1937-06-30 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 30, 1937.

FREE HAND FOR TWO MONTHS Chautemps Assured Of Support Of French Chamber

Approval Given New Government's Programme

Paris, To-day.

The Chamber of Deputies met at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon to hear the Government de- claration, which was read by the Premier, M. Camille Chautemps..

A vote on postponement of discussion of a number of questions before the Chamber until the Government Empowering Bill had been dealt with, was made the occasion of the first vote of con- fidence in M. Chautemps, the voting being 393 for the Government and 142 against.

The Finance Minister, M. Georges Bonnet, then submitted the Empowering Bill, as well as drafts concerning regulation of Rentes and postponement of pay-. ment

industrial for

workers, shop salesmen and handicrafts- men.

The Bill was passed by 17 votes to 16,

there being eight absten- tions. Five Communists and three Social-Democrats withheld

votes.

their

The Empowering Bill reads:

"The Government is empowered by the decree approved by

PEACE AND SOCIAL PROGRESS

Appeal For Political Understanding

Paris, To-day...

M. Bonnet, the French Finance Minister.

FOR THE SENATE TO MORROW Emergency Measure

sent

Paris, To-day. Decision to treat the Plenary The Government declaration, Powers Bill as an emergency mea- approved yesterday by the Coun-sure was taken after an all-night cil of Ministers for, reading be sitting of the Chamber on Monday. fore the Chamber and Senate, Until the measure was approved it opens with a statement that the was decided to suspend all other Chautemps Cabinet will devote questions of general policy.-- all its energies to the cause of peace and social progress.

The Government's foreign policy will be inspired by the de- sire to live at peace with all coun- mic recovery to supervise prices,tries and to extend the field of balance, the Budget and the Trea- sury without introducing monetary te control, and to protect the gold

supply of the Bank of France.

all

·Council of Ministers to * August ̈ ́

measures, nécessary until-

31, 1937. to counteract any move- ments which imperil credit, to sup- press speculation, to further econo-

"The decree will be submitted for ratification within three months of the date of proclamation or, dur- ing the first extraordinary Parlia mentary session of the Chamber this year.”

IMMEDIATE STEPS 2

In a statement explaining the Bill, it is declared that the present situation as regards the Budget,

The_Bill will probably be to the Senate by Thursday: latest.

Both the indirect and direct tax tion included in the Bill goes: beyond that envisaged by the Bl Government, though M. Chautemps: to be has decided to cancel other new ex-

re-penditure.

international co-operation. Peace, however, is not purchased at the expense of nouncement of rights which could only lead to loss of independence and war, but will come automatically through the will of the nation, which is determined to defend itself.

DISARMAMENT

In this connection a strong appeal Treasury and currency, make im is made to all nations and govern- mediate measures for recovery esments to lend their co-operation sential.

The Treasury must meet demands by the end of the year which are beyond the resources of the money - market, and currency is being sub- jected to speculation; to the extent that it endangers the gold reserves of the Bank of France;

1. Such a state of affairs cannot continue without jeopardising the financial independence, military security, social progress and econo- mic recovery of the nation.

UNIFIED WHOLE

to

a policy of mutual economic support and limitation of armaments, so that the hope may be entertained of even- tual permament peace.

* Turning to the internal situa- tion, the statement declares that important social laws have provided the foundation for a change in working - conditions, and assures workers of a high- er degree of prosperity, inde- pendence and honour.

- The new Government will continue the endeavours to bring about gen- The Government has therefore de-eral social peace and incorporate cided on a plan of recovery which new social legislation into the écono- will ensure the gold reserve of the mic life of the nation. Cha Bank of France without currency achieved control, all this

through taxation measures and

decrease in Treasury rates.

The programme constitutes a uni- planned can be inst hed whole, since no ‘single mea-economic Bure will suffice, and the necessity been effec

of placing all the measures in force

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The Premier, however, says the paper, has all along been deter- mined to go to the extreme limit and to depend on passage of the Bill for survival of the new Cabinet

Furthermore, the journal de clares, in order to be able to devote himself to the task of putting the financial situation on a sound basis without having continuously to con- sult Parliament, the Premier In- tends to declare the Senate

and Chamber adjourned immediately the

Bill is passed rans-Ocean.

COMMUNIST SUPPORT

Paris, To-day After M. Bonnet's speech in the

M. Bonnet outlined some of the Chamber, the Communists stated they would support the Government measures for restoring French fin- ances, emphasising that the Budget must balance and that it was esse tial that no new expenses were

which did not show as dunterpart

ance from th

rance and entailin existing monetary laws.

M. Bonnet declared he would main- tain all voted social reforms. de ter

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