At Marseilles; End of Popular Front Marseilles, Oct. 30, HE Radical Socialist Party Congress, with 10 dissentients, has passed a resolution of confidence in the Daladier Government, approving the Government's policy at home and abroad and regretting that its peace efforts have been hindered by Communist agitation throughout the country.
This step follows speeches by M. Daladier and M. Georges Bonnet, the Foreign Minister, in defence of their policy, and the subsequent support by M. Herriot, Party leader ànd former French Premier.
The resolution says that the Congress relies on the Government to take the vigorous measures demanded by the economic situation.
In another resolution, the Congress demands that the Government:
Reject colonial claims of territorial nature; Limit possible negotiations in ihis connection; Study the equitable sharing of raw materials; Organise colonial defence; Inaugurate conseription for the natives; Extend naval air bases overseas.
Both M. Daladier and M. Bonnet were congratulated, in a previous resolution, unanimously adopted, on their foresight, energy and courage.
The resolution remarked that the Anglo-French Entente had been strengthened during the past weeks, and should be considered unshakeable on the basis of the French foreign policy. Hope was also expressed that the Munich Conference would be the beginning of wider negotiations leading to the lasting improvement of French relations with Germany and Italy.
The Congress re-elected—M. Daladier President and then adjourned. Afterwards, the Premier announced that he would inform the country tomorrow regarding the measures which he believed were indispensable to meet the situation.
The general opinion is that the Radical Socialist Congress has sealed ihe doom of the Popular Front and has definitely eliminated all possibility of a further Parliamentary working arrangement with the Communists.
Hence, it will probably be necessary to recast the Government's majority.
This, it is thought, has prompted the Congress to declare in favour of electoral reform, which appears to mean that the Congress will not shirk the dissolution of Parliament and elections on a system of proportional representation.—Reuter.
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