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...Phenomenon. Voluminously voluble, gaunt, hot-eyed, nervous as a neurotic bloodhound, Malraux has an exotic fascination for Frenchmen as an intellectual who is also what they call un homme engage. As a man committed to action, Malraux-believing Communism to be the wave of the future-intrigued in the Chinese revolution and flew for the Loyalists in Spain; during World War II, he fought brilliantly in the Resistance. As a man of intellect, he distilled powerful novels from his experiences (Man's Fate, Man's Hope...
...must be faithful to the memory of Frenchmen who died under German blows." The Chamber boomed applause...
Former Premier Antoine Pinay declared that he, too, would abstain. So did Reynaud. Suddenly, the move to take refuge on the sidelines of abstention gained momentum. "Elections are only 18 months off," explained one observer. "If, by then, rearming Germany still worries Frenchmen, the abstainers can say, 'Don't blame us; we didn't vote for it.' If the Germans behave, the abstainers can contend, 'After all, we didn't stand in the way of the treaties.' " Socialists, pledged to vote for rearmament, began to panic...
...most Frenchmen tax evasion is an instinct, and to some a career. When the tax collector comes to inspect his house, his books and his way of life for an estimate of his income, the practiced, big-time evader sends his new American car to the country, brings down his shabbiest furniture from the attic, gives the servants the day off, and greets the collector in a borrowed suit...
...their laws, but their laws are illegal. Our real place is at the head of the country." He ended with an appeal to join his crusade. "Make the sacrifice of a thousand-franc bill," cried Pierre Poujade. "Think of your responsibilities!" Million-Dollar Take. So far, some 400,000 Frenchmen in nearly every section of France have made the sacrifice, providing Poujade with a prospective treasury this year of some 400 million francs or more than $1 million. In return, Poujade provides tax-evasion advice and devises new tactics. Sample: when police seized the furniture, clothes and inventory...