Evening star., 1934-04-21
BILLBOARD FIGHT
RACES IN FRANCE
Stavisky Scandal Evokes
Odd Aftermath of Charges
and Replies.

PARIS (P).-Now that the shooting
has died down, Paris is staging one Of
the most hectic battles of billboard
posters" that it has even known.
Since the night of February 8, when
l8 persons were killed In the worst dis
orders in the history of the third re-
public, the bill posters union has been
having a field day.
"Assassins!" shouts the Right at
the Left on the billboards. "Democ-
racy in danger!" shouts the Left.
Stavisky, of course, is the hero
or villain-in the piece, but back Of
him lies q hot political fight that
may yet upset Papa" Doumergue's
cabinet Of political truce and peace.
Down with the thievesl" and down
with the assaSSins!" Shrek the bill-
boards while knots of Parisians gather
around the posters solemnly reading
the cries for justice and relating their
personal experiences on the night that
apparently Is destined to become his
toric, perhaps to end up with its name
attached to sCme street as "the street
Of the Sixth of February"
Escape German Bullets.
He escaped German bullets, but the
bullets Of the cartel didn't miss him.
says one poster picturing a wounded
and dying veteran on the ground with
his wife and children in the back
ground "They were veterans, without
arms. who simply cried, down with
thieves! Vive Ia France that the
cartel killed on February g."
"A malta assassinated magistrate
prince" cries a bright yellow poster.
This magistrate who was to have
given evidence the next day on the
Staviskv case and to reveal the names
of the guilty politicians was ferociously
assassinated at Dion on February 20.
This horrible crime was committed
by a malta. Who form this malta?
Down with thieves! Down with assas-
sinsw
Radical Socialists Under Fire.
The more direct. political attacks
in general are directed against the
dominant Radical Socialist party Of
which former Premier Herriot was one
time head The history" Of recent
Radical Socialist governments is given
as follows:
"The Chautemps government fin
ished in the mud Of the Stavisky scam
dial: the Daladier cabinet sank in the
blood of the veterans whom 1t fired
upon in the Place de la Concorde.
Have you confidence in the Radical
Socialists?'
Another attack on the Left cartel
Is phrased in three dramatic pictures
with the heading, Result Of the
Cartel:
19l4..n,,..,...W war
1925. Financial Failure
1884. Civil War
Allegiance Breach Asked
Another poster makes an appeal to
the Radical Socialists TO break def
nitely with their former allies, the
Regular Socialists, saying:
Radical Socialists!
"You make an alliance with the
Socialists for the elections Of 1892
and since then you have exercised
power with their support. In 20
months there were six ministries.
To-day, when a National Union
cabinet for France and for clean
republic has been formed behind M.
Doumergue, your Socialist allies turn
their backs and are preparing an In
tense campaign Of agitation Of which
you will be the first victims.
"Are you going to persevere In
your error?"
Posters such as these are beginning
to get under the skin Of the Radicals.
who declare that the Right is not
living up to the political truce an
nounced by Premier Doumergue. A
determined move to get the Radical
ministers. such as Herriot, out of the
cabinet will be launched at the party
congress in May. II it succeeds the
Doumergue government will face a
crisis.
Left to the Defense.
Meanwhile the Left is answering
as best it can the food of Right
posters. One Left poster, signed by
200 Deputies. including Daladier-
Chautemps and Bonnet, reads: DEM
ocracy in Danger
What We cannot accept and what
the French people will not tolerate
for a minute is that under cover of
a campaign of protestation against
the Stavisky scandal (Which was born
under Right governmenD q certain
number of persons are attempting to
impede the democratic liberties"
The poster declares "the partisans
Of fasciSm," the enemies Of the re-
public" are responsible for the dis
orders of February 6.
Another poster appeals to veterans
to support the republic, the Left
claiming that the veterans who dem
onstrated February 6 were victims of
Right propaganda.