1938-04-13 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 13, 1938.

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DALADIER'S FIRST VICTORY Overwhelming Vote Of Confidence In Chamber

Demand For Power

To Govern Without Parliament

Paris, To-day.

-TAI LEE-

FACTORY DISASTER

Canton, To-day.

The officially prepared casualty list of the Tai Lee Knitting Fac- tory shows that 111 persons were

Japanese bombed the building.

M. Edouard Daladier, the new Premier, who is seek-

ing plenary powers for the Cabinet, gained his killed, and 196 injured, when the first major success yesterday when the Cham- ber of Deputies endorsed the Governmental de- claration by 576 votes to 5.

This overwhelming majority is regarded by the Government as an expression of confidence and

There are still over 30 uniden-" tified bodies, and it is possible that more victims will be un- earthed to-day-Our Own Corres- pondent.

not as parliamentary sanction for the Pre- JAPANESE TO

mier's seven-point programme which begins with a demand for full powers to rule the coun-

try without parliament for a period of six BRING PUPPET

months.

In point of fact the

Social-De-1 "Hence the Government

appeals BANK

BANK SOUTH

mccrats, Communists, and extreme to the common sense and patriot- Rightisis made it clear during theism of the workers and employers. short debate which followed read- "The

workers must Come to ing of the Government declaration realise that occupation of the fac that when it came to voting, their tories gives rise throughout the attitude should not be interpreted country to a feeling of insecurity in the sense that they had already likely to destroy the regime of made up their mind to support the liberty. Government programme.

EMPOWERING BILL

-

Tokyo, To-day. Establishment of a bank of issue

agency.

news

while

PLENARY POWERS GRANTED

Paris, To-day.

During the early hours of this morning the Chamber of Depu- ties is expected to give the Dala- dier Government a favourable vote on its request for plenary powers to deal with outstanding financial and social problems.

The Chamber's finance committee has already approved the powers which will be granted until July 31.

The Finance Minister has given the assurance that no capital levy or control of exchanges is coutem- plated. He proposes the imposi- tion of a special tax applicable to all citizens not liable to military- service but liable to income tax.

As regards raw materials, the Government does not intend to re- increase them in certain cases. duce customs duties but means to

BRITAIN'S REVENUE

London, To-day.

first

at Shanghai to provide new cur-Retter. rency for Central China, was being

Paris, Later. SOCIAL JUSTICE

studied by officials of the Federal morning passed

The Chamber of Deputies this the Govern- Reserve Bank of Peiping yesterday, ment's Plenary Powers Bill by "Employers must apply the prin-states the Japanese Domei

508 votes to 12-Reuter, ciples of social justice. From now The Chamber "adjourned to 10 onwards, all social conflicts can be o'clock when a start was to have settled within the framework of ar- been made on discussion of the bitration legislation which it is the Empowering Bill, which in the intention of the Government to ex- meantime to be discussed by

the tend and modernise with all promp finance committee of the Chamber.titude."

The Government declaration, which Turning to national defence, the the Premier read in the Chamber declaration says: "The Government yesterday afternoon, begins with is resolved to defend French the words: “A great and free coun-terests everywhere and the inviola try can be saved only by relying bility of the French Empire. It on its own powers," and then says will not permit any threat of its that the present Government of Na- frontier, its colonies and its lines tional Defence appeals to parlia-of communication, nor will it allow ment and nation to rally to the de- foreign influences to influence the fence of liberty, peace and the mo- country's full freedom of action.”

therland.

"On all sides of France to-day, Europe is changing. Political sys- tems are breaking down and new ideologies are effecting a resurgence of peoples whose history stretches back into the remote past.

NEW EMPIRES

CO-OPERATION

in-

200.

avowal to co-operate with all coun-

The declaration closes with

tries for establishment of interna- tional peace.

The declaration was received in the Chamber with loud applause.

Acting with characteristic deci- "States are disappearing to make sion the Premier, M. Daladier, im- room for the creation of new Em-mediately declared himself prepar- pires.

led to reply to any questions, "For this reason the present action which took the Chamber by -conception of national defence has surprise.

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to extend beyond the orbit of mili- The sole deputy to rise was tary organisation to embrace all as-Pezet (Centre) who regretted that pects of the " country's financial, M. Dalad er had not formed a pro- economic, social and political propaganda ministry. blems.

HUGE MAJORITY

"To-day one can no longer speak of a series of difficult problems. Actually there is only one

A few minutes later, M. Daladier single problem. National defence calls for taken forthwith, and the huge ma was insisting on the vote being a stable currency and sound. najority in his favour was high tri- tional finance. Recourse to extraor-bute to the promptitude he is show- dinary measures with a set time limit is justifiable only when fol-set the country on the road to pro- ing in making good his promise to lowed by measures of a general sperity.-Trans-Ocean character designed to get at the root

of the evil from which France has been suffering during the last twenty years.

HEALTHY INDUSTRY

2

A small fire broke out shortly. after eleven o'clock this morning on the roof of No. 3, Wing Woo Street.

"The exigencies of national de- The fire started when some bam- fence also call for a healthy indus-boo poles caught fire, but was ex- trial life which must not suffer tinguished before the arrival of the from retardation or interruption Fire Brigade. The Emergency Uni especially in those industries work also turned out but their services. ing for national defence.

Iwere not required.

of

The new institution, affiliated to the Peiping bark, would issue its own currency, at par with Federal notes, but which would not be exchangeable

Revenue returns for the would have a value of its own. nine days of the new financial year fend the plan on the grounds that £18,770,695 and total ordinary ex-

Proponents of the scheme. de- show total ordinary revenue

the circulation of Federal Re- In the first ten days of the last present circumstances prevent penditure of £26,823,368.

without possible devaluation of venue serve Bank notes in Shanghai year, comparable figures were re- Peiping notes.

£21,670,823, expenditure Reuter.

£32,760,183.-British Wireless.

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