STORMY SCENES.
DEPUTIES FIGHT IN FRENCH
CHAMBER,
TWO ALSATIANS UNSEATED
(Australian Press Assn.) (Received Nov. 9. 7.10 n.in.) PARIS, Nov. 8
The Chamber of Deputies, in the absence of the Government, storm - ily debated the right of two Alsatian members, M.M. Riekeiin and Rosse, to .sit, as they had been condemned to lose their civil rights.
Resolution after resolution _ was presented, and there was an incredible uproar, necessitating the suspension of the sitting, while Socialists and Communists fought and tore each other’s neckties. A vote was taken after resumption, unseating the Alsatians by 220 votes to 39.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10740, 10 November 1928, Page 5
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