1940-11-12 — Page 5

By BUD FISHER

WE'VE NEVER BEEN

INTRODUCED!

WEIRD ARE THE WAYS OF WIDLER

THIRTY DAYS IN HISTORY OF FRANCE

(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL”)

Considerable comment THAT M. LEBRUN, former President of the Re- was caused in Shanghai|public of France; Mr. Jeanney, former President of yesterday by a full-page the Senate; and M. Herriot, former President of the advertisement appearing Chamber of Deputies had decided to leave the coun-. in an evening paper and try before the Armistice and participate in the es- signed "Elly" Widler, well- tablishment of a French Government overseas is known Shanghai charac-alleged in a book just written by M. Jean Montigny ter, appealing for support entitled “All the Truth About the Dramatic Month of his scheme to establish in Our History." a "Free Shanghai.”

This schema which Widler has already expounded in the Press in Shanghai would make the city an independent community, and a free city.

The book throws interesting Bordeaux on June 15, he says. between June 15 and July 15. light on events which happened

The Government arrived at

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a lost city, this great metropolis fear of war". whose welfare is your welfare. "Flung open to trade, the city! Already some are being torn away would be safe-guarded from at- --'evacuated' under governmental tacks from any side. The Powers pressure. As time goes on many would guarantee this, for in this more will be uprooted for the way they would guarantee their Powers see a crisis rising in the own interests. All armies would Pacific and are abandoning the be withdrawn to a radius of 50 city to the fortunes of war. It is miles. Inside this new frontier, your city they are abandoning. Shanghai would grow with no Why should they?

This is obstacle to stop growth." Reu- the first time a working plan has ter.

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At that timo the military situation was desperate, and for several days General Weygand insisted that the Council of Minis- ters should "draw the con- séquences therefrom."

Despite General Weygand's insistence, M. Reynaud and M. Mandel decided to establish a Government overseas and "leave the whole of France invaded," On June 16, finding that many members of the Cabinet no longer supported him, M. Reynaud handed his resignation to M.

Lebrun.

Petain's Attitude,

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Government and expressed his determination to ask for an ar- mistice. Despite Petain's deci- sian, M. Lebrun, M. Jeanney and M. Herriot exerted until the very last minute considerable pressure on Marshal Petain, stresz sing that both the President of the Republic and Parliament should leave.

On June 18, M. Lebrun. for- mally confirmed to Marshal Petain his intention to leave France the

morning, following whereupon the Marshal replied:

"I am. determined to stay whatever happens."

M. Raphael

Allbent, who

has since become Minister of Justice, then exerted all his efforts to postpone at least M. Lebrun's departure.

At the same time, Laval ex- erted personal pressure on many M.P.s, "trying to convince them their duty was 'to share the po- pulation's fate."-Havas.

FIRE NEAR PEAK TRAM

A SMALL OIL-DUMP CAUGHT FIRE THIS MORNING IN MURRAY BARRACKS, BE- HIND THE DETENTION · PRI- SON, AND MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL SCOTS, WITH FIXED BAYONETS, THREW A COR- DON AROUND THE ENTIRE AREA,

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Four or five fire engines arrived soon after the alarm was given and the fire was under control within a short period.

Some nearby trees caught fire and the firemen experienced some, difficulty in concentrating hoses' on the outbreak owing to the distance from the spot of water hydrants.

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