“DOWN WITH WAR.”

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17570, 22 June 1925, Page 13

“DOWN WITH WAR.”

COMMUNISTS’ PROTEST. j FRENCH MOROCCAN POLICY QUESTIONED. | By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Reuter’s Telegrams. PAULS, Juno 19. At the Government’s request, the f'hamber of Deputies, by 525 votes to 32, postponed!, sine die. a Communist demand to interpellate the Government on the situation in Morocco. The Socialists voted with the Gov eminent, as they had decided io interpellate tire Government on the Moroecan question next week. The Communists, seeking to force the issue between the Socialists and the Government, gave notice o.f a proi posnl to interpellate the Minister to- | day | The spokesman quoted :i Condon I telegram saying that Abel-cl Xrim had j made peace overtures to France and l Spain through Britain and Italy, j M. Briand. demanding the postponement of tiie interpellation sine die declared that it was an insult to suppose that if an honourable opportunity for peace had been presented the Government would not 'nave taken advantage of ii and would have allow °d further bloodshed in Morocco. The vote was taken amid Communist cries of “Murderers,” “Liars” and “ Down with ward’ After a meeting of Cabinet, a Mini i«dcr stated that the Government bad ' discussed the Communist propaganda j and had decided on a policy towards j Gie militant section of the Communist ; Party, which daily was corresponding wikh Abd-el lCrim and encouraging him to resist l*y assuring him that a majority of the people of Prance was opposed to the continuation of military operations. MANY ARRESTS IN PARIS. PARIS, June 20. tl 1.0 Matin ” announces that 120 arrests bavo been made in Paris and the provinces in pursuance of measures for the suppression of Coin munis t propaganda in regard to Morocco. M. Painleve will shortly bring up i the question in the Chamber of Deputies of removing Parliamentary iminanity in respect to Communist leaders who are Deputies to enable the a nth orit ies to prosecute them.