The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-12
SCANDAL
 AIRED IN PARIS
Chamber of Deputies Takes Up
 Dedication of Duez
ALL PAPERS DEMANDED
Leader of Socialist Party Asks Why Such Man Was Appointed to a
 Responsible Position in the Government Service

Paris. March 1.-The interpolation concerning the embezzlement of M Dues. one of the men entrusted by the government with the liquidation oi church properties, came up. in the chamber of deputies today.
 M. Jauress, the socialist leader, saio that it was amazing that man already a defaulter in the sum of Sl0o'ooo could be appointed to such respons- ible task al.d openly intimated that the gravest suspicious existed against another liqridator, M. Lecouturier He declared tllat Lecouturier fell under suspicion not only because of the ex- cessive fees which were charged but his connection with the Chartreuse af- fair, in which it was reported-that he sold a grant of liquor manufacturea by the Chsrtreuse fathers to rival concern under conditions that would prevent competing.
 M. Jaures demanded the produc- ton of all papers and correspondence having to do with the appointment, the services and the removal of Duez.
 You shall have every document said Premier Briand.
 M. Jaures read documents to show that Minister of Finance Caillaux In 1906 questioned the circumstances Of the sale of the Chartreuse for $lo,- GOO. for which another company had offered s1Oo0,000. He demanded that the government explain the immunity granted Lecoutarier.
 M. Berr, conservative, followed up the assault of NJ. Jaures by declaring that 1t was not astonishing that Duez had robbed the state when the state had robbed the congregation.
 Premier Briand replied exhaustively to these attacks reading from docu- ments and correspondence. He said the original mistake was in the law of 1901 which only said the congrega- ton shall be dissolved without elab- orating upon the methods to be used
 He explained at length the cofnpli- cated procedure of the liquidation of single congregation like the Chris tian Brothers, which involved innum- erable suits and adjudcations. When he became minister of justice in 1908 he said he realized that the liquida- tions were dragging on and submitted bill to parliament to substitute ad- ministrative for judicial control.
 The premier said that instead of passing this bill the senate appointed an Investigating commission. He then read circulars he had addressed to the court and the public prosecutors off, fee insisting on closer supervision which, he said, resulted in the reduc- tion of fees.
 NJ. Briand also described how ex- perts were appointed to investigate matters but added they only reported inextricable confusion and attach ed no criminality.
 Duez, the premier said, he wrote the prosecutor advising his prosecution With regard to Lecoutarier the premier said he defed anyone to say that he had benefited by his complaisance. He insisted that when the final exposure came the government had not hesi- tated to do its duty.
 "The scandal is not in the exposure but in the immunity" said MT. Friend in concluding. "The republican regime need not blush. All regimes develop scandals, but the crime Is in the at tempt to stifle them."
 The premier promised that the truth would be disclosed and justice pitiless- ly applied regardless of whom was found guilty.
 The debate then went over unti Monday.