Dans Le Parlement

Chamber: P:Premier Paul Painleve introduced

a bill providing for the conscription of wealth during wartime or other national emergencies.

P:The Chamber ratified the Washington eight-hour working day convention, negotiated at Washington in 1919. The convention does not become operative for France until Germany ratifies, but M. Durafour, Minister of Labor, promised the good officers of the Government to hasten Germany's action. Four years have already passed since the pact became effective (July 1, 1921).

Senate:

P:A bill to increase the French Navy by one cruiser, three destroyers, four torpedo boats, seven first-class submarines, two mine-laying sumbarines, one minelayer and and two airplane carriers was unanimously passed by the Senate. The rapporteur of the Naval Commission observed.

"Our foreign policy is essentially peaceful and, on the other hand, we must think of economizing. But there is a minimum of new building which we cannot go below. Our fleet is very inferior to the Italian fleet. Germany is authorized to own a fairly important fleet and is not limited as to new building. We must take account of this and also of the Russian fleet."