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III. TH E FAOSCI~I ~' : 'I' I O, _ I~ ',' I\': ~~,Iy h,' ~.~ Ny T II J.: H I ~'~ I S'. " , " .~ ~~ :. ~ . ~ . !- !{ r\:-" Ct.: -' , r,,~ .III hI'; ro..'l1lll rkHhl;.: wnd.: I II,' (/,Hs .'/ <strong>11</strong>1,1;1:/ - . (: ,.'.' ' .\ 'II I: , .wr(l\\.' th:.! n ,' \ 'Olllllon or~:I Ill "C:O counlcr·rcvo ill tio '''Itt ~<strong>11</strong> <strong>11</strong> ;1 pplic:t t iCIII of t h (' In ws (I ( II i :IIC("I ics . co U II t \.'.' _1'(' ': 'I an,t! Iha',' ~ t.-.b . . . \0 litl , L:U'IllS the ro.:\'O ntlOIl Y ,t::IVIll~ II II rl:a l r\:\'o l . 0 <strong>11</strong> ill 1 ', " ' , I IItlollnm :ltur cd<strong>11</strong> t ~III the '<strong>11</strong><strong>11</strong> C 1l.,I!':1l1l" ( lls!1I ,,(-r sary. • r)· I I~l\ J:trx's tlws is enables liS h",'l!cr to J::"ra:.p th .. s" '"~ • • J;:Csof the d e\,clopment o f fascj"m ill F r:mcc. :l1l,1 of ' :I.lld ;ts,)f>...rcsbta ncc of the IIltlSSCS to t he f:l :-;c is\ off ...·n s ivc. the o:ro\,:j'l$The first J.!'rollping s of n clenrly (asl' iH ch ",",cI n,. " c r ' 1 1France :Jt the e nd o f 19Z·I. follo\\"lIl g the mig ht\, I " il(.'3 tf:od '' II 'f J ' , « ('1IIQIIthaI accomp,'llllc(I ~I I': reTllal1l :-> 0 aun',. from Ih' C Mral;"",, 'I>' I (: han I .Depulles 10 I Ie a lit Icon, I \\':IS :ll Ih ~ lillie o f <strong>11</strong> ' fi ' lUl'r~of,'th:ll is to say. ~f ~ :Hlic(ll Cabinet,. s nJ>l~ort(:d by I~h~ rl\ \ C~ tl tl,Parly, CommUllIst milnence wag o n the n ,.;e aft~r tit ~ Soelalist, fc:1I<strong>11</strong>(>.'lIg nP " o.: COU t:.0 o ur flrty agnlllsi t Ie occu pation of th\.' R ~<strong>11</strong>'()1llngainst the Po incare governmcnt.uhr all~The bourgcoi:-oie finallced the o rganisation of fight'menls against the working class, This first a ltcll1p~n .R detach.f!lilurc owing to the general sitl1 :nio ll, as well :lS to II m~~ '\ith\'igorOlis. cou nl-er-thrllst, The :;I.CI ivi ty o f t he Leagues , ,Ie, aft~" $a grenter activity of the Communist Pnrty. At that tilll~:l ~.:lletb~fought at the he:ld o f the toilers :;I.gains t the war III ::\foroc aloll tlate r ngninst the It Po incare experiment" put through in co, all~the expense of the toil ers,'926 atIn 1929. with the growing :luthority oC the <strong>Part</strong>y owin'C' ' I . ' gtOtherep~r,~u ssl on s 0 It5 C',IllP:lIIgllfS, lane ~t a tunc ',"hen French im,per,l:l Ism was at t 1 Ie , . Ien~ 0 t I~ 5\\Orn ene<strong>11</strong>lICS of the So\'i~tUllion nud was fevens hf:!, preparlllg for \\':;I.r nne',' 0"0 k• ,'" ole: WasIllade 1I1X)1l the Commulllst <strong>Part</strong>y and Its newsI",x:r 1'1'" ..