Show WELDS To AXIS Darlan Darkin Gains Complete Rule RuIe Over Military A Forces S j Marshal Pleads For ForU U. U S. S Understanding VICHY Unoccupied France Aug 12 AP Marshal AP Marshal Philipp Philippe Phil Phil- ippe ipp Petain Fre French ch chief chie of state committed himself himsel to full fuU collaboration with Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many in a radio address to the nation Tuesday night a few tew hours hours' after his vice premier Admiral Admiral Jean Darlan had been given supreme military powers in the Vichy regime The aged marshal ranged himself himself himself him him- self squarely on the side of Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many in jn n the fight against Russia which he said was a defense inthe in la lathe the east of civilization and was wasa a battle which could change the map of th the wo world ld Asks Asks V. V S. S U Understanding Petain personally appealed ed to States big ing and nd t to tl the 8 French for coop ratiOn rat m. m He admitted his so-called so national na na- na- na revolution revolution had failed of its aims so farIn far In committing himself to full collaboration with Germany Marshal Marshal Marshal Mar Mar- Petain said centuries of quarreling quarreling with Frances France's eastern neighbor neighbor neigh neigh- bor had to give way to to a larger perspective which by our activity can open up a a. a reconciled conti conti- nent The marshal declared frankly that this is the aim toward which we are heading g. g v Defends Defends Defends' Darlan DarIan In a broadcast to the entire nation nation nation na na- na- na tion which was the most sensational sensational sensational sensa sensa- development in Vichy since the ouster of former Vice Premier Pierre Laval as his political heir last December 13 the marshal declared de de- dared he had given Darlan except exceptional exceptional ex ex- ex- ex onal powers Vers despite the fact public opinion never was always favorable nor always fair to the admiral Out of a clear sky Petain appealed appealed ap ap- ap- ap pealed peale l to the United States saying say say- ing I r I would like to recall to the great American public the reasons reasons reasons' w why y It ft t has not reasons to fear a decline of French ideals Certainly our parliamentary policy is dead But it never had more than a littie little little lit lit- tle tie in common with the democracy of the United States As for the instinct of liberty that liberty that lives lives al always always al- al ways was with us proud and strong He went on The American press has o often te misjudged us Let it now make an effort to understand the quality quality ity of our souls the de destiny tiny of a a nation whose soil was was during during the course of ot history periodically history periodically ravaged ravage its youth decimated its well vell being troubled by the weakness weakness weak weak- n ness ss of Europe in n whose recon recon- Continued on Page Pace Two Column J Five 1 10 j t 1 tb r 5 It 5 k Jy 4 j Sp 1 04 d 0 0 S 'S 1 4 a S 'S S1-S S1 S S Associated Press W fo TWO MOST POWERFUL M 1 MEN IN N FRANCE NCE NOW VICHY HAS liAS MOVED NEARER A AXIS IS Chief I cf of State SCale Marshal s aT Petain left an and d his right hand man Admiral Darlan PET RETAIN AIN DECREES 1 FULL AXIS TIES Continued from Page One I France Intends today to participate Speaking in the strongest terms the marshal made an obvious effort effort ef effort ef- ef fort to pull the French together behind his government He mentioned particularly the I failure of food supply and stated I that the question was one of the most important for France at the I moment Without mentioning the recent ouster of Food Supply Minister Jean Achard by name the marshal marshal marshal mar mar- told the nation that I have already taken sanctions and struck at an entire system In the person of a single man That of national distribution centers which have assured the great commercial agents of exclusive and usurious control of all aU questions of food supply to the detriment of the producer and consumer The marshal opened his speech to the nation with heavy words word Sets Grave Tone I have grave things to tell you he said For the last several several sev sev- eral weeks I have felt an ill wind rising in many regions of France The marshal added frankly The Thc authority of my government is made subject to discussion orders or orders or- or ders dens often are being ill executed Darlan became minister of national national national na na- na- na defense with the publication publication publication tion of a decree decre which concentrated concentrated concentrated concen concen- all military powers in his hands and made him the most powerful figure in France next to Petain Darlan who on June 10 called for loyal collaboration with Germany and who has publicly attacked Britain's war role since the fall of France was placed in charge of the following by Tues Tues- days day's decree o 1 General organization of f na national na- na defense 2 Distribution and Use of the armed forces 3 General inspection of the armed forces Darlan also was given control of Frances France's colonies by the official official official cial journals journal's text of the tite decree but later high sources said the decree had made a mistake there The decree as published said the departments of state for war navy and colonies would be under under under un un- un- un der the new defense ministry but buta a later announcement mentioned only the secretaries of state for forwar forwar forwar war and arid navy as assisting the defense minister and informed quarters said that mention of the colonial secretary would be de deleted deleted deleted de- de in a correction tomorrow The cl clue e to the concentration of powers was seen in statements when such a measure first was hinted that Darlan would thus have his hands freer to conduct negotiations with Germany for colla collaboration bora tion Press Demands Full Tie The German controlled Paris press has been insistent lately that collaboration include military military mili mill tary as well as political and economic economic eco ceo matt matters rs and has has' urged that such cooperation especially be extended to cover the defense of Dakar on the western hump of Africa and other strategic points in French Africa All members of the government were raised to ministerial rank by the new decree Some of them previously had held the rank only of state secretary The government now is composed composed composed com com- posed of eight ministers Admiral Darlan national de defense defense defense de- de foreign affairs and navy General Charles Huntziger war Joseph Barthelemy justice Pierre interior Formerly Formerly Formerly For For- merly the secretary of that de department department department de- de Yves Bouthillier national economy economy econ econ- omy amy and finance Pierre agriculture Henry minister of state formerly a secretary of state Lucien Rainier minister of state In addition two state secretaries secretaries secretaries secre secre- were named One is M. M Charbin president of the Lyon chamber of commerce appointed secretary of state of food supply a post formerly held by The second Paul Marion fills an entirely new post as secretary general of information and ganda The secretariats of state for national national na na- na- na education and youth family and public health were turned over to as minister of the interior At the same time a decree al almost almost almost al- al most as important stopped payment payment payment pay pay- ment as of October I 1 1941 of salaries salaries salaries sal sal- aries to members of the chamber of deputies ies and senate |