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Strange Machinery of French Assembly
Produces Miracles out of Gallic Chaos
By ROSETTE HARGROVE
0( The NEA
PARIS (NEA) It 1j hard for
Americans, and British for that
matter, accustomed to the more
or less sober proceedings in the
House of Representatives or the
House of Commons, to under
stand the workings of the French
National Assembly.
On important issues, such as
Premier Mendes-France's battle
over German rearmament, it is a
well-known fact that the battle is
waged behind the scenes almost
as much as in the Assembly
proper.
What strangers do not realize
Is that many of France's political
decisions are made around the
marble-topped counter of the
"buvette" (bar) of the refresh
ment room of the Palais Bour
bon ai.d in the surrounding gilt
and mirrored corridors, before
they ever come to a formal vote.
Over a glass of red wine which
costs but a few francs (no for
eign drinks such as whiskey or
American minerals are allowed
here) the 627 deputies argue
speculate, intrigue and "fix" the
line they will take.
Yet seeming so undecided, un
disciplined, divided and disor
ganized, the Assembly does some
how produce the miracle of a
clear decision. This is a difficult
feat for Americans and British
who have only two political par-
tics, but France counts about a
dozen, with many of them sub
divided into rival groups.
Even In the Radical party of
Premier Merdes- France, there
are what is known as "clans"
tho clan Mcndcs-Fr.ncc the clan
Reno Mayer 'and another sma
group supporting Finance Min
ister Edgar Faure.
The moderates have their
"Laniel clan" and the "Pinay
clan." And no party whip can
be cracked loudly enough to
make them all pull together, even
on questions vital to tho coun
try. It is simply that the Latin tem
perament is not suited to the re
strained, even tenor of parlia
mentary debate.
Tho great red plush Assembly
Chamber itself looks more like a
theater than a parliament. Since
its birth it has seen plenty of
dramas and some comedies.
You can still count on a good
Gallic uproar there when things
get hot, with Deputies banging
New Car Prospects
Want Air Conditioning
DETROIT an One of tho na
tion's top automobile manufac
turers reports that a survey of
the car accessory market places
air conditioning as tho No. 1
comfort feature desired by new
car prospects.
William H. Graves, vice presi
dent in charge of engineering
for Packard, said a study showed
tho need for a lower-priced com
bination ventilation unit which
the company engineers have de
veloped for 1955 models
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THE FRENCH ASSEMBLY IN SESSION When the go
ing gets hot, it resembles a theater more than it does
a parliament. '
the lids of their desks like un
ruly schoolboys, the Speaker
clanging his bell for order, and
bundles of papers and books fly
ing around as the antagonists
shout abuse at each other. There
have been some fist fights and
general free-for-alls.
Occasionally the police have to
be called in. The last time was
during the strikes of 1047. The
Communists forcibly occupied
the Tribune and refused to move
until the Republican Guard was
called in to throw them out.
Last May one Deputy got his
face slapped (the greatest af
front for a Frenchman) when he
shouted and insult addressed to
Deputy General Billote.
Many of the Deputies are high
ly colorful and almost historical
DR. JORDAN SAYS
Silver Nitrate Preparations
Can Cause Skin Disorders
By EDWIN P. JORDAN, M.D.
A warning to parents and teen
age youngsters is contained in a
letter recently received from Mrs.
She asks whether anything
ran be done for her 15-year-old
daughter who has dark-bluish col
oration of tho skin on her face.
The parents thought it was her
heart but have been told by their
doctor that it has come from
using nose drops containing silver
nitrate.
Deposits of silver stains in the
skin do ariso from using silver
preparations over too long a pe
riod, Tho long-term use of such
preparations is therefore to be
avoided.
When tho skin is troubled with
such metallic deposits of silver it
clears up slowly, at best. Occa
sionally, it appears to do so with
out treatment, but the only meth-
I characters. There is the Honor
ary President. 82-vear-old Pres
ident Edouard Herriot, France's
"grand old man" of politics, who
voted against EDC. There are
also Resistance heroes, who will
bear the scars inflicted hy Ger
man Gestapo torturers until they
die.
