Parliament for Reynaud

For three days in secret last week French Senators peppered dapper new Premier Paul Reynaud about Allied conduct of the war. Then they let the public in and gave the Premier a big cheer. Dry old President of the Senate Jules Jeanneney said M. Reynaud had "fully satisfied the Senate." Cried Senator James (Three-Star) Hennessy: "It seems to me we can thank the Government for the masterly way in which it has answered the questions of our committees."

Meanwhile the noisy and fickle Chamber, which came within one vote of upsetting the Reynaud Government just before Germany invaded Scandinavia, followed the sober Senate's lead last week in toto, voted confidence in Premier Reynaud 515-to-0. This was a net gain to the Premier of 237 votes since his first and last time out.

Obviously, with Hitler on the march again, the French knew that this was no time to get temperamental about their leader.

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