Taking Leaf Out of China's Book: Unpopular Profession:
Latin Quarter Parley Apr. 2 that two-thirds of the Paris University students terday. Mlowned. boukc" Stuente, In 16 out of the 18 provincial universities ime in ayinpathy.
"The trouble has arisen from the appointment of Professor forges. Selle, principal secretary the Minister of Justice and ident Socialist, to" the chair of ternational Law at Pavis Univer: sty.
The appointment ed to Berce encounters between students in the Hatin quarter last week," Royalist And other unti-Government students Terentel! the appointment. as ah act of political favouritism. They took Possession of the lecture room and the 5 came. into collision with
ment students outside the Sor-
Fenne. Police intervened and Communists joined in the melee. Order was eventually restored after a number of arrests had been effected. Seventy policemen were more or less seriously hurt. Twenty the students were wounded.
There was a warm debate in the Chamber on the subject on Tuesday night. It terminated with a vote of confidence inthe Government by 318 votes to 220, after which, according to the-newspapers, the recently formed committee for the defence of University liberties issued a manifesto calling on the students to strike for 48 hours.
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