Evening star., 1925-11-23
DICTATOR CRY HEARD.
Leaders of Right and Left Parties
Believe Action Needed.
RN CONSTANTINE BROWN

BY Cable TO The Star ana Chicago Daily News
PARIS. November 23-Has France
reached the point where il can he
saved only by dictator? This is
the question that is being asked bv
everybody today.
The chaotic debates which have
taken place in the cha mher of Dep
uties and have resulted in the resig-
nation of the Painleve cabinet
proved that no constitutional cabi-
net can obtain majority in Par
lament
Deputies of the Right are looking
around for a Mussolini. who. ignor-
ing Parliament's authority, would
govern by force. Extreme Socialists
who sti!l form a ma jority. are Of the
same opinion. but they talk of die
tatorShip like that OF Robes pierre
and the famous Committee du Salut
Public"
They do not speak about dissolu-
tion OF the Chamber like the mem
hers Of the Right. but they desire
10 curtail parliamentary discussions
10 the minimum. the Chamber re
manning A kind of regIstrating of
fee for all laws which Socialist
leaders may deem necessary 10 pro
pose for the good of the country
Public Is Alarmed
Public opinion is Watching the
parlia mentary struggle with the feel
ing that whatever the outcome may
he. the public Will be the scapegoat
Prominent business men and indus
trialists. who have been keeping
themselves in the background. are
alarmed at the tremendous strides
being made by socia lism and are com
ing forward with money and are help
ing Orga niZe associations 10 fight the
Communists and Socialists.
BY means of this help there has
been organized lately the Blue
Shirts" a Fascist formation. which
counts already 5000 members. No
body believes. however. that they vii
he able to initiate the Italian move
ment because they are lacking in rea
leadership.
There is no doubt in the mind OF
the average Frenchman that only a
dictator can save the country. anG
everybody is looking around for the
man. Nobody seems to have the nee
essary qualifications for such a heavy
task.
Meantime France Is facing bank
ruptCy. No one tries even to avoid in
fiation Parliament will vote late to
OaN on OIL autNOflIlnB the ia NIX Ol
France TO advance the treasury $50.
600, 900 This amount. however. will
be just sufficient to pay the current
expenses of the treasury. such as sal
aries of officials and expenses of the
army in Morocco and Syria
Loan Issue Due.
On December 8 500, 900. 900 worth
of treasury bonds are redeemable
consequently the future government
unless 1t intends to proclaim a mora
torium. which will never be passed BY
Parliament 'musr authorize the state
bank to print bank notes for the above
amount.
No party leader wants to take the
responsibility of accepting the pre-
miership with Parliament as 1t i
today The Socialists are, convinced
that IL their drastic bills are passed
by the Chamber they will be turned
down by the Senate. while the Moder
ates cannot obtain a ma ajority in the
Chamber.
President DoumerSue is askins
advice from every political man il
France. Most of them suggest a Goa
lition government. but the Socialists
refuse to promise their support. Mean
time the franc is sliding down, beinl
now much below the Italian Ira
Prices are soaring and all kinds o
commodities are going up, not daily
but hourly.
copyright, 1925. by Chicago Daily News Co.