The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-14
|TAIE SCHOOLS
ARE ATTACKED
rance Has Old Trouble Of
Church And State.
COMMITTEES FIGHT SCHOOLS
Rohschih Writes a Successful
Play.
Ae Men whs Went to Paris and In
trodueeA Anerican Amusement
ideas Have Reaped
RicA Harvest Of
Dollars.
|OMmIT1EE FIGHT SCHOOLS
nY a. ~. I,AMOuREAux.


Paris. Nov. 13--The school question
eontinues to loom up as dangerous
actor In the politics Of France. It IL
understood that the government IL pre-
pairing bill which will deal with the
position of national schoolmasters,
with view to exempting them from
direct prosecution at the instance or
Pm the advice OF such local influences
20 the Catholic parents committees,
which are being formed throughout
France. In order to prevent the Ecole
LAiquo from being hampered and
thwerted by such prosecutions. the
prosecuting parties will have to pro-
ceed against the government authori-
ties. not the teacher.
This bill. must. however. be CAREFUL
ly distinguished from q far more
sweeping proposal which Is being
Matched by the politicians known as
the Combistes. whose object IL to es-
tablish a State monopoly Of education
in order to make the Ecole Laiquo
compulsory and universal BY the sup
preston OF all private schools In which
religion IL taught.
The Temps" vigorously combats all
schemes Of this sort. and points out
that their realization would amount to
the institution OF policy resembling
in its essential features the Revocation
OF the Edict Of Nantes. This 10 a
free country. every creed has the per-
| feet right to provide for its adher-
ents the kind Of religious education
which It thinks proper. 1t Is further
pointed out by the Petite Republique"
/ that there are at present 1,122.s75 chill
dren who attend private schools. and
that to establish government schools
for them would cost some. $4,000 600.
or. IL secondary schools be included.
sss, 900, 900. In addition. an annual ex-
penditure of $15.0o0.o00 would be me-
cessitated for upkeep and salaries.
There IL not, however. the slightest
Likelihood that M Brands ministry
win encourage the schemes for State
mofiopoly OF education as the Premier
has pledged himself to a policy Of con .
ciliation on Republican basis.
& Rich MANS Play.
IN LA Rampe," his first important
play. Baron Henri de Rothschild de-.
lighted his friends at the Gymnase
the other evening by cutting a little
Joke at his own expense. The stage of
today Is over-run by smart society.
Great ladies insist on turning act
.resses. dukes and viscounts fancy
themselves as tragic fathers and
5estnea premiers, and "0h. the million-
airs amateurs who VIII write piaysr'
grssns q professional.
Tbs house was overjoyed. The au-
thor has written his play to prove
that great ladies should not go upon
the stage. and he clearly demonstrat-
cd This point by killing Off his noble
hefpine with quick poison. There was
nofhinr else left for her to do in q
broken life, which was ruined solely
because she had insisted upon becon-
Inse a great theatrical star. But he did
not at all prove that millionaires
sheuid not write plays. There were
moments when some persons thought
ne had, during rather distressingiy
cushing frst act. But the second
turned the play round amusingiy, the
third brought on a handicap crises, and
the crowd did not object TO the melo-
drama Of the last. The well thurnbed
deS7ce of a play within play provid-
edWthe shock OF the denouement. but II
wax neatly done.
rhe great lady turned actress. who
was rehearsing with her actor lover,
turned cold the last scene of a drama
which. as the author on the stage ex-
uIained, had been written up bit
thick because II was to go on an Amer
ican tour" She despaired, she sobbed,
abe wrung her hands, she staggered to
the table where the poison was.
nSnlendid!" said the actor. who was
putting her through her part. she
hesitated, grasped the glass, emptied
Il convulsively, staggered to the sofa.
and fell slim.
NBy jove. that is really greatr said
the actor. She continued stir on the
sofa. He got up and went to her. OF
course, she really was dead. and had
killed herself Tor love of him. 1t was
certainly not q very subtle ending,
though capital for an american tour"
as the author said.
Luna Park. an American enterprise.
on Coney Island principles. run at the
Porte Maillot. near the entrance to the
Bois, has now the honor Of Official
quotation on the stock exchange lists.
II is certainly q most promising specu-
lation. In three months II has netted
3275,000. The average ta<ings have
been $4,000 a night and $4,000 on Sun
days.
Society has taken up with alacrity
the curious pastimes framed to divert
or torment humanity, according to It's