The Archive · 1938

Break with Communists

M. Daladier has openly broken with the Communist Party, one of the principal elements in the Popular Front of France, observers declared ioday commenting upon his speech The Premier clearly gave his reasons for this attitude.

The Communists manifested total opposition to the Government's peace policy when they voted against the Munich Agreement and when daily they criticized the Government's actions. Communist leaders have cam-pained against increased production in French industry even though this is indispensable to the security of the country.

Observers believe that the Radical Socialist Congress here will give full approval to foreign policy enunciated by the Premier and by the Foreign Minister, M. Georges Bonnet.—Havas.

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