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...EDOUARD VUILLARD lived most of his 72 years in the 20th century, but he was essentially a 19th century man. He achieved artistic fame in Paris before he was 30, soon after 1900 slipped into the critical obscurity that engulfed the last 40 years of his life...
...rush was on to call off the whole embittering war in Indo-China. A man of Munich mounted the rostrum, an older, shrunken figure of the man who in 1938 spoke for the abandonment of Czechoslovakia. "Ceasefire and armistice are in the vital interest of the French army," said Edouard Daladier, now 69. "I fear that if we await the decision of the international conference in Geneva, we shall find ourselves . . . too late, much too late...
...bitter news spread across France, national theaters' were closed down for two days (many ticket buyers were disappointed by the cancellation of the long-anticipated Soviet ballet at the Opera). A special Mass was scheduled at Notre Dame. "A veil of mourning has fallen over France," said Edouard Herriot, aged (81) veteran of France's many modern sadnesses...
Regarding the EDC: I agree with a great many French statesmen or soldiers-including General de Gaulle, Edouard Herriot, Marshal Juin-in considering that scheme as a terrible danger for my country...
...Replace Me." Immediately, the leader of the Gaullists in Laniel's Cabinet objected. "The government is not entitled to sign an agreement which implies effective creation of EDC" protested Edouard Corniglion-Molinier. The Minister of Overseas Territories supported him: "I consider the British terms hollow...