COMMON SECURITY

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18900, 30 December 1935, Page 5

COMMON SECURITY

INSISTENCE IN CHAMBER COLLECTIVE STAND URGED DEFENCE AGAINST FORCE CRITICS OF CABINET (Elec. Tel. Copyright—-United Press Assn.) PARIS, Dec. 28. M'. Pezet, a popular Democrat, opened the foreign affairs debate in the Chamber of Deputies. He attacked the Government and supported the League. Dr. Louis de Chappedelaine tabled the following motion as M. Laval took hi? seat on a Government bench : “That tli? Chamber, true to France’s traditional policy of approving the Government’s declarations, places confidence in the Government to assure peace, while respecting the League Covenant.”

A succession of five-minute speeches in accordance with the rules followed and the debate was adjourned till the afternoon.

Upon resumption, M. Demonzie, a former Minister, attacked M. Laval. He explained that he supported M. Laval after his visits to Moscow and Rome, because apparently M. Laval w T as aiming at collective security. “I found, however, that he was treatirig international affairs like a suburban election,” continued M. Demonzie. “He negotiated a pact with Russia. When Qzecho-Slovakia and Rumania followed suit he unratified the pact.” M. Picard, the Radical Socialist, in a sensational speech, declared' that he spoke on behalf of all deputies of the eastern provinces, which would’ be first threatened in the event of war. lie referred to the Hitler menace of German rearmament, adding. “We believe effective defence must be accompanied by collective security; hence the closest collaboration with England and' other nations which still have confidence in us, which is essential. That is why I reject M. Laval’s policy.” The speech ended in an uproar, Deputies slamming their desk-lids so continuously that the meeting . was suspended for 20 minutes When the Chamber resumed M. Laval s speech was given.