The Archive · 1938

Paris Workers Denounce Non-Intervention

Union Official Booed By Excited Crowd

Paris, Mar. 26.

Following a tempestuous meeting held at the Buffalo Velodrome here, the Trade Unions of the Paris district passed a motion declaring that present conditions demand considerable efforts for the maintenance of the country's security and asking for the rejection of the "tragic and criminal" non-intervention policy towards Republican Spain, and for French unity based on the Popular Front programme.

A speech was io have been made b. M. Leon Jouhaux, Secretary: eral of the French Labour Confederation, but as he rose to address the meeting he was greeted by cheers and catcalls from a section of the audience. After several attempts to start his address. M. Jouhaux finally resumed his seat.

The disturbances were attributed to "irresponsible elements who came to force a split in the meeting and to prevent the Secretary-General from speaking," according to a communique released by the' Trade Union offices—Havas,

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