Show REDS SET NEW I TOUR IN ALSACE PARIS Oct 12 UP French UP-French French communists communists com corn their propaganda tour of Lorraine Alsace-Lorraine ended quietly announced announced announced an an- today they would reinvade the region for meetings in the near future Rightists ridiculed the communist party rallies asserting the mobilization of the masses brought only 2000 persons to propaganda meetings meetings meet- meet ings in a region with pop pop- The striking thing is Is' Is the enormous enormous enor enor- expense trouble discredit and loss oss of ot time these Moscow gentlemen gentle gentte- men imposed upon France to obtain their pitiful results commented sarcastically the newspaper Le La MaUn Matin The eastern border region was calm as strong forces of mobile guards prevented the leftist partisan partisan partisan parti parti- san sessions from developing Into political riots Bids for Support The dominant Catholic party in Alsace urged its followers to prevent prevent prevent pre pre- vent disorder by avoiding future demonstrations on both sides Premier Leon Blum criticised strongly for forcing the communists communists to curtail their rally rally's schedule made a bid for continued support in n a speech at Lens He Ho declared his government is not composed principally of socialists but is a government of ot all aU parties of the peoples people's front frontA A majority in the peoples people's front frontis fronts is s possible only through the loyalty of all of us Blum declared The peoples people's front front front-a a political coalition includes coalition includes socialists radi radi- socialists cal-socialists and communists It came into power last June when Blum assumed the premiership after legislative elections Voice Confidence Confidence in the present government government government govern govern- ment was expressed by other party leaders Camille Chautemps radi radi- socialist cal-socialist chieftain insisted in an address at Angers his followers would continue to back the Blum administration Maurice communist leader lead lead- er reaffirmed his party's loyalty to the popular front at one of the mass meetings at se Through the region strong detachments de e of mobile guards kept kepi careful watch during the propaganda propaganda propaganda ganda assemblies Anticommunist d de demon e m o 0 n were forced without forced without serious disorder disorder disorder dis dis- dis- dis order to break up attempted marches on communist sessions but were permitted to hold their own meetings Action Urged Colonel Francois de la Ia Rocque leader of the fascist social party told bold an audience of his followers a at Valenciennes the moment has come for members of the French social socia party to go into action Now that the popular front sov gov- has given give signs of breaking up we should no longer doubt ou our victory he asserted It ha has been said we are afraid of violence We will spill blood i if necessary necessary but but always with the determination determination determination de de- de- de termination to give not one drop of blood that does not serve th the country |