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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20) 1947.
ANGRY FRENCH DEBATE Minister Demands Lifting Of M.P.'s Immunity Marseilles Riot Strikes Spreading
Sequel
Paris, Nov. 18.
The French Minister for the Interior, M. Depeux, asked the National Assembly tonight to raise the Parliamentary immunity of Communist Deputy M. Jean Critofol and the Communist Councillor of the Republic, M. Leon David, both about to be charged with being concern- ed with disturbing public order in connection with demonstrations In Marsellies last week. This request by M. Depreux was greeted with angry shouts from the Communist benches but with loud cheering from the rest of the Chamber.
Throughout France
Paris, Nov. 18.
Strikes gripped France with increasing pressure tonight from the north to the south as Labour leaders pressed their demands for a 25 percent wage increase in numerous key industries. In the vital northern mines, approximately 130,000 miners were idle by noon today in a stoppage which began last night when one shift of 30,000 workers, downed tools.
strike
There was no improvement rather pessimistic about the proz- the, triko position in the great pects of a Government headed Mediterranean port of Mat by M. Reynaud. There was talk M. Depreux said: "I hope and the record of the Foreign scilles where at least three quar- of another all-Socialist Govern-
po-ment led by M. Leon Blum. the two accused will voluntarily Legion. There is no need to re-ters of the city's working
New difficulties were believed pulation have been on
bo. surrender to justice. France isply to M. Cristofol."
to have arigen in the talles Communist shouts of "dirty since early last week,
M. a democratic country in which
M. Ramadier and With dockers and Acamentween justice la administered fairly og greeted the Rightwing and the secured Can defend Deputy, M. Henri Bergaase among the port's 75,000 strikera, Reynaud. M. Reynaud later saw when he described how the 200 naval ahore terçen were to- M. Blum and was in conference.
Socialist themselves.**
day unloading immobilised food- with him and other Whet hr declared that a Communists forced their
way
others distributed! tenders this evening. number
foreigners were to the Town Hall and sub stuffs while
M. Reynaud is known to be in- found among the rioters and sequently raided clubs in the supplies in army lorries.
A nationwide port strike is alstent on a definite programme that France would not tolerate opera quarter of Marseilles, feared if the Central Bureau of of financial and social action he foreigners coming to France not forgetting to grab the'
the Federation of Dockside ing agreed upon before he hands and creating disorder, the Com-contents of the tills."
Workers, confirms Marselles or jolas any Cabinet-Reuter. munists shouted: "What about At one point the Minister off
strike action. the Interior referred to Lwa Anders' Army?".
The strikes 'sprend to Paris The Communist Depaty, M. companies of special security Andre Marty. who Was the mards who had been dismissed where 35,000 workers in the im- portant nationalised Rennult leading heure on the Republi- without pensions for their at
Automobile Works were
out. en side in the Spanish Civil) situde during the riots.
hese officers and men plachit by strikes in the
The motor industry was further! War, cried out: "There TU
Panhard d their Communist perlisan- armed men of Anders' walking about Paris Enday but the Gov-hip before their duty as Re- and Simca Works, near but some employees on crament does nothing because ublicans and Frenchmen." he voted to return to work.
ald. Reuter. they are Fascists."
Disorder broke out in the
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Tiger
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in
King's Message To Commons
LONDON, NOV. 18.
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There was no sign of n'set- tlement of the week-old strike of
KING GEORGE TOLD PAR. 15,000 flour mill employees, and LIAMENT TONIGHT THAT more Paris bakers were unable HE IS PREPARED TO MEET to open today for the lack
OUT OF HIS OWN SAVINGS flour. It was semi-officially-MADE DURING THE WAR estimated yesterday that France FROM GOVERNMENT AL- Core and Right and booing
had onlv another nine days LOWANCES THE COST OF from the Communista broki
flour supply.
MAINTAINING PRINCESS out again when M. Depreux de
ELIZABETH AND LIEUT- clared: "The events at Mar-
MOUNTBATTEN A series of conferencea for ENANT seilles are very grave, It is
Sheffield, Nov. 18.
A PERIOD" AFTER the formation of a new Govern- "FOR ther to isolate not possible
The midget clown Albert from the series of national and Horton, 33, appearing as "Iftiment continued today when M. THEIR WEDDING.
would Indichting the period Albert" in "Blg Top Circus" Paul Reynaud, the Premier international events. The hid
had an arm torn off just be 1940, strongly tipped as the next he two years, King George den orchestra conductors
low his shoulder by a iger in the Premier, or at least the joint his message said that he would sealed their hand in full dayvings of the Empire Theatre, Minister of Finance and Econo-do this because he was anxious light at Marseilles, The Gov-Sheffield. He was also attack-mic Affairs, in the middle of that "this provision should be ernment will do Its dutyed by the tiger's mate.
Horton, who is four feet five the road" Government, met suc made in such a way as not to against all seditious elements. There are people who will use inches in height, did not lose corsively M. Queuille, the chair- Impose a burden on his people. consciousness but sat by the man of the radical Parliamen at the present time when they any and all anti-constitutional tiger's CARC and smoked tary
group and M. Robert are faced with great economie mians for their ends. We have cigarettes. Following an opera Lecourt, the chairman of
the difficulties. had enough of this."
tion in the Royal Hospital, his
MRP (Popular
Princess Elizabeth herself Republienn) described was Earlier in the debate, other condition
Parliamentary group.
has announced that she is giv angry words were exchanged "fairly satisfactory."
gowns, Horton aald: "I bent down M. Queuille and afterwards Ing twenty of the 25 between Communist speakers to pick up the props when the that the talks with M. Reynaud frocks, suita, coats and negligees and various Ministers. "You shutters of the cargo dropped. were concerned with "finding a she has received sa wedding are a Har as usual," the former Next I know was that Raigh Parliamentary majority and gifts from the New York Minister of Information. M. was clawing through the bars.
He added that stitute of Dress Dailgners to 20 being Gaston Deferre told the
I tried to shield my fuce with programme." Com-
Reynaud and veteran British brides, who are munist Deputy, M. Jean Cristo- my arm but he got hold of It
the Socialist M. Leon Blum, had married on November 19, 20 or and dragged it through fol, when the latter and that bars."
vesterday "found agreement on 21-Reuter, a certain Marseilles gangster The tiger, six year old Rajah, a certain, number of points," was a friend of M. Deferre's. 's the star turn of Jimmy Chip-
perfield's act, a 34 year old ex-| fighter pilot.-Reuter.
Foreign Legion
When another Communist. The formor Minister of Air, M. Francois Billoux. retorted similar accusations against M. Deferre, the Inter retorted: "You are better acquainted with gangsters than 1 am." At one point the Commualst Deputy, M. Cristofol, accused{ the Government of having
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M.
Later tonight, the lobbies of the National Ansembly were
British M.P. Faces
Police. Court
London, Nov. 18.
wanted to order the Foreign Arthur Lewis, labour organiser and Member of
Legion to fire on a crowd and alleged that "the Foreign Legion is full of Nazis."
This drew from the Minister of Armed Forces, the reply: "Everyone knows the sacrifices
Parliament, and 21 others were ordered held for trial today on charges that they obstructed the police and traffic in a midnight incident at the Savoy Hotel, scene of a labour dispute over dismissal of a walter.
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A possibility that the strike would spread immediately to other London kotels, all of them jammed with visitors here for the Royal wedding have diminished.
Tom Williamson. • general secretary of the Union, said "under no circumstances" wil the National Executivo au- thorise an extension of the dis pute pending the receipt of the report of the court of inquiry which terminated today.
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