FRENCH SECRET SESSION

Greymouth Evening Star, 12 February 1940, Page 8

FRENCH SECRET SESSION

CONFIDENCE IN GOVERNMENT. [BY CABLE —PBESS ASSN. —COPYBIGHT.]PARIS, February 11. The secret session of Parliament closed, after which the Chamber of Deputies' publicly voted'.its unahimbus suWorf of' the’ Govebrnriient. An allParty resolution was passed, which authorised M. Daladier to “conduct the war io victory.” Eleven members. of the • Chamber whoTiafi : . renounced' the' Communist Paj-ty"when ■it was ■ banned; refused to take, part-in the secret session; so that they 1 could? not be- accused. of giving, away information if anything leaked but.- . . . .. - -- The Gestapo activities' in France. rOierrek to by M. Daladier, are''now; the subject- of comment in the French newspapers. “L’Oeuvre” states that- numerous letters, • With heavy black- mourning borders, hpye been sent out, bearing an inscription to the effect that the Frehdh'-aje ; dying fbr the? British, who never:'fight their wars .themselves? T'h'e French police. are makings a new against . Communists, Twerify-thhee persons- have; been, arrested during -the'last 24 .hours. . They, are-.bfelieved- to have ' been .coricernefi' iu an ! attempt■ to reconstruct the Coriimuriist 1 Party- in• France. UNITY CONFIRMED. (Received February 12, 11.30 a.m.) - PARIS, February 11. .

Heads of every group' in the Chamber. signed a motion expressing confidence in' M. Daladier, after . which. M. Herriot said the searching secret session debate dispelled certain legends, established truth, and enabled the Premier to talk in a manner simple, -familiar and infinitely moving. National unity had been strikingly, and decisively confirmed. ■ ... The Deputies stood up applauding, and the Chamber adjourned.