Evening star., 1938-12-11
Polish Ukrainian
Autonomy Movement
Harasses DaIadier
Agitation Interpreted
As Part of German
March East
Hy the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated PfesS.
PARIS, Dec. 10.-The Polish
Ukrainian autonomy movement was
seized upon today by the govern
ment's opposition as a political in
strument to harass Premier Edouard
Daladier's regime.
The Polish movement on all sides
here was termed German-inspired
and therefore was widely interpreted
as a step in Germany's predicted
~march eastward"
The opposition press asked point
edly whether M. Daladier still was
proud Of his policy of making
friends with Germany.
The premier only few hours
before, had emerged from the
Chamber of Deputies with a ma
jority so scant as to leave his min
istry vulnerable. The vote was
3l5 to 241.
Momentarily at least the Pol
ish movement oYershadowed the
French-Italian friction over Tu-
niSia.
Deep Concern Over Poland.
Official circles showed deep con-
cern over the developments in
Poland, where Ukrainian Deputies
yesterday asked for self-government
within the framework Of the
Polish constitution. There are
other Ukrsinians living in Czecho-
Slovakia and Soviet Russia.
Persons close to the government
said France was at least hostile In
principle" to a separate Ukraine.
The reason they gave, without
mincing words, was that it would
be favorable to Germany"
The newspaper LIE Temps, close
to the government, said:
THE method Of working certain
countries from the inside, creating
an autonomous or separatist agita-
ton, is we'll known. We have seen
how such movements develop dis
quieting aspects"
Should the movement develop in
such way to justify charges Chan
cellor Hitler is trying to carve out
a Great Ukrainia" under German
domination, 1t would afford much
W VIC OPP011C1AIS Va
Premier Daladier's foreign policy.
There is only lukewarm feeling in
support of rapprochement with Ger
many as it is, and the Ukrainian
gesture has not served to bolster it.
In the Italian-French tension, the
situation at Tunis. capital of the
French North African protectorate
Of Tunisia, seemed to have quieted
down, although heavy forces of mo-
bile guards and police still are guard
ing the city.
-Four of those arrested in rioting
there Thursday, including three
Italians, have been jailed on formal
charges Of provoking racial hatred"
The French government was told
by the Paris Students Federation
that it could send 10000 students to
demonstrate in the streets of Paris
in case italian agitation over Tunisia,
Corsica and other French territory
persists.
The federation demanded ousting
OF Italians from professional jobs in
French African possessions.
AL uSSOCldGlO1l O1 4tdlldll Cl1llkl CS
at Lille wired Premier Daladier its
members would fight for France in
case of war with their home coun-
try over the Fascist demands.
Daladier's Task Delicate.
Even laying aside matters of for
eign policy, Premier Daladier all
observers agreed, has a delicate
70 eH hand fo Han,, fl,o
ment in power on a parliamentary
majority.
The Chamber will meet again
Tuesday to discuss the 1889 budget,
which must be approved by the end
of the year. NJ. Daladier has given
no evidence of attempting to COM
promise, but on the contrary has
indicated he will stand firmly by
the policies that lay him open to
parliamentary attack.
There were increasing signs of
breakup of remaining strike move
ments as the government persisted
In Its stern measures to enforce It's
decree laws.
At LIE Havre striking sailors voted
30 end their walkout which had re-
suited mainly in tieing up the liner
Normandie.
The crew of the French liner
Champlain voted on arriving from
New York not to join in the sea-
mems strike. The Champlain will
sail again for New York next Tues
day.