Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-09-29

group" of the Senate which belongs
actually to the political right wing.
The group denounced the financial
measure as a hostile project which
consecrates the ruin of savings and
makes a heavy menace weigh on the
farm interests"
A vigorous attack on the govern
ment's proposal to readjust salaries
of public functionaries on sliding
scale caused abandonment of the
project. Premier Blum. instead, asked
for sweeping authority to prohibit
price raising.
Premier Makes Appeal.
In an appeal for the Chambers ap-
prevail at dawn, the Socialist premier
said the tri-partite accord for mon
etary equilibrium" between France
the United States and Great Britain
opened the way for France to safe
guard her gold reserves.
AT the same time we can safe
guard the social results obtained by
augmentation of our purchasing pow
err" he told the deputies.
Il am astoniShed," he asserted
that some people have not under
stood the importance of the accord
signed by the three powers
The premier said the strike situa.
ton was easing and assured the
Chamber occupation of factories by
striking workers would not continue
Strikes and occupations were dur
ing period of revolution" he de-
clared. But strikes and occupation!
must not be decided by other thar
responsible workers bodies.
Confidence in Worker.
They must not last and they vii
not last. I have confidence the
working class will be able to emplo!
the means of persuasion and concilia
ton"
The premier defended the socia
program undertaken by his govern
ment during the last three months
asserting there was no evidence /
had failed to achieve its ends.
Eugene Pebellier, Rightist deputy
remarked after Blum's address "Th,
premier recognizes occupation Of fac
tories as legal"
Blum arose in protest and Pebellie
asked has the premier then decided
to protect private property"
Il arise" Blum answered, 80 tina
it will not appear that my silenc'
accepts M. Pebellier's Interpretation o
what I said"
Mobile Guards on Duty.
Throughout the night-long session
helmeted, rifle-bearing mobile guard
stood on duty in large part Of Paris
Their presence was not connected
with the Chambers session, but K
prevent suburban truck farmers from
carrying out threatened march OF
the central market.
Small farmers, irate over competi
ton with large vegetable producer!
and market regulations which they
contend compel them to dump large
part of their produce, had planned Il
try to prevent unloading of produce
trucks at the market.
One hundred marchers were ar.
rested and held for a short time a.
they reached the city's gates. Other,
in the procession were turned back.
The markets were quiet with suf.
ficient food arriving to meet the city!
needs.
French newspapers reported closing
of the stock exchange resulted II
establishment of a black bourse'
(unoficial stock market) in which
securities rose between 10 and 20 PEE
cent and government bonds were be-
tween 6 and points higher.
The newspaper Petit Journal de
clared traders bought and sold on side
walks near the bourse, describing thei
actions as "huddled together, talking
in low voices and with those big ges
lures which mean business"
SILENT ON WAR DEBT.