Evening star., 1924-12-06
FRENCH DEPORT 30
REDS, OPENING WAR
ON SOVIET MENACE
CIericaIs and Communists
Present Real Danger, Her.
riot Tells Chamber.
PREMIER PLEDGES FIGHT
ON RADICAL ELEMENTS
Agrees With Chamberlain on
Move-Rigorous Check on
Tourists Ordered.
Ry the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
PARIS, December 6.-Premier Her
siot pledged his government to fight
Communistic violence in France, in
n decoration before the Chamber of
Deputies today during a stormy ses-
sion that brought into sharp relief
The open intent of Communistic in
Juences to accomplish revolution by
sorce.
The premier, however, put what he
called the clerical offensive" on the
Same basis, describing both move
ments as hostile to the republic.
I'VE will combat these manifesto
rions of violence with all our force"
ne said.
To be precise" continued the pre-
mier. "the government finds itself
at grips with a double agitation
one might say IA Eouble offensive
which evidently is seeking to en-
circle it.
con the one hand there is the
clerical agitation. 1t is a formidable
effort to arouse the country against
the pretended prosecutions of the
government. On the other hand, there
is another offensive that increasingly
unmasks itself daily and which is
accompanied by a whole series of
provocationS."
Seek Power by Violence.
power by violence"
The premier's declaration was
brought out by violent attack on the
part Of the Communists on the gov
ernments action in suspending the
Communist mayor of the fishing town
of Occurrences, accused of resisting the
police. During the excitement that
ensued the sergeant-at-arms had to
separate belligerent deputies to prevent
fist fights, while Victor Dalbiez. the
minister of liberated regions. was char
acterized as war Stacker" by Deputy
Balanant
The Communist deputy Cornavin
started the fernent by his vitriolic
revolutionary declarations. 'TThe Rus
sian fleet like the Russian army,
is intended to come to the aid of the
forthcoming proletarian revolution"
was one of hiSoexclamations
Addresses Communists.
After alluding to the other often
sive" that was seeking power ''by
violence" Premier Herriot turned to-
ward the Communists and said:
There are too many foreign Com
1nunists in France who forget their
duty to the country that has given
them asylum. They are indulging in
political demonstrations, and we will
not tolerate it, we will not let them
Ineddle in our political life. If we
meet with resistance we will break it,
and we will deport as many as neces-
sary.
The government isresolved to fight
the clerical agitation and the Com
munist peril"
Answers Catholics.
Replying to objections by the Cath
olics, the premier said he had an Of
11cial report that the Catholic deputy,
.Bire, was at a meeting where the cry
was Long live the revolution!"
In defending the French navy
against the communists, Minister of
Marine Dumesnil read the following
GUotation:
Il do not say war is to be expected
immediately, but it is the first duty
of the state to prepare for war" He
added: THAT is signed by a member
of the soviet government, and the
state spoken of is the state of the
workmen and peasants"
The police opened their campaign
against the communists this after
noon by surrounding and raiding
what is called the soviet agency
headquarters at Bobigny, an eastern
suburb of Paris. The police sought
important documents
large number of foreign agitators
are to be expelled, and the first group
of so is being started over the from
tier today. Premier Herriot's de-
cision was made public after his
conversations yesterday with the
British foreign secretary, Austin
Chamberlain. who Is here on his way
10 the Rome meeting of the League
of Nations council. Receiving re-
porters last night, the premier said:
Mr.. Chamberlain and readily
agree TO the necessity of putting
down the bolshevik activities. We
are obliged to employ in France a
large number of foreign workmen
and 1t is precisely among them that
the clements of disorder are recruited
We need, and will have, a proper
immigration policy"
Subject Before Cabinet.
It Is also learned that the subject
was deliberated at length at the last
cabinet meeting. 1t was decided
among other things that the Com
mupist school teachers dismissed by
the-preceding government would not
be reinstated.
Another step was the suspension,
pending removal from office and trial
before a correctional court, of the
Communist mayor of the fishing town
of Douarenez. He is accused of re-
sisting the police while leading sar-
dine factory strikers and Of wearing
his sash of Office while doing so.
The government also Is expected
80 put into force new regulations
affecting foreign visitors, requiring
all who intend to stay more than two
weeks to apply within As hours of
their arrival for cards of identity,
furnishing a number of particulars
about themselves, including their
family history and six unmounted
photographs.
Tourist Groups Protest.
Tourist organizations and hotel as
sociations, apprised of the intended
restrictions, have made strong pro-
tests, declaring that tourists will
avoid France rather than submit to
tiresome red tape, spending their
money elsewhere. Unless there is a
decision to the contrary meanwhile,
the regulations will go into effect
with the coming of the new year.
The. extreme opposition press has
for some time been, making capital
out Of the Communist activities. al
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