The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-30
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ordered by the exploiters and
imperialists of New York"
The government acted against
the two papers while the as
sembly was still debating the
proposed law.
Eight trucks of security guards
and policemen arrived at the
building housing the two plants.
Wearing steel helmets and car
rying rifles, they threw a Gordon
around the premises and invad-
led them. They confiscated the
plates of the special editions and
left.
The employees booed but Of
Ifered no resistance. No arrests
were made. Immediately after
the raid, Ce Soir published a
new edition.
An official who requested an
onymity said the cabinet met in
formally in the national assemb-
ly building while paraliamenta-
ry debate was still going on to
consider the general confedera-
ton of labor offer to call Off the
strike. While the cabinet met a
delegation from the. confedera-
4 ton waited at the labor minis
try.
| The cabinet was reported to
have rejected the offer, but ad-
ded that if the confederation
l first called off the strike the
government might then reconsl-
der it's decision and discuss the
matter with the union leaders.
), The union delegation then left
the labor office, but in seeming
ly good spirits. Leon Jouhaux
alnti-communist co-secretary OF
the confederation, said it woulc
return to the ministry later.
Benout Frachon, communist
co-secretary, said there is still
hope as long as negotiations con
tinue
The government bill to curt
strikes provides six monthhs tt
a year imprisonment and $1,000
te $5O0,000. Francs ($8 to $4,000,
fine for anyone attacking direct
ly ''the right to work" or trying
to bring about or maintain ;
cessation of work by means O.
menace, false news, violence
obstruction or fraudulent man
euvers."
The penalties would be doub
led in instances where the of
tenders were carrying arms, in
: vaded home or operated il
: conjunction with others. Tn,
penalties also would be doubled
, for any acts of sabotage agains
machinery.
Any person found guilty o
, advising, provoking or approvin!
the molesint of non-strikers b,
speeches, cries, statements
menaces, letters, placards, post
ers or tracts would be treatet
r as an accomplice, the bill stated
without setting forth the pen
= atty.
Schuman told the assembly tn
bill, which would give hin
power for six months to act
+ against all those who seek will
responsibility for disorders an
:, said they were to blame for tn
anti-sabotage measures he nov
sought.
To this, L'Humanite exclaim
ed, this is law proposal NOR,
object than the ordinances O
Charles x suppressing the syndi
: cal rights, individual liberty, tn
l free press and free speech. tn
F. American party. is tearing VI
the constitution.
I The meausre was promptl,
4 approved, 26 to 13, by the as
Y sembly committe on civil. ant
r criminal laws, however, an,
= portly Florimond Bonte, com
: munist deputy, rose to attack it
/ He called it an example o
}, 'ferocious brutality and Hitler
ian tactics"
At the end of his speech, hi
colleagues jumped to their fee
singing the salute to the glori
: Gus soldiers of the 1th regiment
of French revolutionary days
The rest of thhe chamber drown
: ed them out with the Marseil
I laise. 1t was then that Presiden
Y Edouard Herriot found it neces
J.. sary to suspend the session.
:, Earlier, Schuman charged tn
l rostrum where duclos was speak
e ing when the communist secret
: ary had acused the premier o
e wearing the german uniform.
e Schuman was stopped by col
onia1 Secretary Paul Coste- Flor
@ ct.
y Schuman comes from Alsace
n Lorraine which was part o
O German in 1871. He was arrest
r ed as political prisoner by tn
y Germans when they occupie,
France in 1910.
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