FRANK BID FOR POWER

Chronicle (Levin), 8 April 1947, Page 5

FRANK BID FOR POWER

Press Asstv.

De Ganlle Seefes Support For His ideas

By Telegragh

-CoBijright

Reeeived Tuesday, 11.40 a.m. PARIS, April 7. In the frankest bld for return to political power that he has evbr made, General de Gaulle today called upqn the French people to organise themselves in what would amount to a political parcy supporting him and his' ideas. Ge'neral dt Gaulle, who was addressing a large crowd, called for a reVision of the recently-adoptcd constituoion, which he saict nad pruaaceu an fnter-party staiemate dep'riving che nation of its efficiehc'y atiu authority. General de Gaulle said that the constltution engemdered a sj'stem which was leading the people astray and paralysing their eiiorts. "It is quite clear that the nation has not to guide it a State whose cohesion, efficiency and authority measure up, to the problems which face it. No one party, as a result 3f divisioh amohg' France's multiple parties, is able alone to direct the State, while all would like to share .t among themselves. "Although France has passed :hrough the years since the war without losing her integrity, or suffering internal convulsioris, the people have many bitter doubts and much anxiety about the future. "Although we. hope that the United States and Russia will not aecome enemies, they are automatically rivals. The maintenance of our independen^e, situated as we are, becomes a burning question for France. We should take the lead in creati'ng a bloc of Western European nations so as to have an element of equilibrium between jwo masses. "We must, firstly, settle Germany 30 that her ambition and might may never again be „ a threat. Secondly, we must so remake Europe that besides Russia and the United States there may be an hement of balance."