Popular Front May Grow Into National Union Paris, Jan. 17.
M. Camille Chautemps, leader of the recently resigned Cabinet, accepted im principle to form a new government when requested this morning. by the President, M. Albert Lebrun.
M. Leon Blum, leader of the Socialist Party, gave up his attempt. earlier in the morning.
"The insistence of the President and the lengthening of the crisis induced me to accept in principle. the mission of forming a Cabinet" M. Chautemps stated to the press. He recalled that M. Blum had contemplated an enlargement of the Popular Front on a national as it already had me spired the formation of my previi Cabinet. It means the utmost uni of French goodwill round the prin= ciples approved by universal suffrage. A few days ago I drafted code of social peace. I will endeavour to submit to Parliami a code of political peace."
M. Chautemps started consult tions immediately, "and is to upon M. Jules Jeanneney, Eh el the Senate; M. Edouard Hei Chairman of the Chamber of puties; M. Edouard. Daladier, Minister in the previous ana M. Leon Blur. He will r the results of his conversations to the Radical-Socialist members Parliament this afternoon—Havas,
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