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"Cornavin.—Down with war!

"M. Andrè Fribourg.—You are bargaining with the blood of soldiers.

"The President.—I must say to M. Doriot, and to the Assembly, that these words are grave side by side with those already pronounced. If, unluckily, a soldier, in a careless moment was caught, lacking in military duty …

"Andrè Berthon.—Make peace!

"The President.—… was caught under the conditions indicated by M. Doriot, he, Doriot, would suffer no ill effects; the poor soldier would risk his life.

"Prolonged tumult. The deputies on the extreme left rise and sing the International. Applause. Protests. The Presi-

L'Humanité, July 11, 1925

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