Evening star., 1925-07-19
French Legislators Shut Doors
On Fighting Communist Group

conductors, q serious source Of q con-
ductor's revenue in addition to salary.
In the "siow step" the Communists
have done themselves real harm. BY
the daily papers, the public learns that
it is all suffering together-not chance
passengers in chance car.
The mere congestion of street traffic
by deliberate clogging of trans and
omnibuses at critical points like the
Place de fOpera exasperates the pub
lie.
AS to trips, one day there were
2.160 one-way trips fewer than
schedule. another day 3,147 fewer, and
so on. Now, as the Company of Com
mon Transports has the city as half
partner, the loss of about 10000
francs per day by slow-stepping falls
SO per cent on taxpayers-argumen
that counts against the Communists
more than many another!
While these things were exasperat-
Ing Paris, interest in Communist
trouble-making swung back TO Par
liament-where it continues.
Deputy Doriot, a little man who
looks and talks like a primary school
teacher, got possession Of the tribune
and read out a private letter written
by the Chef de Cabinet of Marshal
Lyautey French Governor in Moroc-
col to the marShals nephew in Paris,
The letter had little Importance in
itself; but it spoke discouragingly of
| the Spanish in Morocco being of any
real help in the veritable war which
Abd-el-krim is waging against the
French.
1t was a private letter, giving the
feelings of the writer only; and the
man to whom it was written never
| received 1t. A Communist postman
stole ito aid in the French Com
munist campaign against the French
| army,
The Spanish Ambassador called on
BRAND, French Foreign Minister, who
is never caught mapping. So BRAND
forestalled him, saying: You are
going to speak about the letter The
French government knows its duty.
and has already taken necessary
measures" Next day, among gov
ernment announcements was that of
the resignation of the Chef de Cabi-
net of Marshal Lyautey-accepted
Things could not end there. After
long opposition, France has allowed
civil service men, like post Office en-
ployes, to form unions; and the Com
munist Union is one that has given
most trouble to the minister of posts,
telegraph and telephone.
1t began by placarding in service
rooms: War on wari Get out of
Morocco, Which is easier said than
done, and would cause the greatest
possible wrong to the immense ma
jority of natives of Morocco-who
only want to go on farming, to big
money returns. with a perfect horror
of that wild raiding mountain chief,
Abd-el- -Krim.
The Workman Of the Posts" pub
lished a violent article, and the organ
of the Soviets in France published
another. Thereupon. the minister of
posts ordered a cessation of all rela-
tionS of the postal services with the
Communist Postal Union.
More came to the prime minister
He ordered searches to be made by
the police, who found in Deputy
Doriot's possession all sorts of docu-
ments concerning the movements of
the French army in Morocco. Now.
the Communists are squarely charged
with being in communication with
/ Abd-el-Krim.
Deputy Marty. being investigated
is accused of the old charge against
him-tampering with soldiers and
setting them against their duty.
Being deputy, he has immunity
from arrest-untif the chamber of
deputies shall take 1t from him. 1t
will be done.
On top of all. comes the strong-arn
invasion of the Chinese Minister'S
Paris house by Chinese Communists.
And, everywhere, rumor tells of Boil
shevik propaganda and Soviet money,
with French Communists, with Add
el-Krim and Communist Chinesei
1t is not revolution, but IAN awful
nyisapcs"