CRITICAL DEBATE
FRENCH CHAMBER
ANGRY EXCHANGES
WARNING FROM THE CHAIR
(Received February 26, 9.30 a.m.)
PARIS, February 25.
For the first time in French Parliamentary history, a coloured Deputy presided in the Chamber of Deputies, namely M. Gratien Candace, a member of the General Council of Guadeloupe, who recently was elected VicePresident.
The galleries were packed as soon as the doors of the Chamber were opened, and excitement ran high, but the critical Foreign Affairs debate is not expected to reach an interesting stage before Saturday. Shouts of ••Traitor," "Dirty dog," "Communist," "Cagoulard," and "Coward" were huled back and forth during the debate. M. Herriot, taking over the chair from M. Candace, vainly urged more dignified conduct, pointing out that the least incident would be noticed abroad.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 48, 26 February 1938, Page 9
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