Government Enabled to Take Swift Measures to Meet Emergencies; Plain Speaking to Members Paris, Mar. 18.
Y a vote of 321 to 264, the Chamber of Deputies this evening voted full powers for the Daladier Government after several amendments to the special Bill had been defeated in the afternoon.
The amendments had been made by Leftist Deputies. In his address before the final ballot took place, Premier Edouard Daladier told the House that he could accept no modification of the text of the Bill. He emphasized the necessity for the grant of full powers so as to enable his Cabinet to take swift measures to face any emergency that might arise.
"There is at present a great strategie manœuvre whi wish to be able to che lay," he told the House. on of h Reply by e In open: revealed that France had lodz strong protest against German lion in Czechoslovekia. He s Requisitioning, in case of need, bot id workmen workional defence pro-
Making more flexible the system of mobilization; Instituting electoral reform: and Settling the refugee situation in France. the gravity of the situation, requires more than words."
"May Frenchmen who are ready to follow my lead on a road full of obstacles, respond to my appeal?" he exclaimed. "If others do not respond, 1 will pursue my efforts alone."
Some of the particular measure: include an increase in the number of effectives and officers in the army to make up, notably, for the gap created by the dispatch of detachments for the supervision of Spanish militiamen who crossed into He announced that he would ask France following the recent fighting workmen to work extra hours and in Spain. he emphasized that even stronger measures are necessitated by the Present situation, "I do not accept any amendment to the Bill," he asserted, replying to the Leftist Deputies' motion. "The Government's very life is engaged in the maintenance of this text. And I will not change a single word."
The Government may also take necessary measures to compensate for the effects of the decine in the birth-rate and maintain at an indispensable level all effectives during the training period of recruits.
The production of armaments will be increased and stocks of raw materials constituted. Finally, the Mandate May Be Extended Government may consider a modification of the bill on the reorganization He added that he might possibly prolong the mandate of the present Chamber should the circumstances demand such action. The mandate of the nation in time of war in order to allow the requisitioning of private establishments and manual labour.—
Havas. expires in 1940 when general elections are due. But the Premier has it in his power to extend the Deputies' mandates until 1942.
Before M. Daladier rose to speak, Communist Jacques Duclos and Socialist Georges Monnet voiced their Opposition to the grant of full pow-cre Rightists Fernand Laurent and Marcel Heraud stated that they would vote in favour of the Bill, however.
ter the Premier's address, the division took piece, with the final Harbin Couple Wed In Aeroplane Harbin, Mar. 19.
A mild sensation was caused here yesterday by the first aeroplane marriage ceremony ever reported to have taken place over Harbin. A young Korean couple, a Mr. Li and a count revealing a 321 to 264 majority M Ho, hired a sightseeing plane passing the Bill which permits the and took off with their four "go-Government to enforce such measures betweens" and witnesses and were as married while the ship cruised for Mobilising national defence indus- 10 minutes over Harbin and the tries;
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