THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 30, 1938.
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VALENCIENNES CLASH ON EVE OF STRIKE
M. Daladier To Fight Unions To Last Ditch
M. Blum Calling
Rump Parliament
Paris, To-day.
ANGLO-FRENCH FAR-REACHING
STAFF TALKS
London, To-day.
Mr. Neville Chamberlain - stat. ed in the House of Commons that no special' conversations between the British and French General,
sult of the recent Paris talks, but conferences previously decided upon, between General Staffs would be continued as arranged. -Reuter.
After a short affray the Gardes Mobiles dispersed
1,000 demonstrators in the town of Raismez, staffs, will take place as the re- north of Valenciennes, who marched there, re- portedly intending to attack the Police station where six men arrested for attempts to pre- vent workers carrying on their duties were being temporarily held pending their removal to prison.
Hitherto 40 arrests had been made for interference
with building construction. Reuter.
Paris, To-day.
ment will be convoked on Decem- ber 13, as hitherto planned, ́ but The socialist group in Parliament will meet, probably, on December have summoned all its deputies to 20 so that a second session will noti
be necessary before the Christmas meet on Friday for the regular holidays. session of the Chamber
of De-
FRANC STRONG DESPITE FRENCH CRISIS
London, To-day.
POWERS TAKEN BY DALADIER
Paris, To-day.
Far-reaching powers, including
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the requisitioning of the services of every citizen, is claimed by a cabinet ruling officially published, for application of a war time emergency.
M. Daladier, the French Prime Minister, in a long report to the President of the Republic, M. Al- bert Lebrun, on the subject, de- clares that the Government will take all necessary measures.
He says that State employees who go
on strike are subject to summary dismissal even when they have resumed service after the strike and before such dismissal, That the strike is becoming un- The strength of the Franc on If Government decided to apply popular is indicated by a secret the eve of the general strike in the emergency decree, they would ballot taken in the Paris railway France was featured by consider-labour and commodities for civil as have the power to commandeer centre on yesterday when ninety This proceeding is unprecedent-per cent. of the vorkers expressed able attention in the city.. well as for military uses; to order ed, but there is nothing to prevent them from holding this session un- less their entry is prevented,
puties.
M. Daladier, the French Premier, issued a statement yesterday after noon in which he replied to the charges that requisitioning was illegal.
themselves as opposed to the strike.
BLUM, TO FIGHT
every Frenchman to stay at his post or to be transferred to any other post; to commandeer every member of the staff of any private organisation where such action was considered to be indispensable for the welfare of the country; to re- lower quisition the railways, shipping
and civil aircraft.
One of the most remarkable fea- ture's of yesterday's franc dealings That the Socialist Party of M. was the fact that the French au- thorities were practically the only Leon Blum does not intend to re- linquish the fight against the Gov-sellers and while buying pressure ernment is indicated by the decision was only moderate, the former of the meeting of Socialist deputies were enabled to insert a support
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on peg successively to hold a meeting in the Chamber levels. of Deputies of all parties on Friday in the largest hall of the Chamber building.
He declared that the Government had acted by virtue of the acts of Parliament of 1877 and 1935 Original intention was to use the whereby requisition could be order-main assembly hall for the purpose ed by a decree.
Such a decree had been issued by M. Leon Blum's Socialist Govern- ment in 1936 and was never rescinded.-Reuter.
CONFIDENCE IN GOVT. VICTORY
Paris, To-day.
but this was altered when it was intimated that the doors to the as- sembly room would be closed and guarded by members of Garde Mo-
bile.
This action by the Socialists. will constitute the calling of 籍
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The firmness of the franc is re- vealed in the forward market where discounts were. · narrower than for a considerable period,
BEAR COVERING
Well informed circles on the Bourse are of the opinion that the
Another decree empowers the Government on account of present circumstances to commandeer the mines and industries dependent on them. Reuter..
buoyancy of the franc is due to MR. PIROW LEAVES
heavyish bear covering based on the belief of the Government's which are
Rump Parliament, as a protest anti-strike measures against M. Daladier's refusal to destined to prove successful, in convoke. Parliament in the imme- which case, genuine repatriation is diate future.-Trans-Ocean.
likely to receive a definite Allip. Reuter.
The General Strike began in theory at midnight last night but as night transport servicea were as- Confidence that the Premier, M. sured, effectiveness cannot be gaug- Daladier, will emerge victorious in ed until later, when the early work- the present strike crisis prevails ers normally report for duty.-Reu-
in French economic and industrial ter. circles. It pointed out that the
return of capital at the beginning ACTION AGAINST
of this week was over four times that of the past week-end. French securities gained between 8 and 2.75 francs yesterday and indus- trial. shares improved from two to four points.
Government preparations for maintaining order to-day have reached a high state of completion although few signs are visible.
CELLS READY
RAILWAY UNION LEADERS
Paris, To-day.
SENEGALESE OCCUPY STATION AT PERPIGNAN
Paris, To-day.
According to reports from Per- pignan last evening the railway
ROME
Rome, To-day.
South African's Minister of De- fence. Mr. Oswald Pirow, left Rome yesterday at noon and is proceed- ing to Holland via Milan.
Representatives of the Foreign Office, War Ministry and Ministry of Corporations met Mr. Pirow at the station to bid him farewell.
No official communique about the subject of his Rome conversations was issued.-Trans-Ocean.
station has been occupied by strong SENNET FRERES'
HEAVY LOSS
The Government 18 ordered le-detachments of the 24th Sengalese gal proceedings against two joint Rifles since the French authorities secretaries of the General National fear demonstrations of the French Railways Federation who on Left Wing elements and Spanish November 21, circularised all re- railway workers in connection with gional branches, urging railway- the general strike planned for to-ding, have informed the Police that men to strike.
day.
Large numbers of cells in Sante Prison, which is one of Paris' largest have been emptied to make room for expected arrests. Con- The law under which the action All schools, shops, public institu- sensus of opinion in Chamber cir-was taken provides from three to tions, and the Chamber of Commerce cles was that M. Daladier is com-five years imprisonment for any will continue their normal activities plete master of the situation and one threatening to Impede the to-day in spite of the strike,Trans- it is therefore unlikely that Parlia-running of trains.-Router.
Ocean.
Sennet Freres, Gloucester Buil
between 9 and 11 a.m. yesterday, some person stole two finger rings, valued at $8,800, from an unlocked show case.
Since the report was made, ring, valued at $2,400, has
Covered,