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M. CHAUTEMPS' POLICY

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A Lover of Lickings

It had been supposed in many

Yet another M.P. has been de- quarters that the almost wholly clining to take any part în the Radical Socialist complex of the opposition to the birching of new French Government would juvenile offenders by the police, early be exposed as grave and once more the refusal is weakness when M. Chautemps based on the fact that he himself faced the Chamber with his state- suffered corporal punishment at ment of policy. Such expectations school and it "probably did me are largely belied by the refresh- all the good in the world," Whe- ingly candid and realistic state ther a caning at school bears ment made by M. Chautemps very much relation to the dis- business of the and by the signal victory scored tinctly grim at the first test of the Chamber's birching of a child by a constable temper. The Government are is possibly a point that can be undoubtedly justified in their settled only by those who have claim that the weakness of the experienced both forms of pun- franc is unwarranted by the state ishment; perhaps some legislator announce of the public finances, which, who is still proud to thanks to the exertions of M. that he owes most of his men- Bonnet, are now much stronger tal and moral distinction to the than for months and perhaps steadfast application of the stick years past. But they acknow- during his schooldays would be ledge that labour difficulties creat- obliging enough to come forward. ed by the Socialist legislation of and try a dose from a police birch M. Blum must bear its share of so that he could speak with responsibility for the stagnation equal authority on both forms of of production and the growth of assault. the adverse trade balance, and they do not flinch from propos- ing a modification of the most cherished of the enactments of

the Front Populaire. Simultane The Medicine as Before? ously, they appreciate the need

for removing various factors In any event, since schoolboy which have militated against a floggings seem to be with some restoration of confidence among people one of the fondest of child- the holders of capital. These hood's recollections, it is curious include the fear of disturbances that so few pine to have the in consequence of labour unrest, good old days, and the excellent, of subversive agitation, and improving process that went with At of governmental instability. On them, brought back again, all of them the Government's what period does corporal pun- statement reassuring, and ishment cease to be such á splen- reassurance should be further did moral tonic? If it acts so fortified by the firm stand that wonderfully in youth, - is it not is taken against any form of possible that it would resharpen exchange control.

the wits and restrengthen the

M.P.

Of outstanding interest and character in maturity, middle importance is the Government's age, or even later? Why forgo decision to introduce a plan to the benefits of a medicine that meet the labour problem. The once produced such excellent re- character of the measures pro-sults? Think, what an effect it posed has still to be disclosed; would have on his constituents but apparently longer hours are (or on the House) if an to be admitted wherever neces were able to announce, "Before sary, on the understanding that coming here to address, you this they will be accompanied by in- evening I arranged to have my- creases in wage rates, and that self soundly caned by my but- employers improve the efficiency lerand, believe me, I feel twice of their enterprises.

the man I did." It would be a In retrospect it must now be much more impressive tribute evident even to its own authors than any distant recollections that both the occasion and the derived from a "forty years manner of introducing the 40- dpoint.