FATE OF REGIME

Grey River Argus, 12 August 1935, Page 5

FATE OF REGIME

AT STAKE IN FRANCE Laval Tells Prefects (Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn.) (Received August 11, at 7 p.m.) PARIS. August 10. The—Premier, M. Laval, addressing the prefects at the conference which he called, regarding the application of the Decree laws, emphasised that the Prefects must tighten up their administrative methods. “The fate of the regime and the very life of the country are at' stake” he* declared. He added that there had been a certain slackness, which could be no longer reconciled yith present necessities. “You must have initiative.” he said. “You may return without uneasiness regarding the Government’s indentions, but. you may have every reason for anxiety if you fail to do your d u ty. ’ ’ Toulon passed a calm night. The special guards have been withdrawn from Toulon. Riots are reported at Oran, and elsewhere in Algiers, where crowds demonstrated agains: M. Laval’s decrees. LONDON, August 9. The Paris correspondent of “The Times” says that the new decrees represent the most ambitious economic legislation that any French Government has undertaken. They will cover every aspect of the nation’s commercial life and will involve wholesale interference by the State mechanism in private commerce. Even his opponents are impressed by M. Laval’s immense effort at reorganisation. Though he may be accused of modelling* his decrees on Fascism, this correspondent continues, actually he aims at saving France from Fascism and bankruptcy alike. The “public reception of the decrees, contrasting with the economies, seems favourable. PARIS, August 9. The workers at Brest and Toulon arsenals have resumed. The liner Champlain has not departed from Havre, because she lacks i part of her crew. Those who are lacking will meet later to-day to decide whether the crew delegates were too conciliatory when they conferred with M. Bertrand. The Lafayette and other liners will leave on the due date. PARIS, August 9. A reported agreement in the maritime strike at Le Havre after a meet ing between a delegation of seamen and M. William Bertrand. Minister for Marine, proved ineffective when the Champlain was unable to sail because she was short of part of her crew, who had decided to meet later in the day to decide whether their delegates were too conciliatory. During the evening, extremists at Brest came into collision with the mobile guards, and one man was injured. The demonstrators from I’Orient marched through the streets. The police kept out of sight.