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Still more revolutionary, on its face, was last week's close vote by the Chamber of Deputies (267-to-265) approving a bill for the complete abolition of tipping throughout France with the exception of casinos, gambling establishments and watering places...
This was a triumph for the extreme Leftists, who hold that tips are humiliating. Declared Minister of Labor Jean Lebas during the heated Chamber debate: "The worker should not receive as alms what is his right!" Under the bill, which faces strong opposition in the more conservative Senate, workers caught soliciting or accepting tips would be penalized. The money would be made up to them, and more, in regular wages obtained under the workers' Blum-given collective bargaining contracts. The cost would be passed on to the public by 15% or 20% price increases at restaurants, cafes, cinemas...
Since short-tempered Senate President Arturo Illas Hourritinier caned his job-seeking old uncle's head and then tried to punish the Havana press for reporting the incident, an irate band of his colleagues have been staying away from the Senate Chamber to forestall a quorum, force him to resign (TIME, May 31). Last week after considerable backtracking, President Illas did resign and the Senate went back to work. Elected as his successor, on the potent recommendation of Army Boss Fulgencio Batista, was Liberal Senator Lucilo de la Pena. Promptly Colonel Batista sent his mouthpiece President Federico Laredo...
Marshaling these votes, the British leadership last week was out to remove foreign troops from Spain. Word had come from Moscow that Russia would recall her aviators and military instructors from the Spanish front if Fascist states did likewise. In Paris, Deputy Leon Archimbaud rose in the Chamber to announce that 1,000 French volunteers had been repatriated. British and French agents in Germany reported that Adolf Hitler had lost all stomach for the Spanish adventure (always unpopular with the German General Staff) and would be glad to pull out of it completely. The strategy of Britain (and France) last...