The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-22
The Human Side of the News
IN EdniN C. HnL

TNRoM somewhere in France d friend writes me to
advise that must not be surprised If history
peats and France finds its Mussoni in Jacques Doriot
Dorio happens to be the leader Of the Fascist move
in France, and the Blum government has just re-
moved him mayor of the suburbs Of St. Denis charg-
ing irregularities in the conduct of the office Dorot
reply is that he is the victim of frameup and that the
premier has bowed to the dcum of the Communists IN
removing him.
comparison of Doriot with Mussoin rests several
points Mussoin began his political radical
Socialist Dorot started as Communist Like Italy's
dictator Dorot is hefy individual great platform per-
former and is ready for rough and tumble
This former metal worker who is becoming one OF the
men in Europe left Communists because
he said he would not take orders from Moscow YET IN
spite this desertion he continued to remain master OF
ST. Denis that ugly suburb which houses the laborg men
and which the reddest section in the whole OF France
When man can preach Fascism and still be elected to
the chamber of deputies from St. Denis he really merits
watching Doriot is anti-Marxs Observation-Disclosures and
antmonopolst There seems to be a good deal OF the
late Huey Long about him. and he has streak of anti
Somtsm WELL He goes in for the waving OF the trl-
color puts natonalsm above all other creeds and ends
and prefers alliance with Germany to one with Russia
or England.
He has acquired daily newspaper La Liberte, which
gives him added prestige and power and which, more I'M
portant than anything else indicates that he has hackers
who will furnish the money to push his cause
Americans in France, sympathetic to Its republican ira
dtion are sending home squeng reports about the
ca storm which they profess to gathering and which
they expect will break later this year What they
rebellion OF the mlddle class, winch
self caught between the contendg forces of capitalism and
radical labor.
the leaders in the Blum Popular Front confess that
they made mistakes ignoring this middle class One such
leader mourny expresses the fear that what happened
in Germany and Italy may happen in France-namely
that the middle will not permit its standards to be
lowered As in other countries to its nation and its
forms the middle class in his belief will turn abruptly to
the extreme right.
The opposition to the policies of the Popular Front
Government is summed by Joseph CallauX, former
premier and chairman of the senate finance committee
this fashion
IAN artificial economic system is being created by the
reforms that are being rushed upon the country with
out thought the consequences AS result the cost OF
living rising saaried persons losing the advantages
of their wage increases indusriaists unable to meet
foreign competition and the middle classes which the
backbone Of the country being crushed Six months
after devauaton unfavorbe trade balance growing
worse This artificiay inflated economy must lead to
anarchy"
For the time being, Paris has its Worlds Fair, and
nothing will be permitted to mar the show or keep away
the tourists.