There is another aspect of the
Assembly which makes it com
pletely unpredictable. That is uj
I hp frpnnpnt nrnptirp nf "maroh. r
andages" (bargaining) the pri
vate deal which brings a Deputy
to vote for or against a measure,
sometimes for a reason which
has nothing to do with the sub
ject being debated.
It- works like this: Monsieur
Dupont, who is also mayor of
some provincial town, has been
agitaing for months for a new
bridge which will bring an in
flux of tourists to his town. One
day, perhaps in the "buvette" or
in a Minister's office, Monsieur
Dupont hears that the govern
ment has decided to uphold his
claim.
Promptly Monsieur Dupont de
cides to support the government
in any critical vote. ,
"It is only reasonable," says
he, and tljus another vote will be
thrown in to support the govern
ment. One vote gained can mean
much in the French Assembly.
In the dramatic month of March,
1940, Premier Paul Reynaud saw
his government installed on the
strength of a single-vote
jority.
ma-
Jet Plane Can
Go in Reverse
BALTIMORE, Md. m-One of
America's fastest jet planes can
hack up! On the ground, that is.
The Air Force's Air Research
and Development Command has
announced installation of a "re
verse thrust" device in a Repub
lic F-84F Thunderstreak, listed
as being in the "650-miles-per-hour-plus"
class.
Reverse thrust's real purpose,
in the air, is as a brake to permit
aerial contact with slower enemy
aircraft or to slow a plane during
landing approaches, permitting o
Mrs. G. says her 5-month-old steeper (iesccnt. On the ground
grandson has broken out with a
rash which some say is a teeth
ing rash and some say is eczema.
Most physicians do not accept
teething as a cause for breaking
out of the skin, and it would seem
more likely that eczema or some
olher condilion is at fault. One
reverse thrust can be used instead
of wheel brakes or parachutes to
stop a plane's roll, thus permit
ting landings into shorter fields.
"AKDC said its Wright Air De
velopment Center, in an experi
mental project, had designed and
built two movable flippers and a
cannot help but wonder why the (.series of "cascades" around the
grandmother is trying to solve Met engine's tailpipe. These can
this problem.
turn the jet of hot gases forward.
Qs and As
Q Are there any islands in
Great Salt Lake?
A The lake contains several
Ho said the survey, conducted :t.'.,e .. JlVlr.nal of ,ne Amencan
in four major cities, revealed
that the demand for comfort
equipment was not a rccional or
seasonal demand, nor was It re
stricted to certain income groups.
od of which I am aware was islands, the largest of which is
nescnoed in me Jan. 5 issue ofUntclono Island.
BEWARE
Q What are frijoles?
A TTie word frijol, in Span
ish America, denotes almost any
variety of cultivated beans. In
Mexico, almost exclusively the
kidney bean.
Medical Assn. in 1029. Evidently
good methods of treatment arc
hard to come by.
Two mothers are faced with
similar problems. One writes that
her 15-year-old daughter pulls out
her eyelashes and eyebrows with
her fingernails. The other asks
what can be used to stop her 13
ycarold boy from sucking his
thumb When hi fnlla a)f.n t
niuht I the British North America. Act.
Both of these complaints falli"1 -"anaria' ''le('at Britain,
m the class of nervous habits
There is a good chance that both!"011'
of these teen-aged youngsters are
Q What is the name of the
written constitution of Canada?
A The written constitution is
Q. What is considered to
the first man-made stone?
A. Reinforced concrete
vented by Monier in 1867.
Q. What is the significance of
the world's "left" and "right"
as applied to political" parties?
A. Left-wing members of a
legislature are liberal or radical,
while right-wing members are
conservative.
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its ability to discharge eleo
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A. It is tot understood ex
actly how the electric organs in
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i vous habits should eventually lead Q. Which t largest statciegg?
A. The hummingbird lays two
tinv white eggs about the size
ofavy beaks.
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