ABSTRACT

Document 7.5 Programme of the Croix de Feu (1 October 1933) 1 An immediate and rational reduction in the burden of taxation; 2 The defence of the national economy against all forms of unfair foreign

competition, such as dumping, tariff wars, currency controls, etc; 3 An elimination of state ownership in sectors belonging to private capitalism

(monopolies, agencies, more or less disguised nationalizations); 4 A relentless struggle: (a) against speculation; (b) against the excessive and

unmerited pay awards crippling the general costs of businesses; (c) against corrupt manoeuvres on the stock markets and against fiscal fraud;

5 An effective guarantee of the rights of French workers, and the restriction and adaptation of foreign workers to the strict needs of French production;

6 The protection of the legitimate profits of saving and of family property.