Evening star., 1936-09-28

(COntlnueQ FROM f1rSL PaRe.)
current French strike movement spread
to the Paris markets.
Truck gardeners decided to stop theil
sales in protest against the practice
Of police in gathering unsold food
after the markets closed and turning
1t over to charity.
Since the markets are closed any,
way on Monday. the strike is expected
to take effect tomorrow.
Police said they would continue to
gather abandoned food" and said
measures had been taken to assure a
sufficient supply of fresh food in the
city.
Strikes of river sailors continued in
Paris and spreads to northern streams,
many small boats and tugs remaining
Ut their docks.
During the chamber adjournment,
party groups continued conferences
without achieving unanimous ap-
proval of the government project.
The plan for sliding scale of SAL
aries to balance the effects of de-
valuation was the principal obstacle,
the government insisting it apply only
to workers functionaries, and the
Radical-Socialists insisting on its
abandonment or extension to all
employees.
Premier Blum was reported in
chamber lobbies to have determined
to pose a vote of confidence against
the Radical demands.
Before the chamber vote, Radical
Socialist deputies, in a caucus, de-
ctded to support realignment of the
franc with the dollar and the pound
The vote was SIS to 13. The Radical
Socialists are second only to Blum s
Socialists in numerical strength in
the chamber.
They voted, however, against an
auxiliary measure Of the governments
financial plan which would adjust, OIL
a sliding scale, the salaries of civil
service employees.
The action of the Left-wing group
constituting powerful elements among
the supporters of the Blum admins
tration, preceded a second convocation
OF the Chamber of Deputies IN
extraordinary session. The first meet
ing was suspended while the devalua-
ton proposal was printed and dis
tributed
Motion Withdrawn.
Pierre Colomb, member of the con-
servative group of the RADICAL
Socialists, asked the Chamber to drop
its discussion, but Withdrew his mo-
ton at the request of the govern
ment.
He had said: "In 1928 Poincare
paid for the war. Today Auriol (the
finance minister) pays for the faults
Of the government"
Georges Bonnet, former minister
who has been mentioned as a possible
choice for the Washington Embassy,
asked during this afternoons session
Of the chamber whether the tri-power
monetary agreement was really de-
signed to align world monies or merely
was for devaluation Of the franc.
He pointed out Germany had shown
no inclination to align the mark, and
asked whether the United States or
Great Britain made any other prom
ises than to keep the dollar and pound
on q regular level.
Paul Reynaud, Rightist leader. who
recently returned from the United
States, where he conferred with Pres
ident Roosevelt, called the Blum gov
eminent "a complete failure"
Wholesale prices were up, he de-
clared, unemployment had increased
and railroad budgets were showing .
deficit of more than 5000, 900 900
francs, with the general budget deficit
about 25,000, ,000, 900 francs.
Minister Of Finance Vincent Auriol
began the legislative proceedings
promptly at am, by depositing
copies Of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
financial measures in the law cham
Der and requesting immediate dis
cussion.
Edouard Herrtott,s former premier
and president Of the Chamber Of