STORMY DEBATE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 6 April 1938, Page 7

STORMY DEBATE

ANGRY SCENES IN FRENCH CHAMBER DENUNCIATIONS OF DEFENCE OF JEWS. NEW FASCIST PARTY APPEARS. Press Association ’Electric Telegraph—Oooyrighl (Recd This Day, 9.45 a.m.) PARIS, April 5. The debate on the Finance Bill in the Chamber of Deputies opened noisily. The first speaker was constantly interrupted with cries from Rightists of “It’s robbery” and uproar broke out.

When M. Creyssel, a member of the Social Party, a new Fascist party formed by Colonel de la Rocque, rose, the Socialists yelled: “Hitler! Hitler!” Rightists countered with “France for French!”

Then someone from the right shouted: “Down with the Jews!”

M. Dormoy, Minister for the Interior, standing up, with raised fist, retorted: “Jews are as good as Gentiles.” M. Herriot, amid a storm, suspended the sitting. There are several Jews in the Cabinet., THE FINANCE BILL HIGHLY CONTENTIOUS PROPOSALS SUGGESTED AMENDMENTS LONDON, April 5. The Paris correspondent of “The Times” says M. Blum’s proposals are so sweeping and contentious that even if the Radicals confirm the decision of their Parliamentary group leaders, who agreed by 28 votes to 22 to support the Bill, the Senate is certain to reject them. The Radicals’ feeble majority included eight Ministers, who are naturally desirous of averting a crisis, while 25 did not vote.

M, Daladier, at the Cabinet meeting, pointed out that the peasants were being asked to make sacrifices which the industrial workers would not suffer. The Chamber of Deputies’ Finance Committee accepted the Bill by 25 votes to 18, but insisted that the exemption limit for the capital levy be raised from £6OO to £9OO.