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Aroused & United. With the French Senate at white heat Premier Flandin, recognizing that historic French individualism is menaced as never before by historic German capacity to goosestep behind a leader, launched a paradoxical appeal to Frenchmen to do as the Germans...
...stop tearing ourselves to pieces!" cried France's Big Flandin, smiting the tribune. "Let us re-establish union! ... If you think this Government can lead, if you have confidence in us, put an end to constant criticism, to these endless ambushes. Give us your full co-operation...
...something, say something to save France!" thundered M. Franklin-Bouillon at Premier Flandin. "The declaration of the German Chancellor amounts to a declaration...
...will enjoy some 1,200 francs worth of superluxury food, transportation and accommodation on the Normandie-"charity to the rich" contributed by French taxpayers who meet the French Line's deficits. Last week this peculiar situation was grappled with firmly by New-dealing French Premier Pierre Etienne Flandin, a veteran transatlantic traveler who knows the value of sea prestige. On his order the Normandie wall be classed virtually as a naval unit among possessions of the State under a bill last week submitted to the Chamber of Deputies...
Emphasizing the state's role last week, Premier Flandin further ordered what amounts to printing an advertisement of the Normandie in the form of French 1.50 franc stamps-the denomination for overseas postage-so that small steel engravings of the Normandie will automatically be mailed to all parts of the world...