The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-10-20
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a, the request % American universities
rreak on ,hs, school vith the idea ~ aiding
q movement 10 form an American school
or snilsr lines.
The indefstisahlc Lepsne. the Paris
prssec, % police. has formulated q new
sheme which h designed 10 make strangers
In Paris fee, more at home. Incidentally
~ Gill enable the ubiquitous Paris police
10 keep better track Of what is going on In
the visitors minds. NJ. Lepinc sent SIXTY
policemen TO d school to earn English.
German and spanish TWO months sgo and
expects TO put them on The streets In Jan
uary. He win distribute them at stations
IN the quarters favored by foreigners,
These ~polyglots will wear an insignia which
will enable strangers TO identify them.
The general discussion which was stirred
up by the spectacular surrender OF Thomas.
the French robbcr Of churches. has aroused
the Government a little tardily 10 action
looking to b better protection OF the art
treasures Of the churches. which since the
separation Of Church and State have been
In a more or less anomalous position.
Although technically IL was presumed that
they belonged to Inc State the Govern
ment did not provide for their protection
and the clergy could scarcely do 30. Now
the Government proposes. on the reassem-
bling OF the Chambers, to Introduce q bill
declaring these treasures to be Govern
ment property and providing for the serious
punishment Of any attempts to purloin
them; also providing some measure Of pro-
lection and ordering that in certain in
stances objects Of great value. II not already
Protected. be removed to the museum.
II is by no means only since the separa-
ton. though. that church treasures have
been finding their way to other resting
places. a. all familiar with the markets
know. But according to the talk among
various desler in Paris the greatest mum
Der Of the ecclesiastical art works which
have vanished from church control in the
country changed their lodging places one.
two or three years ago. When the talk Of
separation was active. and after the expul-
sion Of the congregations. many OF the
treasures went from the converts in ways
deemed by their custodians to be proper.
Many OF these came to Paris and then
passed from France. mainly to America.
Some went to England and a few remained
in Paris. although since the Thomas ex-
posure secret Government agents have
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hunt for anything suspicious. This hunt
has even reached the ludicrous stage in
one respect. The authorities in this u
try bank much upon doing their sleuthinG
through people Of all grades OF life. from
top to bottom who would not and could not
be so employed by American police. They
have therefore visited a~ntiquanans In every
disguise. from that OF the, most august
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could possibly find employment about the
e~nvirons OF the shop.
Most Of the dealers In antiquities having
had their wits sharpened in the best of schools
had long since furthered the pilgrimages
Of any objects likely to arouse embarrassing
curiosity. as they confess In intimate con-
versation. . they have laughed In their
sleeves while outwardly profoundly deferen-
tial and eager toward seemingly great Wis
itors and they ave been unusually patient
with callers Of lower station. A. to the
disposition of these treasures. n attempt
70 eradicate the popular belief that they
have gone to America and England, chiefly
% America. would be useless.
Catholic criticism has already made itself
heard against the removal Of Church treas
ures to the museums under governmental
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20 meet with opposition. The obvious
objection that will be first raised - that
works Of art often lose In artistic value
when removed from ths surrounding3 for
which they were designed. Ono pesaimis-
ito critic. abiding to the recent robher3es
Of museums. observes that there b no
reason to believe that the II rseums ,oder
. better guarantee than tbs churchss Tor
the safety Of these objects.
Last July the Chamber Of Deputies
passed Q law enabling the union for the
defence Of viticultural Interests to inter
vene civilly In prosecutions against wine
adulterators. The irss case under the
law came up yesterday and the defendant
was condemned 70 pay . fine Of 500 q
damages Of $500 to the viticultural union.
Tho weather.