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...Gaullist L'Aurore: "This confidence vote had nothing to do with 'confidence.' " Said the right-wing independent Le Figaro: "The parties did not want to choke Laniel to death, they merely wanted to make it difficult for him to continue breathing." The left-wing Socialist Franc-Tireur: "By scientifically doctoring its votes, the Chamber has . . . condemned itself even more severely than it condemned the government...
...most of the anger Frenchmen heaped on their confused, divided leaders. "Who placed De Castries and his men in this trap? Who is officially or unofficially responsible? . . . Who? What party? What minister? What general?" demanded Franc-Tireur. On their allies: "Why didn't America help us?" moaned a bewildered old Parisian lady. And on themselves : "The fighters of Dienbienphu died because we lied to ourselves . . . What these sacrifices demand is an examination of our conscience," said Le Figaro...
...Honegger is getting pretty tired of the world. His music has often been brilliant and provocative, e.g., in his oratorio King David, at other times about as profound as movie sound tracks, of which he has written dozens. This month, at 62, Honegger sounded off to Paris' Franc-Tireur on tiis favorite subject. Excerpts...
...weak vote (marred by abstentions), such as the one that preceded Bermuda. Result: a solid vote of confidence, 319 to 249, with the bulk of the noes coming from Communists and Socialists. Conservative papers (Figaro, L'Aurore) proudly called the favorable vote a "reinvestiture." The left-wing Franc-Tireur mocked: "Here he is consenting once more to become Mr. Interim." No one needed to point out that, although M. Laniel's government would be represented at Berlin, there would be no Frenchman there comparable to Clemenceau, Gambetta, Jaures. Briand, Poincare...
Paris art lovers trooped in to see the show at the rate of 1,000 a day. Consensus: a thumping success. Even the left-wing Franc-Tireur was full of praise: "The show is a festival of rare quality, a festival both for the eye and the heart." The only Frenchmen who took no pleasure in the whole thing were the Communists. Asked why he didn't go and have a look at the exhibit (which contains eight of his paintings), old Party-Liner Pablo Picasso said: "I have no time...