De Gaulle Would Sweep France

Chronicle (Levin), 31 August 1948, Page 5

De Gaulle Would Sweep France

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neccived Alutiday, 7 ji.m. LOXDOX, August 30. M. Siliuiuiuia, wIhj was Frcueh Pn-niici t'rmn Xo\ ciiiber 10 17 to iuidJuly li'-ls, is i'onaidcnal to huw a botter cli.'uico tliati .\I. Kamariier to t'onn a Hau I'fcncli ( lo\ t'niinciit . M. Srliuniai.i) 's ]iios]M'cts, Iiiavi'vcr, ;irc not re-gni-lt'd as vi'iy stroug. 1 lio Tiiiies suvs tlio laain Fronrli jiariH's iitc (lool't lcss con \ i ikm'iI in t lit'insch i's oi* the in'cd for liij.Ji.M- ])i-o dtn-rion, lower sj.iMi.li ug and adniiiii.s tralivc i.-lon.i, 1 m t iioii.' of ihe purties js V.illing to joi u the others in hcljiing tuiti tliis lict-d. Tlie .Maiic-iicsl.M- (luardian says the cli.iiu-t's oi' l'ojiiiing any viahlc French ( io\ i-i miient uitliout new elections, seeiii.s rejuote. Xe\ ertheless, an election iiow is a risk none of ihe parties woiil.l wi]lingl\*v take berau.se tlie niost likciv \ietor would be Geueral de Gaulle. Tlit- Dailv Mail expresses Ihe belief iluif (ieiicral de (laulle would be returiicd on a gieat ]>o|ni)ar vote if an i - ! i - . ' 1 "• 1 1 1 1 were lield. M. S, -hunia iut wenl to l.Iysee PaJaeO eariy tliis lonniiiig to r-onfer witli I't i--ideiit Aiiiinl. rej.oit ugenev coiresjioialeiits in Paris. .M. Knmndier 's rei ii>a I to eonl inue negot iat ions to form a ( al.inel, eaine as ti suiprie beeause tio Radb-al Soi-ialists \v lio liold the deri>i\t \ o 1 1 1 in the Assembly and tvlio v.eie i \jieeled to provhle ti. Rnnad: ; V bigge-t| obstacles, had annotinr-ed ye-terday eveniiig th:it thev woald sttppo. « M. Iiiiin.idier. Padical Soeialist I'aitv eoimres-ies ontside Paris wero, dtning yesterda;., lirgiitg a dissolution ot' the A-'senibly and ihe holding of u ev. eh'f-tions. 'i'lie ]irewar Fretnier, U. Jtaladier, was oue of the I.adien] Sn.-hdists w lio urge.l this at a tneeting at MrniliiiS.