The Washington times., 1938-11-29

rFahCe or TOUR. Daadlef proposes 10 IN
income taxes in the lower brackets and decrease
them in the higher brackets to top Of somewhat less
than 500 of a mans entire annual income, (U S. top
is about 1891. Restrictions decreed collective
bargaining and various union actives Frances tax on
production is stepped up, are its indirect nuisance
taxes wines, gasoline sugar, coffee, etc.
The Daladier claims that these tucks must
be taken in Frances New Deal" initiated three
years ago by Leon Blum and his associated liberals or
France will bleed itself white in trying to support Bums
social reforms Daladiers foes claim that the reforms
can and shall be maintained, and extended time
goes on.
Both Sides of course, fighting under the shadow
of German military and economic power which increases
daily To Daladiers pleas for national unity and
in face of this menace the French trade union leaders
(many of them Communsts) retort that Daader never
should have Surrendered" to Hitler at Munich.
Showdown day is tomorrow, when Daladier's govern
ment expects to combat 24-hour general railroad and
industry protest strike by running essential services with
army labor The French premier has the interesting
power to declare workers members of the army which of
course makes them mutineers If they strike IN that
capacity.
The whole spectacle is an illustration of the difference
between democracy and Communism The democratic
way bring about reforms rebuke public servants is
to marshal enough voters
UenlOCTUtLC MeCnO0s to win election
Pharmaceutical 1AILJ whatever the issue hap
O " pens to be. The direct
ton method advocated by the Communists is for the
would-be reformers to seize power, by means of
sabotage, general Strikes armed revolt any other
device handy at the time.
To draw an extreme comparison, the French labor
leaders pan if it works out will give France the
kind of government New York city would have if the
electrical transit and water supply workers. through
strikes and threats of Strikes had seized control of
the city.
Whether Daladier will win lose can't foretell.
If he wins Frances economy will stagger along for
while. If he loses, France may easily tumble into
Communism.
Aeep In0t OtHT That is what Dalader says
want. Certainly it is what
the Moscow government wants to happen in France,
Italy, Germany, England and the United States.
European war now would weaken the British and
French democracies and the German and Italian
Fascisms That, Russia believes would strengthen
Communism and that is why the Russian Reds and their
stooges in all countries so sore about the Munich
peace pact which averted European war.
1t is dramatic interesting and tragic spectacle 1t
Is made the by the fact that France nation
to be in it's old age. It's population has increased
from 900 to only 900 900 since 1901 and has
been practically stationary for the last twelve years.
Frances premier may win tomorrow by his own force
fulness; or civil may break out with the peasants
finally killing off enough Communists, they did in the
Paris Commune days of 1871 to French democ
racy; France may be dragged down into Communism
AS for the United States this is another occasion for
us to keep sympathies for the and sres of
Europeans under strict control And is another
sion for statesmen to refrain from taking any steps
which might lead the bringing of those sorrows and
strifes over here.