Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 30, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba 8 Winnipeg free november 1981 government clash with business looms by Edward Cody Washington Post Paris socialists who swept to Power six months ago deter mined to make a tranquil revolution instead have become locked in an increasingly rancorous Battle with Scep tical businessmen backed by the right is the confrontation has generated an atmosphere in which Frances most prestigious and sober be recently published a front Page analysis headlined civil War although the War has been fought Only with words so it demonstrates that positions Are hardening on both sides As the government comes face to face with those who most oppose its re the tension reflects a real Divi said Michel a socialist member of parliament from the Paris the reaction of the right is a class what is going on is a class prime minister Pierre Mauro has shown growing irritation at business mens slowness to respond to his appeals for cooperation in combating unemployment and nationalizing major industries and he and other socialist leaders have begun to voice suspicion that the resistance is in part a deliberate Effort to undermine his economic recovery and employ ment unemployment soaring they Are betting on our Berson said in an most frustrating has been Maurois inability so far to reverse the Rise in a employ the number one economic Issue during president Francois Mitter Rands election since his Victory May the number of unemployed has risen by More than to top two the Rise had been not even Maurois most ardent supporters believed he could turn the situation around in six his adviser for social Bernard predicted the two million figure in a Back ground conversation with reporters two months its announcement nevertheless Drew attention to Maurois difficulty in get Ting his programs out of ministry offices into the factory at least fast enough to slow the a poll last week indicated that More than half of French medium and Small businesses have no plans to invest and More than 80 per cent have no plans to hire new another poll said despite Maurois incentives and 79 per cent of executives queried said they have changed nothing in their hiring a computer specialist at the giant electronics firm just said several experts in his department Are working on temporary contracts Al though they Are company policy still is to avoid hiring new employ town Halls Only a special program launched by Mauro to increase government Aid to employers who agree to hire new work called Solidarity has drawn Only two serious nibbles of inter both come from town one of them the Northern French town whose mayor is Mauro reflecting own and that of socialist militants Mitterrand and Mauro announced last week that the government plans to carry out a series of substantial changes by decree rather than by nor Mal legislation that implies delay for parliamentary the procedure Drew special attention As a sign of government resolve be As opposition Mitterrand often had criticized the same Short Cut when it was practice by previous governments As an attempt to frustrate parliamentary we Are responding to the legitimate impatience of Mauro and to the urgency of the the decrees will regulate cuts in the Legal work an increase from four to five weeks paid vacation among other a drop in retire ment age to All Are designed mainly to create More Job positions by reducing the amount of work done by each although the Steps were popular Campaign the main Effort to combat unemployment has centred on stimulating the Economy through a Post War record billion budget deficit Premier Pierre Mauro is Point Man for Francois Mitterrand ambitious economic now being voted and Swift increases in the minimum wage and such govern ment payments As unemployment in pensions and family welfare although in effect for several these Steps have failed to generate new economic and As fast As Mauro had opposition politicians business sometimes in apocalyptic have the sluggish response on the charging that their nationalization and increased taxes have so soured an already bad business atmosphere that executives fear to a lot of Steps Are particularly said Yvon new head of the French National business the govern ment Speaks reasonably and asks businessmen to participate in its efforts to develop business and favor investment and this is language we understand perfectly but we do not understand Steps at the same which hit hard at Busin among the Steps taken Are nationalization of eight key industries and the 36 major private Banks and imposition of sharply increased income and wealth in plans to give workers a larger voice in manage ment of their factories have aroused fears that traditional management labor relations will tilt toward unions and Rob executives of if you believe the 83 per cent of executives do not foresee any Hir said Emmanuel a Mem Ber of parliament from the gaullist opposition rally for the re pub this is because they fear that they will be forbidden one Day from letting people even if their business loses As an businessmen Point to a change in course by the Justn Tiona lived Rhon poulenc group of chemical and textile although nationalization takes effect Rhon Epou in response to government already has shelved plans to close several unprofitable textile fac the easily passed in the socialist dominated aroused bitter opposition on principle from rightist political groups and the business further contributing to hostility Between government and Busi Ness despite promises from Mauro and his ministers that they intend Only to direct National economic strategy without meddling in Dayto Day businessmen remain convinced that state control will inevitably what is favourable to the free enter prise spirit is the broadest said the More you try to Channel the even with the Best the More you suppress it without realizing i think therefore that the government is going to Dis courage free Enterprise a resentful politicians this refusal to accept what Mauro has called an extended hand has generated visible resentment among socialist the tone hardened fur ther two weeks ago when one top banker made an end run but devious and embarrassing around nationalization Laws even As they were being debated in finance minister Jacques one of the governments More Moder ate was reported to have shown fiery anger at the manoeuvre by the Banque de Paris it Des or to sell its Swiss affiliate to save it from the Bank Pierre had pledged at first to help the finance ministry defeat an attempt by Aribas stockholders to buy the affiliate through a Swiss Delors but the affiliate nevertheless was snapped up before the government had time to organize a reaction and Delors charged that Moussa had engineered the entire also accused the banker of having the spirit of an this was reference to royalists who emigrated to Germany to resist the French revolution of budget minister Laurent More had a charge filed 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