AN UGLY TURN

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 139, 13 June 1936, Page 9

AN UGLY TURN

THE FRENCH STRIKES DEFIANCE IN PARIS WORKERS OUT OF CONTROL ALIENATING SYMPATHY [By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright? LONDON, June 11. 'The Paris correspondent of the T’imes says that the good impression created by Sunday’s settlement of the French strike is slowly evaporating, the numbers of new strikers exceeding the numbers of those who arc resuming. Thousands of strikers inarched cheering down the boulevards waving red flags, while others careered in taxis, shout* ing defiant slogans. 'l’he Trades Union Council’s authority is not as strong as the leaders supposed, ami the workers are ignoring its decrees and instead are returning en bioc ami consolidating the advantages won. They are taking up collections and exhausting middleclass sympathy by waging guerrilla war in order to squeeze the utmost from individual employers. Extension of Trouble The strikes have extended to firstclass Parisian restaurants and hotels. Factories are idle at Bordeaux, where shipyard workers took possession of the liner Cap Padarau A boat-builder at Marseilles, angered with his striking staff, fired a revolver at them, and was arrested after wounding one of them. The franc continues to sag, but the exchange market is inert. At Algiers 790 sugar factory Hands struck and occupied the premises. Society Women Concerned The Daily Mail’s Paris correspondent says that a strike of 20,000 cutters, seamstresses, designers and fitters at fashionable dresmakers, including Molyneux, Jean Paton, Paquin and Worth, has caused consternation among English and French society women, who fear delay in the delivery of dresses for forthcoming functions, including Ascot and the French Derby on June 11. Already three fashionable French weddings have been postponed. It is expected that thousands of pounds’ worth of orders will bo placed in London instead of Paris. Al. Reynard, ex-Finance Minister, M. Rollin, ex-Minister of Commerce, and other critics strongly opposed the 40hour week Bill during discussion by a Parlanientary Commission. M. Joubert, Radical Socialist, reserved his opinion, which is regarded as sgnificant, as the, Radical Socialists were expected to support the new Bills. The Premier, AL Blum, defended the measure. He contended that a 40-hour week would accelerate currency rhythm, and promised vigorously to support weaker industries. CHAMBER PASSES BILLS RIGHTIST OBSTRUCTION Received June 12, 9.30 p.m. PARIS, June H. When the deputies met the Rightists began obstructing in order to prevent discussion on the new Government Bills, but a show of hands rejected a motion to shelve them on the pretext that the factories were still occupied and law and order was not being respected. Uproar, punctuated with cries of “Pigs! Scoundrels!” greeted M. Blum’s introduction of the measures. Another wild demonstration was precipitated by his declaration that he would not order the police and mobile guards to enter occupied factories. The measure exempting ex-service-men’s pensions from taxation was passed without a division and the Pay and Holidays Bill, granting 25 days’ leave after a year’s service, was passed by 563 votes to one. After a monotonous debate the Chamber eventually passed the Restoration of Cuts Bill which, incidentally, precludes civil servants taking jobs outside the State employment, and adopted the Collective Contracts Bill by 528 votes to seven. The Chamber then adjourned.