Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-30
Debate on edo
Stalled With so
Waiting 10 Talk
French AssembIy's
Session Interrupted
By Procedure Fight

PARIS, Aug. 30.-The French
National Assembly today inter-
rupted debate on the European
army treaty today after one of
its supporters insisted on an i'm
mediate call for new negotiations
to change the treaty.
This move by the group in
favor of the European Defense
Community pact Immediately
brought a counter move by the
opponents to shut off the debate
and bury EDO without further
talk.
The morning session of the As
sembly lasted only about IS min
utes. It was devoted exclusively
to the questions of procedure.
None of the approximately so
orators wanting to talk about the
treaty itself had a chance to
speak.
Under parliamentary rules, a
decision on these motions must
take precedence over the rest of
the debate. A truce was reached
yesterday and both supporters
and adherents of EDO agreed to
withdraw their opposing motions
to permit the general talks to
proceed. This morning, the pro-
edo group had a change of heart
and the resolution calling for
new talks with the other five
EDO nations was reinstated. So
was the anti-EDC motion.
Factions Lining Up Votes.
Parliamentary, experts were
trying to figure out solution.
Both factions were working to
line up votes for their side.
The motion submitted by Al
fred Chupin of the small Union
OF Democratic and Socialist Re
sistance, says that there is rea-
son Ito invite the government
to follow up its efforts, prior to
the vote on the treaty, for an
agreement among the signing
nations on the basis of the prof.
ect of protocol submitted by
France at Brussels and to renew
with Germany the negotiations
on the Saar." It proposed re-
Stunning the debate September 81.
The Assembly's Foreign Affairs
Committee, by vote of "a to 20,
decide to recommend when the
Assembly convenes this after
noon that it adopt the resolu-
tion by EDO foes to put off
debate indefinitely. This in effect,
would kill the treaty.
Mr.. Mendes France main
tanned his on-the-fence attitude
regarding the EDO pact as he
spoke yesterday, but he choked
off several attempts to stall dis
cussion and cleared the way for
the pro-EDC faction to have its
say.
Former Premier Rene Mayer
was the first to accept the chal-
lenge with an urgent plea for
adoption of the treaty. The pa
rade of orators set to follow him
was interrupted by today'S pro-
cedural troubles.
Premier Sounds Warning.
In his three-hour speech yes
terday, Mr.. Mendes France
warned that West Germany can
not be denied sovereignty much
longer.
He told the Assembly men,
bers that if the EDO treaty is
defeated, he would call them
back to ratify the Bonn accord,
the companion pact to give the
Germans virtually full control
of their own affairs.
Now drafted to take effect
only when EDO becomes opera
tive, the Bonn accord does not
alone give the Germans the right
to create an army.
Mr.. Mendes-France declared
that defeat of edo would in no
way solve the question of Ger
man rearmament.
1.-THE problem of Germany and
Its rearmament won't be auto
matically settled" he declared.
will arise again in one form or
another. He is indeed flippant
Sooner or later, the problem
who would vote today for or
against without rejecting on all
the consequences of his decision"
Mr.. Mendes-France spoke Bit
terly of the Brussels conference,
labelling it painful and humili-
ating," but he said the Assem-
bly, must take a position on EDO
so Frances allies will know
where she stands.