FOREIGNERS IN FRANCE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19394, 31 July 1926, Page 9

FOREIGNERS IN FRANCE.

HOSTILE DEMONSTRATIONS PRESS JOINS IN CAMPAIGN. EXTRAORDINARY COMPLAINTS. BELGIUM ALSO AFFECTED. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received 8.55 p.m.) A. and N.Z. PARIS, July 30. The hostile compaign against foreigners in France is unabated. In spite of official assurances that visitors have nothing to fear, several motoring parties were "boohed" in various parts. Strange to say, this is having little effect on English tourists, who are rushing to Paris in greater numbers than ever. Several additional trains and boats are running in order to cope with the crowds. Ihere is consistent talk of levying a tax on foreigners, and it is expected that this will shortly be embodied in a bill. It is stated that a tax of £1 per head is contemplated. The newspapers are devoting columns to complaints against tourists. One of the latest objections is that the latter are ignorant of the French language and fill the streets and cafes with an unintelligible babble. At a meeting at Lyons, Socialists adopted a resolution reproaching M. lierriot for allying himself with all the parties of reaction. A Socialist majority at the Town Hall demanded his resignation of the Mayoralty of Lyons. Belgium is also said to be contemplating the imposition of a special tax on tourists and a substantial daily tax on foreigners who motor through Belgian territory.