Show I Herr Harriot Herriot ot Resents Boos for or Dala dl er v y 9 b s sa fix a k e J U a d r 3 s u z DEFENDED AND DEFENDER IN FRANCE I Edouard left Edouard Herriot french Leaders Map Totalitarian Regime VICHY France Frane July 10 AP AP The The French national assembly passed Wednesday night a bill giving the Petain full powers to draft a new French constitution The vote was to 80 There were 15 abstentions VICHY France July 10 AP AP-A AP A dramatic shouted defense of former Premier Edouard and other absent leaders by the elder statesman Edouard Herriot Wednesday interrupted proceedings of the national assembly gathered here to pave the way for a new totalitarian constitution for France Boos and catcalls greeted the reading of a list of senators and deputies who had offered excuses for not attending the proceedings Herriot premier ex-premier and president president president dent of the chamber of deputies infuriated rushed to the speakers speaker's rostrum and shouted out a defense of his former fonner colleagues Th The list included George Mandel Cesar and several oth others rs previously reported reported reported re re- ported to have s sailed aboard the liner for North Africa where it was believed they might try to forma form a a. a new government Until Wednesdays Wednesday's session their names names had not been once mentioned mentioned mentioned men men- officially since their departure departure departure de de- de- de nor was it explained wh whence nce their supposed messages came nor where they were now supposed to be Late reports ts were that the Mas- Mas silia sillar refused a landing at Casablanca Casablanca Casa- Casa blanca still was at sea The Incident brought tumult to the Casino auditorium and delayed action by the national assembly on the Petain governments government's de demand demand demand de- de mand for full powers Already the national assembly had decided that the new French constitution when drafted will be submitted to th the people for approval approval approval ap ap- ap- ap in a wide nation-wide dum Earlier a resolution asking the French government to investigate the responsibilities for origins and conduct of the war was voted unanimously by the national defense defense defense de de- de- de and foreign affairs committee commit commit- tee of the French senate The resolution Vas voted just before French senators and deputIes deputies deputies ties met in joint join secret session to deliberate over over overa a bill to remake France by giving Premier Marshal Henri Petain full powers French newspaper men reported that Leon Blum former socialist premier who variously had been reported a prisoner in Germany and a refugee in Great Britain i actually is in Vichy He was said to have been present present present pres pres- ent if ip Tuesdays Tuesday's chamber session with other socialists In all meetings of the chamber and the senate here the usual seating arrangements by parties and tendencies has been abandoned Peirre Etienne Flandin before the war the sworn poll political enemy of the socialists sat beside a so socialist socialist socialist so- so Deputy Pierre Laval who dissolved the extreme rightist leagues while he was was premier now is usually seen with deputies who once were leaders leaders leaders lead lead- ers of those leagues |