▁At ▁the ▁annual ▁Rad ical ▁Party ▁con gress ▁in ▁Marse ille ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁G entin ▁proposed ▁a ▁modern ▁economic ▁plan ▁with ▁partial ▁fund ing ▁from ▁the ▁state . ▁ ▁The ▁plan ▁was ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁deleg ates , ▁but ▁two ▁days ▁later ▁Paul ▁Reyn aud ▁took ▁office ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Fin ance ▁and ▁rejected ▁the ▁plan . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁economy ▁still ▁de pressed , ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁there ▁were ▁popular ▁dem ands ▁for ▁measures ▁to ▁prevent ▁Jewish ▁and ▁other ▁refuge es ▁from ▁Naz i ▁Germany ▁from ▁compet ing ▁with ▁native ▁French ▁people . ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁June ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁G entin ▁announced ▁a ▁dec ree ▁that ▁limited ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁foreign ers ▁to ▁eng age ▁in ▁commerce . ▁The ▁local ▁ch amb ers ▁of ▁commerce ▁had ▁to ▁agree ▁that ▁a ▁foreign - owned ▁enter prise ▁was ▁" des irable ", ▁and ▁could ▁limit ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁foreign ers ▁who ▁could ▁work ▁in ▁some ▁commercial ▁occup ations . ▁With ▁the ▁growing ▁threat ▁of ▁war ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁G entin ▁changed ▁his ▁position ▁on ▁refuge es . ▁ ▁He ▁spons ored ▁the ▁ 2 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁" Dec ree ▁to ▁F avor ▁the ▁Est ab lish ment ▁in ▁France ▁of ▁Indust ries ▁of ▁National ▁Interest ", ▁which ▁had ▁resulted ▁from ▁lo bb ying ▁by ▁Louise ▁We iss ▁and ▁the ▁Bon net ▁Committee . ▁ ▁This ▁would ▁remove