Mob Law in France The attack on M. Blum,- the
Socialist leader and student of Stendthal, by members of the Royalist Camelots du Roi has had instant and salutary effects. The attack itself was brutal,• but, given the time and the place, it was inevitable after M. Maurras' murderous exhortations- to his followers. The 'lotion. Francaise, whose inspiring fore 2 M. Maurras has been for a generation, is taken lightly in this country ; but its influence on French youth and French intellectuals has been great. During the February riots especially the genius of Messrs. Maurras and Daudet for inventing inflammatory slogans was a potent factor of disorder. The French Chamber and Cabinet reacted admirably to the recent attack by decreeing the suppression of the Action Francaise and Camelots du Roi groups. It is encouraging to know that democratic governments have by now learned that the proper reply to such outbreaks is a swift and stern application of the law. L'affaire Blum was not the first of these attacks on politicians of the Left, but thanks to the Government's action it may be the last.
