Paris, Aug. 27, A letter protesting against the welcome extended by the French Government to Dr. Schacht was sent yesterday to the Premier, M. Leon Blum, of France by M. Maurice Thores, Secretary-General of the French Communist Party.
"At a moment when Hitler 19 speeding up the armaments race, seriously threatening France's security and the peace of the world, it seems to us not conformant with our people's dignity and with the cause of peace that particular honour be rendered Dr. Schacht," the Communist leader wrote, In reply the Premier assured M, 'Thorez that "the Government of, the 'Front' Populaire' will never allow any prejudice to France's dignity and will take all the necessary measures to guarantee the coun-y's security. Yel," M. Blum added, "the Government is also conscious that the will for peace is one of the forms of French dignity and that the organization of peace 4s one of the conditions of "French security, This is why the Government does not lose at any time its hope for the maintenance of peace fand does not reject conversations which might in the end facilitate the general settlement of European problems be it on the economic, tinancell oF political plan."
Meanwhile, absolute discretion being observed both on the French fas well as on the German part, con-corning the gist and the scope of the conversatiodis conducted in Paris
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