Much as freedom-loving Frenchmen hate and fear a Dictator, their Chamber and Senate recently vested swarthy Premier Pierre Laval with dictatorial fiscal powers (TIME, June 17). So long as Parliament remained in session, canny M. Laval lay low, was criticized for not using his powers. With Deputies and Senators now on vacation, the Premier last week asked his coalition Cabinet to meet him in the historic Clock Room of the French Foreign Office one day at 9:30 a. m. Figuratively M. Laval then locked the door. Except for lunch and dinner, superbly...
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