Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-06

STRANGE AND UNNATURAL &C.
CURRENCE OF STRIKE.
Special Correspondence OF The Star

Special Correspondence of The Star
PARIS. May 80. 1905.
During the recent labor troubles at Limo
ges a strange situation presented itself.
NJ Beaulieu, an employer. was held
prisoner with his wife and children and
servants inside his factory by strikers who
surrounded the place night and day and re-
fused to allow any of the occupants to de-
part to permit any food to be taken to
the building. For twenty-four hours they
remained without food OF any kind. and
after that were allowed only two pounds
of bread for eleven practically starving per-
sons For two days the Beaulieu household
managed to subsist on the contents OF their
larder. All day and all night strikers. men
and women, kept Gordon round the fac
tory, and effectually prevented by force the
butcher, the baker and grocer from enter
ing the building.
The municipality shrunk from bringing
out the military to succor the employees for
fear of a repetition of the conflict of a few
weeks ago in the same town, when blood
was shed and a boy was Killed. However,
when the situation of the Beaulieus became
desperate. they had eaten the last dry
crust in their house and the factory. which
| adjoins it, the mayor, NJ. Labussiere, who is
popular among the working classes, and In
particular among the strikers. interfered.
After parleying with the blockaders he
was allowed IN, and found all of the occu-
pants on the verge of starvation, and the
porter : culIuTeH Crying with munger. a
policeman arriving afterward with four
two-pound loaves of bread, the mayor APP
pealed to the strikers surrounding the build
ing to let him pass, but met with
shouts of mol No! They shall have only
one loaf. nothing more"
But there are eleven persons within, IN
Guiding four little children. and they have
been since yesterday without an atom Of
food" demonstrated the mayor.
Little we care" answered the strike lead
er Our children have not eaten their fll
for two months
The mayor literally implored the crowd to
let the four loaves go in, but vainly. He
told the strikers to go to the town hall IL
their children lacked food. If they cared
nothing for their old employers sufferings,
let them remember the children. among
them the children of a porter, a wageA
Garner like themselves.
mo! Nor' shouted the crowd. HE 10
renegade. One loaf only shall he have"
Two loaves. at any rate" entreated the
mayor, the tears in his eyes
No, only one" the crowd still cried.
You are mere savages, heartless saw
ages" roared the mayor, beside himself
with Indignation and shame. You don't
deserve that should ever stand up for you
l will wash my hands of you. I don't care
what becomes of you
The strikers, utterly unmoved, kept back
three of the loaves. and two pounds of
bread were all the seven adults and four
children who had remained without food for
twentyfour hours were allowed to eat
1t was not until day later that the
blockade was raised and the imprisoned
people allowed to go about al will
Effort for Artistic Copyright.
Millet died poor. leaving his family in
strained circumstances and his famous
"Angeus,' which had brought him in a
few pounds. sold after his death for
thousands, dealers. of course. pocketing the
profits. Maitre Jose Thery, a barrster re-
calling this incident is starting an agita-
ton to obtain for artists some artistic right
equivalent to literary copyright. He pro-
poses to form an association on the lines
of the Authors Society. On the first sale
Of the picture the artist would furnish all
information regarding his work. Thus q
record of the canvas would be preserved.
At each sale the society, IL the pictures
market value increased, would claim on
behalf of the artist his heirs as a roy.
atty, percentage of the excess of the last
over the previous price paid. Artistic COPY
right would be guaranteed by law for sixty
years. At the same time the societys rec
ords would furnish warranties for the gem
uineness of work of art. Every buyer
would find 1t to his advantage to insist upon
seeing the pedigree of picture before
purchasing it. Had some such society been
in existence formerly, Maitre Thery points
out, the market would not as II is now
be deluged with sham Corots, to mention
only the artist whose work has been most
copiously forged.
Prank Played on an Inebriate Hubby,
Noticing that his neighbor, NJ Bouche, a
tailor in the Boulevard de Belleville was
too much addicted to drink, NJ. Jolly, an
artist greatly skilled in the art of makeup,
determined to give him a fright.
Nine. Bouche was alone in her house
Wednesday last when a man, apparently
her husband, came in, fell into an arm
chair and began to weep bitterly. The LADY
tried to soothe him, telling him that she
freely forgave him for his excuses and
urged him to keep sober for the future.
nad nd
M. Bouche walked in. He was deplorably
drunk, and when his eyes fell on his double
he hiccoughed in amazement, who are
your"
Yourself" replied the visitor in sepul.
chral tones.
Help, help shouted the terrified drunk
ard. Nine. Bouche tainted, the police were
fetched and the bibulous tailor laid a COM
plant against the practical Joker which