Show Successor to What A ACCORDING A to a British broadcast Pierre Pierre Laval has been appointed presumptive successor to Marshal Petain who bears the title chief of state in Vichy France That's a laugh Successor to what The shame and ignominy ignominy ignominy ig ig- ig- ig of being Hitler's stooge which is all Petain is Certainly there is no longer any power in Petain's hands which he could give to any successor With all of France under the heel of Hitler and his war machine and with the French empire swiftly breaking away or being brok off from the Petain regime the title of chief of state in France is a myth It should be called chief of straw because the theoffice theoffice theoffice office has just about that much substantiality and worth |