Before the vote was taken, M. Faure outlined the real meaning of his motion. He said he would agree to be the minority and remain disciplined oppositionist. Disagreoment between M, Blum and himself did not affect their friendship and the party's unity which will not suffer as a result of the difference views.
MIN, Faure asked whether Europe at present was different from. the Europe of 1914, which was divided into two hostile blocks. At that ime, there was also a Rome-Berlin-'Vienna axis and a Franco-Russian pact, but this did not prevent the Scciatist Party from struggling for peace, If a war were to break out, he added, Europe could have no human hopes for a long time, The speaker stressed that It was not possible to envisage a race with the {totalitarian states in the feld of armaments without a complete transformation of the present regime Blum Stands Firm Paris, Dee. 21, We live in a dangerous Europe and we are all agreed on the necessity of ensuring our country's defence." said 'M. Leon Blum, former Premier and leader of the Socialist Party, in his speech to the Socialist "The day of great plans is past and "France must mit herself defending her own, sell and living her own Empire."
Speaking on the necessity of doe ce-operation between France and Great Britain and referring to the Franco-Soviet Pact, M. Blum said: We cannot allow Great Britain to forbid us to take action under "our pacts of assistance, While doing everything to maintain the closest cooperation with Great Britain, that must not become a cause for can eelling our other European eng 'M, Blum reaffirmed the Socialist view that the Franco-Soviet Pact, was still in full foree—Reuter.
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