Show Retain Pec in Gets Wide Powers to Write Writ l rit New Totalitarian T n Constitution VICHY France July 9 INS UNS- INS France Tuesday moved Into the thc orbit of ot totalitarianism with Marshal Marshal Marshal Mar Mar- Henri Petain Frances France's greatest greatest greatest great great- est war hero as the leader of his country The aging World war commander commander commander com com- mander who took the premiership of ot France wIth the heavy duty of ot surrendering France to Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many Tuesday was given almost unanimous authority by the chamber chamber chamber cham cham- ber of deputies to write a new conn con con- under which France will abandon its place among the worlds world's democracies and begin the formation of ot a corporative state With its historic capital in Paris occupied by Germany the thc chamber chamber chamber cham cham- ber of ot deputies gathered in this small pleasure resort town and by bya a vote of to 3 passed into the hands of Marshal petain practically unlimited powers Among the deputies present at Tuesdays Tuesday's session was Paul Reynaud Reynaud Reynaud Rey- Rey naud the former premier who gave up his office to Petain Reynaud's Reynaud s shead head was bandaged to cover injuries in injuries injuries in- in juries which he suffered in an an automobile accident a few days ago To Probe War ar Moves Mo Shortly before approving alteration alteration alteration altera altera- tion of the constitution the chamber chamber chamber cham cham- ber of deputies un unanimously adopted a resolution calling for investigation of Frances France's part Inthe Inthe in inthe the European war against Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many for the purpose of appropriate appropriate appropriate expiation Vice Premier Pierre Laval representing representing rep rep- resenting the government before the chamber asked the deputies to c confirm their confidence in Premier Premier Pre Pre- mier Petain Laval told the deputies deputies deputies' deputies ties ties' The misfortune brought upon us by the wantonness of those who dragged us into war imposes a sacred duty to safeguard the leadership leadership leadership lead lead- of France Therefore I urge parliament to grant the necessary means and unanimously confirm confidence in Marshal Petain Unanimous Approval This was followed by unanimous approval of ot the resolution request request- ing the government to undertake immediate investigation of ot those responsible for cause and conduct of ot the war from political civil and military angles and to Investigate also responsibility for Frances France's in insufficient insufficient insufficient in- in sufficient supply of ot war materials The resolution as presented to the chamber by Laval contained this powerful enabling article The national J the government assembly o of tv the they gr represented represented ed b by Premier r tip powers to decree if p Pet co a constitution new N t The constitution shall I the rights of labor the by the he the country assembly and WIll Y whICh I author |