. Wey-
gand.
Laval Former Socialist.
M. Laval, swarthy, perennial
wearer of white ties, has swung
from one side to the other in French
politics since his election to the
Chamber of Deputies in 1914.
The son of Chateldon butcher,
he entered politics as a Socialist,
but in later years became an extreme
Rightist. He rose to the premier
ship in 1881, his government lasting
q year.
In 1885 he again became Premier
and negotiated a rapprochement
with Italy after many years of
strained relations. Before italy
moved against Ethiopia, M. Laval
advocated giving Premier Mussolini
what he wanted M. Laval opposed
adoption of economic sanctions
voted against Italy by the League
Of Nations during the Ethiopian
war.
M. Lavals cabinet resigned jan
uary %. 1896, after 1t was deserted
by Radical-Socialist ministers. He
was named Vice Premier by Marshal
Petain last June % in the "capitu-