The New York herald., 1863-02-20
The Distress in France.
OFFICIAL REPORT TO THE EMPEROR OK IT'S y
AND MEAN- or KRI,fpE


The iaris Moastm Of January rs contains a repor,
signed by M Roubet the Minister of Agriculture Com
merce and Pubic Works, aud N. dc Pcrsgnv the Minis
ter OF the Interior, Recommending that in each their
departments credit OF 200 UO0 shall be opened for
carrying 1 ioos and her pubic works with the view
relieving the distress Of the operat YES thrown out Of
employ by the cotton famine. The report thus com
mentes -
snrrpcn opening the session Of the Corps Iegisaiis
your Majesty announced that credit would be applied
inr In aid o! the operatives out Of employ
In order 10 ful the nteniion OF Majesty we have
the honor TO propose To you 70 sabmi, al 10 the
sanction " the CORPS iegisIa sure fof opening cN
traordnay credits Of 200 0O0i each upon the budget
the Department Of the Interior uoo that ol Agricul
Commerce and Public Works. the purpose 0f ne
Aistng useful communal WORKS. OF a,ordng aid to he
charitable institutions aud ot carrying ont publc works
al the expense x ,e State IN those places where the suf
fciing of tho operatives Is greatest.
We have no hesitation at this in lin tinc 70 ,hs
the o,s Of the grant necessary ior the rcef OF
operatives deprived ~ their Ordinary enploy Amid
crisis IN which 50 many Interests involved
tanly onght deceive ourselves as 10 he extent Of
the evil, or tue suffering Il OCCASIONS but also the
duty VI the government 10 a.ccrtan the exact
things, 10 look upon the facs they ieay are to dissi
pate exaggerated iccs. aud 30 define the limits the
measure oi its intervention
The evil now is local and vhile al b. l.-t ycrr
ict tr influence oe the events taking place in America
the crisis which The country il deplorug in 1855 er.
teais oRiy 10 ng districts whGe cyoR 4 70 ur.. NJ ~.
mary ,ec.s{1g II is n ,he Scmc lnfcriefre that II s
most severe and i s in the Somnc the Nord The Hau,
Rhn the Furc, the loire the Orne vssgcs in part o
the department OF the Rhone, nj Limoges rroyes saint
uuentn Fsaisc. Sc.. that the ompoymcrt is dimshed
suspended " IL there That the Efforts government
and ~ rrvae charity should lie evcrted In neither
have they yet tailed 10 their iuties
AZ rs the Industrial crisis began 10 make tssf
fet ths Fmporurs government, took necss ssary uea
FOR usuring employment Ia the po,Ia on OF the
manufacturing districts In tie depart N the ssine
Inereure, especially the Minister o. Agriculture tom
and publc Works opened numerous WORK sbops
The rccinc,,on ~ the levels ol the imteraI r,sSs
The report then allgocs 10 other public vvks and TO
The railways, cau9s, Ac.. IN of formation in
various derartments, which havc afforded occupation 10
the unemployed. These undertaking. rot beiup hoy,
ever, able 70 meet OIL the cN.cucics tue oriss the
Minister o' Public Works Is under The neccssty ye are
told OF applying f,r extraordinary ssoreos The repcrt
concludes in the following terms
The have joined with order worthy O, All
praise IN the sacritces everywhere impns.d upon the
leading hrms order 10 mitigate the severity ~ crss
suring their burhen ony nv the sucrnr hey we're de.
of relieving In the Seine lnsrieure seventy.
eight cpmnuncs have voted foY s6l amount
ns in all 10 I0S,hJ francs The -Sne dcu4rmeut has
voted loan OF one minu " francs icr Useful communal
works aud FOE the relief the distressed hul sanetIon
nation by the toun,ii " state.
A. 10 private chsIty has, a. us1al srrsmp .hsd s
benevolent misson u'hosf ,r,uGa ona ,r,a,t 5,s,.u
an ,ch coHsicy uo1 10 ~ cryro~ Throughout MI
the departments il has come to the assNtaso =, the dis.
uess the seine inicrleure, and there moi single
town suffering from the Industrial crss in which The
voluntary subscriptions of tho inhabsnis have not bcen
added 10 the grants oi the ur those o the
municipalities. These subscriptions, up me present
date have amounted 70 nearly million of fsncs IN the
Seine Infcrieure, and Is grca, part opua 10 t,ctn n,t
more than 20 900 families have bccu A. sisted
The ardor of private charity win not b. dtru she'd Nv
the intervention of the government w. on the con
trAry derive energy fron IT, and MS rohle e,ula
ton Will tl contribute 90 the rtiiaf 0f tha ,gor.ag
cas1cs tor tie" Is 70 G.ssusog t tiV ase-S eaa:ed