• • , • ., IIIQm/1J he faSCist groups rcnppeared o n the sccne, A fe:llllre o f th.'period was that the bourgeoisie of France was not Content to shuf or h "f l ' put e orgamsatlon 0 cagues recrUIted among the Frc hnatlon3 ' I" IStS; It encouragee I ane I supported the very nUl\lcr nog roupsI I ' OUS0 f" II' lite g uaT< COllnter·rcvo utlOnary cmigres in Paris.Profiting by the arrest of the principal leaders of the Com,munist <strong>Part</strong>y, the Barbe-eclo r g roup succeeded in gctt,illg hold ofth,,'leadc:r~hipof the <strong>Part</strong>y nt thi ~ time, This ~rou ll pllt the l''''I'olu.tionary 1ll0Veme ilt on n sectnl'ian p~lth whic h bcilitatcd the Mtad; oftlk hourgl..'Oisic:I:> wdl :I:> the treason of Ih,,: Pupisl 2 h::IIIl.'r:>,~ PUJ)ists---a'g.roupo f re ncg :l( l e~ ' ~xpel1ed CTOllI the Co m<strong>11</strong><strong>11</strong> ~lIist<strong>Part</strong>y and callinJI thcmsdvc:>" <strong>Part</strong>y oC Proletari:lIl lill itY ,"- E~I ,s1,c.Cl,lor Aroup had hccn ~x l 'lOsc: d and its 5(:clarianC tC r the <strong>11</strong>",',C)' rcjcclc(l, the <strong>Part</strong>y beg:1Il a new ndvance, 193'2''\ rltlfllS, ' I''''' I {the sccom I" c ar (: , CO\1)CI\ " I' \I1g w it ' I \ the :l~Utr:\\'3-OI'lpOlh< l)Cfl O ( ~o lll iC crbis. t he comm ... n c~me nl of Ihc rll\anciat~$ he cCol \~ of t I ' chronic (l.' lfi IClt " III t I \(.' slate Id)ll g-e\ , as well as. IheI ~fl", \'IUtl t H! ',lid ofTcn.,i\,c of bl-lCism in Central EUrope, ThecrlS I f Iho.: r.dod 0 ' . ,tl.'1I1 of the lll:lSS(!S and a correcl l)()licy of demtllldsP"fO\\,in,;: (h~~ communist <strong>Part</strong>)' aid l:t\ the current of the unitcdgursllt.-d b)~~ \radc IInion unity, Th(: Amslcrdam.Pleyel mo\'(:·Pc ont :\ud ,,' {ully dc"dopcd at Ihe call of Romain Rolland andr SIlCcc:>5IIltl!I, llarbusse,flenrl ' 'at fin :m cinl scandal had be(:<strong>11</strong> uncovcred :"It the end ofj\fler:l gfr~; i s t gfOUPi> endeavoured 10 cxploit it for a campaign1933, the P a"" liamcnl au( , ngnmst ' " t ie I' ... a{ " Ica \ I> arty that was In '. lSi (If~l\I,I ' at the time., ,., ,pO\\c r lers o f the fa :'CIst leagues :l.I\d the rC:\ctlonary 1'I01ItICI:<strong>11</strong>15'fh C le: H cdto deflect away from Communism and to channel forClldc;WO\lr" ge of capit:llism the legitimate inrlign:ltion of the<strong>11</strong>.e· .... ad":l.1l £ Fr:lIlCC n~:\ln '\ s t t \(! SWlll 'd' crs an( II t lelf ' :1ccomp I' Ices :peo~le 0 t:lri,\I1S, ministers, high judges, ambassador.;, prefects.p3-f,h::el;l~ern1s, ;\nd high dignitaries of the Legion of Honour.reUf g ied on " violent press camp3ign; they attemptedrhe)' carrdCl\lonstmtions, On February 6th , t 934. the fascistunlcrous I h ' ' k ' tJl ' nary leaders launchc( t elr troops m an altac ' agalOs(\reacUo .d' h''" ber o f Deputies. The), were unable to sucecc <strong>11</strong>l t Clrthe Cham " The reply o f the workmg , c I ass \\'35 prompt an d e ff cec..:'_"terprlsc.On the 6th. our P a.rlY had org:uusc