Evening star., 1947-11-28
By the Associated Press

PARIS, Nov. 28.-Sixty-six po-
lice commissioners were fired to-
day as Premier Robert Schuman
met with his ministers Ito do
something" about regulating the
spreading, Communist-instigated
strikes which are slowly stran-
Cling French economic life.
Later the cabinet called an addi-
ton 10000 conscript troops to the
colors to help meet the emergency
bringing to Is divisions the total of
military forces called up within a
week to deal with the threat of
civil strife The strikes now in
volve 100000 persons.
Mr.. Schuman's new cabinet, which
met for more than four hours under
the Craftsmanship of Socialist Pres
ident Vincent Auriol, announced
that the second half of the 1916
class of conscripts was being called
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1947 was called up last week.
The Ministry of War refused to
confirm a report that French troops
on duty in occupied Germany were
being brought back to Paris to rein
force local forces.
Clusters Are Unexplained.
Each of the police commissioners
VINO lost jobs was in charge of dis
trict. There was no official expla-
nation of the action, but the Com
munist organ, L'Humanite, called it
q purge" The commissioners were
described as veterans of the French
resistance" appointed after liberia
ton.
Mr.. Schuman is known to be
afraid of letting the Communists
gain control of the French police.
The police abstained from voting
last night when unions of govern
ment employees split on motion
to strike. Six unions rejected the
strike call, four supported it.
Schuman Meets Cabinet.
Mr.. Schuman, armed with fresh
vote of confidence, met with his
new cabinet under the chairman
ship Of President Auriol to con-
sider means of fulfilling the
promise the Premier made to the
Chamber of Deputies early this
morning that proofs of the gov
ernment's energy" in combating
the ominous wave of strikes would
be displayed before the day is ended.
His government, less than week
old, won a narrow victory in the
chamber at 4:l5 am, the final count
showing 322 for him and 1876 against
him, with 83 abstentions. That was
80 votes less than he got in his first
vote of confidence last Saturday.
His Popular Republican Party and
the Socialists backed him, the Com
munists voted against him and
Rightists abstained.
Informed sources said the cabinet
would work on a plan by Mr.. Schu-
man calling for some regulation of
the right to strike, including secret
votes by workers before issuance OF
q strike call.
20-Year-Olds Called Up.
A decree in todays official Journal
called up for military service some
groups of 20-year-olds hitherto ex-
empt. Another decree gave the force
of law to a government decision to
have all workers in private industry
paid 1,500-franc ($l2) cost-of-
living bonus every month. The effect
of this is to raise the national mini
mum wage to 9,75O francs (S82 a
month. Strike leaders already have
said this does not meet their de-
nlands for higher pay.
Mr.. Schuman told the Assembly in
the final stages of debate this morn
ing that with regard to the strikes
this day will not pass without your
getting sure and effective proofs of
the governments energetic attitude
This mornings vote, which ended
IL hours of debate on the crippling
strike crisis, came as wide open
split appeared in the ranks of labor.
A National Central Strike Com