GENERAL STRIKE FOR A DAY

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21087, 12 February 1934, Page 9

GENERAL STRIKE FOR A DAY

Urgent Work Only LABOUR'S PLANS FOR DEMONSTRATION (tIMITBD PRESS ASSOCIATION —B!f ELECTHIC TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT.) (Received February 11, 8.14 p.m.) PARIS, February 10. , The indications are that there will 5 be complete paralysis of the majority of French activities on Monday during the general strike. '. "L'Humanite" says there will be no buses, trains, taxis, or under- , ground railways, although long dis'tance trains, workers on which will ' merely stand still for 15 minutes, : will run. Telephones, except trunk lines, are likely to be severely re- „ stricted. ; ° No newspapers will be published : s except'the socialist ones. It is ex- ; d pected that the proprietors will issue i- a combined newspaper called the ' ; . "Paris Presse." \ s M. Doumergue saw the leader of ; the Confederation of Labour (M. Leon Jouhaux) and appealed for 1 y cancellation of the order declaring ( r the general strike. M. Jouhaux ! e would not agree to this, but under- : „ look that there would be no street '< demonstrations on Monday. « e The socialist newspaper '"Le I s Populaire," while opposing the ] if Government, advises the utmost 1 g orderliness during the strike. The newspaper, discussing the possibility of the Government masking ' ; > a Fascist dictatorship, hints that the strike demonstration will show that il the workers know how to meet such : ; a situation. " According to a London message, the Paris correspondent of the e "News-Chronicle" says the Governs ment has already begun preparat tions against the strike. One hundred and fifty naval ratings have been detailed for duty at the Paris electric power station, and steps arc " also being taken to maintain gas 1 Y and water supplies. <

I < 5 THE NEW CABINET ' s A NATIONAL UNION ' t. i d PARLIAMENTARY SUPPORT EXPECTED J a PARIS, February 9. e M. Doumergue presented the fold lowing Cabinet to the President (M. r j Albert Lebrun) this evening:— ( Premier: M. Gaston Doumergue. :1 Foreign Affairs: M. Barthou. s . Justice: M. Henri Cheron. a Interior: M. Albert Sarraut. c e War: Marshal Henri Petain. t Navy: M. Francois Pietri. c Air: M. Denain. c s Finance: M. Louis Germain--6 Martin. c s Education: M. Bcrthous. j ! - Commerce: M. Lucien Lamourcux. g - Post Office: M. Andre Mallarmc. Colonies: M. Pierre Laval. - Agriculture: M. Henri Qucuille. 3 Public Works: M. Pierre E. Flandin. s Health: M. Louis Marin. '• Pensions: M. Rivolett. c Labour: M. Andrien Marquet. K Mercantile Marine: M. Bertrand. Ministers without portfolio: MM. | Edouard Herriot and Andre Tardieu. a e This is a national union combinas tion, embracing all parties except i socialists and communists. It is s expected to assure a sweeping mail jority in both Houses. ) ), POSSIBILITY OF ELECTION ) i t t. 1 ENQUIRY INTO STAVISKY 1 CASE Y ,1 (Received February 12, 12.10 a.m.) \ PARIS, February 11. n The Cabinet, at its first meeting, - adopted the principle of an enquiry by a Parliamentary committee, with " judicial powers, into the Stavisky ; - scandal. A decision regarding M. = Chiappe was postponed until Monday. 2 The Cabinet seems divided on the r question of a dissolution of Parliament. M. Doumergue prefers to s give the country a breathing space, x but if the Chamber raises obstacles c to his programme he is likely to have a general election immediately. f 1 MARSHAL PETAIN TO "LOOK ( AFTER ARMY" t i M. DOUMERGUE CONGRATU- <- . LATED £ [■ I PARIS, February 9. c Marshal Henri Petain informed c M. Doumergue that he was ignorant * of the first thing about politics and 3 was not interested in the subject. t 3 If he were appointed Minister for t t War he would run his job as a sol- j , dier and look after the army. <; M. Edouard Herriot resigned the c 3 presidency of the radical-socialists -, . to accept a position in the Cabinet. _ i M. Camille Chautemps was elected 5 to his place in the party. M. Doumergue to-day saw tne ; leaders of all parties, also generals i- and financiers. M. Leon Blum m- ' formed him that the socialists were not supporting the new Govern- ' ment, but it is believed that the only ' other opposition will be from tne communists and a few dissident rad- ' icals. M. Blum said that the Cabi- ' net would include so many strong ; personalities that it would matter e : little what the socialists did. ' M. Raymond Poincare congratu--1 lated M. Doumergue as the ' only v , man equal to the task." t i M. Doumergue is exerting his b strongest personal influence to ap- k pease the more radical elements. PREMIER'S APPEAL FOR ' PEACE ! ~ „ s LONDON, February 9. o ' M. Doumergue's proclamation, d I posted on the walls of the city, an- f , nounces the formation of a Gov- d ernment of truce, appeasement and & ■ justice, and asks the people, in its . ( • name, to renounce agitation and c ; make the interests of France para- I: 1 mount.

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