The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-17
OFFICIALS MUST
MARRY IN FRANCE
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Continued From preceding rage.
marriage would not be forbidden them by
regulation Luckily. so inhuman veto
never was applied. or the postmaster wIi"
Prof. Lannelongue. But in practice the
marriage Of telephone girls is most GER
tainly not encouraged. and IL is difhcult
to imagine that it could be. The. most
lady who has most babies at home whom
she would prefer TO mind. and; as a mat,
ter OF fact ought TO be inindt1g, instead
of connecting wires for impatient people
10 exchange usually idle talk over them.
A regulation. at all events. exists. and IS
vigorously enforced forbidding any female
ernment permission. Men clerks can
marry without leave OF the authorities, at
present. Soon they may have TO marry
10 comply with the regulations.
Graft Scandal Always.
France is rarely without a graft scan
da3 or TWO. As the result OF revelations
made in the course Of a stormy debate
IN the chamber. when two deputies de-
clared that under NJ. Combes's ministry
they had been offered the Legion OF
Honour in return for monetary payment
Mr.. Rouanct (SociallsD has brought In a
motion for the total suppression of all
civil decoration in France, proposing that
bis motion he discussed Immediately.
Amid some noise. the prime minister, NJ,
BRAND. urged that Nj. Rouanets propos-
al was introduced under the influence
OF the revelations and that the question
of the abolition of decorations must first
be thoroughly considered. There were
all sorts OF Intermediates who sought 10
profit not only by decorations, but by all
kinds oil favors. There were also num-
hers OF good citizens who did not de-
serve 10 see wither In their buttonholes
the decorations they had well deserved" ="
One Curious Example.
curious example Of political corrup
Jion has come before the Paris courts,
NJ. Chevaux is suing NJ: Jacquelin for
$4,000. which he declares he expended on
behalf of NJ. Jacquelin at the general
elections last May. II appears that NJ.
ChevauN resigned his canddature in con-
sideration of a payment OF this sum by
NJ Jacquclin. NJ Chevaux was accord
ing 10 The bargain, 10 do all he could 10
secure the return of NJ. Jacquelin, and
he says he did so. Another man was
elected in their division. and NJ Jaeque-
the claim by NJ. ChevauX,
To Change Electoral Law.
NJ. BRAND The French premier: who
has recently emerged successfully from
general election. Is n solicitor by pro-
fession. although he started life as a
compositor He has strenuous times be-
fore him, he is bringing in a hill to
alter the electoral law. but he has plenty
OF energy and is not afraid of a stif
fight as those who have tried TO bend
him to their will have found out About
in n national congress of workers. He
represented the Saint Nazaire Labor eX-
change and the Syndicate of Metallursists
Of Trignoe. His presence was objected
TO by some OF the delegates. who argued
that, as a qualified solicitor he ought to
he excluded from n congress OF workT1en.
II am workman myself" replied NJ.
BRAND. "a working compositor. as I
compose by myself the newspaper thas
] publish at Saint Nazaire" Where
did YOU get the money to make yourself
a lawyer he was next asked. by
working for it," replied the future pre-
mler, so he was at once admitted, II is
interesting to note that since he has had
the responsibilities OF office his opinions
have been considerably modified.