Foreign News: Daladier, Herriot & Heart

The annual caucus of the Radical Socialist Party last week met at Marseille, disturbed by a great fire (see col. 1), but offering Premier Daladier a chance to address all France. Misnamed, the Radical Socialists are actually "moderates," are at the approximate centre of the French Chamber political spectrum.

No. 1 Radical Socialist Daladier came to power heading a Cabinet supported by Radical Socialists, Socialists and Communists, "The Popular Front." Later, the Communists voted against the Munich accord, the Socialists abstained. It remains to be seen whether the Socialists will break with Daladier....

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