Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 December 1940 — Page 9

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(Copyright, 1940, by United Press) Marshal Henri Philippe Petain of France was ready Monday to decide the fate of Pierre Laval on the ‘basis of Laval's private papers seized in a police raid, when Adolf Hitler’s personal envoy arrived posthaste in Vichy with a machine gun guard and forced Petain to release Laval from custody.

Confidential advices from Europe to the United Press yesterday provided the first detailed account of “- the sensational ouster of Laval as Vice Premier of France and the background of the events of the past 72 hours at the quaint French town of Vichy,

These events, in many of their details resembling a dime novel melodrama, can now be told in their proper sequence, sifting the chaff of rumor and speculation from what actually occurred.

Forced to Write Resignation

The swarthy Laval, his fivemonths of effort as an “apprentice dictator” smashed by the stubborn and strong-willed Petain, was forced to. write his own resignation -last Friday night shortly after 8 p. m. in the presence of Petain and the Vichy Cabinet. Petain, in the dramatic session of the Cabinet, openly accused Laval of attempting to seize power] in defeated France. A short time later Laval was seized and placed in custody and s0° remained until yesterday when Adolf Hitler's Ambassador to Paris, Qtto Abetz, demanded that he be relegsed—on Hitler's own orders. « The forced resignation of Laval, who overplayed his hand in carrying out French “collaboration” with Hitler's new European order, was the climax of a long series of incidents that led Petain to accuse his Vice Premier to his face and in the presence of the assembled Cabinet of aspiring to be a dictator.

Wanted to Be Premier

Laval was Foreign Minister as well as Vice Premier and “heir” to , .Petain, but he was unsatisfied with that. He wanted to be Premier, and thereby exert at least as much power as Petain and perhaps more. According to "the private advices reaching the United Press, Laval had not. only greedy eyes on Petain’s authority, but also sought power over the Ministry of Interior, headed by Marcel Peyrouton, the secret police and the Ministry of Finance.. With those depariments in his hands, Petain’s -authority as “chief of state” might be ineffectual.

Office Searched

After his arrest Friday night Laval’s office was searched by lice agents of thé Ministry of Interior, and the Hotel du Pare, headquarters of the Government at Vichy, was surrounded by a force of new super-police known as the “Garde De Protection.” These super police are recruited from young demobilized soldiers and led by former leaders of “Les Cagoulards” (the hooded ones) a Fascist-type underground organization that gave France so much trouble before the outbreak of the war. In addition there were rows of plain clothes secret police of the Surete National and, behind them were rows of Republican guards—

Acts After Vice

Vice Premier) Laval was the only parliamentarian in the Cabinet and that he had been named successor by law to Petain.

douin out of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and took over the post himself. + Reports then spread that Laval wanted to control the Secret Service and the Ministry of Finance. These reports were never confirmed fully, -but, it was known that Laval wanted to become Premier, a. title which Petain did not assume.

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Marshal Phillipe Petain . . . makes it plain that he intends to rule.

ployed by Minister Peyrouton as a precaution in connection with the detention of Laval. Locked in Castle

The Garde De Protection forces were commanded by Col. Groussard, formerly of the famous Saint Cyr Military Academy, who has a shaved head and wears a monaocle in the manner of Eric von Stroheim in the motion pictures. At 11 p. m. on Friday, Laval’s chauffeur was arrested as he stood besi the ousted Vice Premier's automobile. Eight plain clothes police, led by the Chief of the Criminal Police Pierre Mondanel, entered the hotel and sprinted up to Laval’s office on the second floor, ripping opep the door.

that he was being taken to a “fixed” residence at his own castle, at Chateldon, 20 miles south of Vichy. He was then locked in the castle with his wife and daughter, Jose, who is the wife of Count Rene de Chambrun, and for three

days armed police maintained lines

around the castle-on-a-rock. : Quarreled Frequently The ouster of Laval—on Friday

the 13th—came as an almost complete surprise to the Vice Premier, according to his friends.

For five months he had been a co-dictator” with Petain but there

had been quarrels and considerable jealousy between Laval and other members of the Cabinet, due partly

(at least from the viewpoint of the to the fact that

Some other members of the Cabi-

net never entirely trusted Laval! and this distrust was increased when, later in November, the Vice

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Failed to Convince Petain Petain apparently adopted Laval’s

policy of - collaboration with Germany, as arranged by Laval, went to meet Hitler at Montoire.” Thereafter, . however, Laval encountered much trouble in convincing Petain |! that the Marshal should return to Versailles.

Finally, in announcing the imminent’ return of Petain to

Versailles, it was made clear that Petain would go not only as Chief

of State, but also as Chief of the Government, of unoccupied France.

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was designed to eliminate- the possibility that Laval, remaining in Vichy, would become the real head of the Government. Then Marcel Deat (reported detained last week-end) ‘made a speech over the German-controlled Paris radio station (Radio France) bitterly attacking the Vichy Gove ernment from Petain to the lowest

sub-secretary—but excepting Laval| J§

from his attack.

Deat, former Air Minister and an editor 0 once asked: “Why should we gie for Danzig?,” was suspected of having been urged to make the attack by Laval, according to reports among the Vice Premier’s political foes. Question Put to Flandin Ten days ago, Flandin (now succeeding Laval as Foreign Ministe® was called to Vichy by" Petain and asked if he| would succeed Laval if the Vice Premier quit. Flandin sounded out the Germans and found that relations would be satisfactory, according to the best informed .sour&es. party last week, Laval went to aris to arrange details for Pepars return to Versailles and also for transfer of the ashes of the Duke de Reichstadt, son of Napoleon, to the Invalides—a ceremony apparently intended as a gesture by the Germans. ‘During Laval’s absence, intrigue against him increased Syilis. He

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either heard of this or guessed it and hurried back to Vichy Friday, accompanied by Fernand de Brinon, the Ambassadorial representive of the Vichy Government. Laval's daughter, Jose, als returned with him.

Arriving at noon, Laval saw Pe- mer Chief of Cabinet Charles Roe a a assured himself of full suing. :

tain but there was no break at that time. At 5 p. m., Laval presided over. a Cabinet council meeting which lasted two hours and went through normal routine business. At 8 p. m,, the Council of Ministers met, with Petain presiding. When Laval éntered the room he discovered that the entire Cabinet was there, grouped around Petain at one end of the long table. Petain began the attack at once.

stingingly rebuked him. Laval attempted to explain but Petain declared that he had lost confidence

|in the Vice Premier, .

Either Laval or Petain must quit, the Chief of State informed his

Resignation Asked He asked for Laval’s resignation. The Vice Premier sat down and wrote the resignation. He then returned to his office at 8:10 p. m,, the meeting having been very brief. * Peyrouton had effectively isolated Vichy, ordering cables, telephones and radio communications cut off and putting troops at bridges and railway stations. He even ordered Laval’s "private car unhooked from the midnigh$ train to Paris, which was canceled, : Laval, accompanied by a few close

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