After a heated discussion which lasted from 930 am. till 7.15 pam. the Chamber of Deputies last night assed, by a vote of 460 to 130, the bill granting Fr. 800.000.000 of extraordinary credits to cover special defence requirements of the War Ministry.
During the debate, the Premier, Pierre Etienne Flandin, took the oer several times, explaining the country's defence requirement.
'The former Air Minister, Pierre Cot. claimed nationalization of armaments, saying "We are prepared to rush' to the. frontier, provided we are sure that war is not going to be a source of wealth tu The Premier stated in reply that he also considered the nationalization of armaments a desirable measure, but the experience of the Great War showed. he said, that, if France had had only her own arsenals, she would have been crushed due to lack jot munitions required for her defence. Irance, he added, is asking for the adoption of an international conven tion by all countries anxious to uphold peace.
"If our country, contrary to its own wishes is forced to make a new Jdetence effort." he added, "it is not because it has spared any efforts to minimize its armaments. Another great Power has multiplied its war factories to such an extent that its monthly armament expenses can now estimated at from Fr. 350,000,000 to Fr. 600,000,000. We are compelled rely, upon ourselves for our security."
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