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...world. They charged that the U.S. and Britain had fought World War II purely for imperialist reasons. Specifically named as "imperialist toadies" and traitors to the working class were Britain's Prime Minister Attlee and Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin; France's Premier Ramadier and Socialist Leader Leon Blum, Italy's Giuseppe Saragat, and Dr. Kurt Schumacher, German Social Democratic leader...
Graduate students receiving Sheldon Travelling Fellowships are: John M. Blum '43 2G, history; Constantine P. Cavarnos '42 3G, philosophy; Arthur P. Gardner 3G, Germanic languages and literatures; John M. Maxon 3G, fine arts; Charles L. Remington 1G, biology; Thomas C. Smith 1G, history; and Henry T. Dohrman, Jr., Gr. Dv., theology...
Dismissals. For Ramadier's Socialist Party the situation was embarrassing. Its official policy was collaboration with the Communists. But after an impassioned plea from Elder Statesman Léon Blum, the Socialist directorate decided on a break. It authorized Ramadier to drop the Communists from his Cabinet. Once more the Cabinet convened. Ramadier told the Communists: "Thank you for your cooperation." The Communists had permit" ted themselves to be dismissed...
Socialist Patriarch Léon Blum snapped back that the savior of the Republic spoke against the Republic. "I am obliged to acknowledge that an open fight has now begun," he wrote. "Without reservation . . . [the Socialist Party] will be on the side of the Republic." The moderate MRP's leaders were cautious and worried. The Right's approval of De Gaulle was markedly reserved. Communist L'Humanité demanded an Assembly debate to forbid Army officers to listen to De Gaulle. Worried about the increased danger of civil war, Socialist Premier Paul Ramadier paid a hasty visit...
Ramadier's alternative to rising wages is lower prices. His predecessor, Socialist Elder Statesman Leon Blum, checked last December's inflation spurt with a dramatic decree cutting all prices 5%. Ramadier, aware that this turned out to be the most popular move in domestic French politics since liberation, this week decreed another 5% cut. This hold-the-line policy, plus Jean Monnet's plan for reconstruction of French industry and exports, constitutes France's chief and perhaps only hope of stability...