FRENCH RESOLVE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 December 1939, Page 5

FRENCH RESOLVE

M. DALADIER ADDRESSES PARLIAMENT EJECTION OF COMMUNIST DEPUTY. TIME NOT COME TO DISCUSS PEACE. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright. (Received This Day, 9.10 a.m.) PARIS, November 30. While M Daladier was reading a Government declaration, on the occasion of the first meeting of parliament since the war began, Deputies spotted a Communist Deputy who signed the anti-war manifesto, sitting in his accustomed seat. Members shouted in protest and M Herriot, leaping to his feet, declared that apart from the legal position, his presence was a scandal. Attendants removed the Communist while the Deputies applauded. M Daladier described the German use of mines as convincing proof of the failure of their submarine campaign. The war was due to a systematic German effort to dominate Europe and it was not yet time to discuss peace aims. "Peace,” he continued, “must be based on material guarantees extending to all free nations, but we must first win the war. That is our only object at present. The French have seen thenlands ravaged in their own lifetime and are resolved that it shall not happen again.” M Daladier added that the French forces were strong enough to break enemy attacks with minimum losses and a certainty of success. M Daladier paid tribute to the attitude of the United States, which knew that arms from America would be used to defend their own democratic principles. M Daladier declared: “It is possible that Germany will loose all her forces of destruction before a just peace is established. France will return blow for blow. If destructive fury falls on our villages and towns, we shall hit back at Germany with the same severity.” -A Ridiculing propaganda that Britain was not equally sharing sacrifices with France, M Daladier pointed out that the answer to this was the speedy presence of Dominion forces on French battlefields to fight for common ideals.