Evening star., 1938-12-07
Da|adier Plans
Demand for
Parliament OK.
Premier's Chances
Of Victory
AreGood
BACKGROUND

agreement. 1Dhici cut up Czecho-
Slovdkia, Premier Daladier OF
France inaugurated three-year
program of economic recovery
based upon abandonment OF the
4O-hour week and new tares.
Lett parties haze declared Dar
on his administration, and
meek ago the po1Uertul General
Confederation of Labor called
general strike, Which proved
0bortiUe.
BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, Dec. Premier Daladier,
continuing his strong action to halt
strikes by manning the liner Paris
with navy men, whipped together
today demands for parliamentary
approval OF his administration.
You wanted strong govern
ment-you've got it," will be the
essence of his words to the opening
session of Parliament tomorrow.
Political observers said the Pre-
mier stood a good chance of smash
ing through the Chamber of Depu-
ties with margin Of 100 votes in
favor OF his regime, which he has
pledged to the rehabilitation of a
weakened French economy and the
Strengthening of armaments. The
Senate appeared to be almost
unanimous for him.
The Premier's Radical-Socialist
party, through its Legislative Com
mittee, today rejected a government
suggestion that the question of elec-
ton reforms be brought up immedi-
ately when Parliament convenes.
They insisted instead that the 1899
budget and economic decree laws
take priority over Rightist cam
paign for election changes.
Accepted Election Proposal.
M. Daladier, counting on Rightist
and Center parties to give him a
Chamber majority, had consented
to make the election proposal one
of the main issues of the session.
Some parliamentary circles called
the committee action severe de-
feat" for M. Daladier although only
49 OF the ia Radical dep
uties ATTENDED the meeting.
Bitter criticism was expected from
Communists and Socialists on three
points OF the Daladier program
his use OF mobile guards and police
to crush strikes he held to endanger
an upward economic climb, decree
laws imposing new taxes, and the
French-German friendship agree
ment.
His creation Of committee to re-
duce government jobs, ban creation
OF new ones and effect other econo-
mics was another salient point.
The strike question was the most
dangerous, however. since Social
lists and Communists have charged
M. Daladier with using dictatorial
methods.
Some Strikes Continue.
Chamber circles held M. Daladier
had the upper hand because of his
victory in crushing the cne-day
general strike last week. although
other strikes continued.
French naval specialists, all
trained to handle merchant ships
IN wartime, filled out the crew of
the liner Paris last night and sailed
her from LIE Havre, where French
Line employees are on strike.
French Navy officers were pleased: ::
they long have advocated the use of
navy specialists on subsidized trans
Atlantic liners.
The crew of $50 men included 2
navy officers. 178 navy sailors, AZ
officers and 437 men of the French
Line. Many of the French Line
group were stewards and others
formerly employed on the liner La
fayette, which burned early this
year.
LIE Havre strikers came as close
to the water front as mobile guards
would permit to watch the Paris de-
part for Cherbourg to pick up pass
engers for the trip to New York.
The strikers strongly resented the
use of the naval crew, M. Daladier's
refusal to talk things over until the
men returned to work, and his
intimation the Navy would run the
merchant marine so long as was
necessary.
The Paris passenger list included
$50 American volunteers returning
from the Spanish government war
front.