The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-28

 . psliey ef Jasslcs and cenc1ilatiou tos wards. the Church in France. A largs numb1r of Frsneh Caroins1s, Arehsisn op& lnolu6ing the Archbtshop cx Toui- ouss. who himself adopted distinctly less oonciltAtory tons the other day. have convsysd to Mgr. Turinas the ex- pysssion of thsir approval and suppeft It Q psrhapA . little unfortunate that Ner. Tufinas feels eonstrsinsd At tnis stage to maiEs spseiAi anncunee- ment to the effect that In his manifss- to he "never svIncsd any intention of railytng to the Rspubiic or of adkins Catholics to follow that ccufsn."
 Addresses T&eeAerS-
 The following c1rcular has Been d. dressed 10 the teachers In Herault by the district inspector of primary schools: ssx
 conndentiai and urgent I shall bs greatly obliged n you VIII let me know eonndsntfaliy ss seon ss posl the letter of the French Cardinaiss Archbishops. and Bishope regardtng the attendance 1t the neutral schools (re- ported on September aS) has been read by your district: tsl how it has been received; {s) what results It has pro. duced. This information is urgently requested by the Minister (of Educaf tion).
 N. cuyinot's report on the Old Ase of Deputies on February f3. 1906. and now under discussion in the Senate. contains theoretical discussion of the subject. and . mAss of statistics col lectsd by special iuqutry, which de- serves special examination And are q vaiuabls contribution to the literature of the subject. For many ysars the French Parliament has been concsrn- cd with the old Are Pension dimcultx
 ana cuvfnors report was preceded by four other Pariiamcntary reports.
 Tn every care the committses have been greatly impressed by the Abso. luto necessity of encouraging thfifts and individual initiative. with the re- suit that all prop0saig which dc not involve the contribution of the work.
 man towards his own pension are re- gafded with grave suspieions The French legislator remarks severely of proposai very similar to the present. English system, ''It would be . deadly blow to thrift and individual inttta. tive" From this altitude rose the for mula of the triple contribution of the workman, employer and the State.
 which is the theoretical basis both of the Ell voted by the Chamber and the counter proposal nov put ferwsrd by tna HeH4tOft8l CQ1uN1lIt09s Pensiens AFs Ontiena1.
 This formula being granted. the question arises as to whether contri. bution towards . pension is to De ob- l ltgatory or optional Theoretically. French opinion ia and has been clear I ly in favor of optional contributions l through the btil voted by the Chamber ls based on the principle of obligation.
 and this principle Is practically main- l tained in the counter-propcsal of the committee. The report of tsss is In l favor of leaving entire liberty to the | workman; N Audiffret in his report of isss remarks that 1t b impossible. to impose on tho individual the obiigatior | of thrift and foresight because they are virtues which cannot he imposed 1 by law; he defines the duty of the | State as that of encouraging these yir- l tues morally and materially, and Of creating institutions which will render them more easy of accomplishment. Tn | 1900. however, the commissicn GAs- l aurance ct do Freveyanco Sociales de- cided in favor Of the principle of ob- ngation. and this was maintained in the proposal eventually voted by the | Chamber.
 That the principle of obifgation ia l not fAvorab1y viewad by the mass of l public opinion is clearly proved by the
 special inquiry instituted In 1907 by l the commission. Only 1.77a replies, or l IS 1-2 per cent. were in favor of com l puIscry contrihution. while y5,144. or s0 per cent, were in favor of. optional contribution on officially encouraged taby the State. UwDtftundnad and dGeigh- ty Trade; Unions were in favor 0f com- | puizogy ronfributfons 'b6 tidfUr employ ers ana employees: Ass opposed any tcon-
 tribntion st all on the part ef the em- ploye, while s7e were fn favor of an
 optionslo system. A very large naJori !
 cultural assocfstiohs. and Of friendly societies were in favor of the optional
 system. If the principle Of obligation | be maintained the obvious method of collecting the workfnAn's contribution l is to collect 1t at the source. fhet IS l for the employer to deduct 1t from the
 workman's wage. This is considered
 in many quarters to be the only prac-
 ticai method. l contribution made respectively by em- ploye. the Senatorial Committee. basing ] It's opinion on the inquiries of 1901 and
 1907 considers. that a contri button of l per cent. op the employess wages 1 would ibse afi' exeeasiye burden. and pro, poses that the obligatory contribntior should De limited to 4i.2e a year. Prev I tous proposals had assumed that the contributions of employer and empioye shouid be equal in value. The bill now before the Senate proposes that while
 the workman's obligatory contribution
 should be sl.20 (the committee. be- :! iieyes that additional voluntary contri- buttons will raise the average to t1.s0) | the employees should pay s1.$o towards l the support of his employees in their I ald age.