The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-18
FRANCE HAS PLAN
 OF SOCIAL DEFENSE Premier Submits Three Bills to
 His Colleagues SABOTAGE REPRESSION NJ. 1ertiIlon,s system of Identifying Criminals is Sustained in Remark abIe Case of Man Charged
 With Stealing Cow.
SABOTAGE REPRESSION

social defense indicated by M. Briand in tba chamber on the morrow of the cabinet reshuffle. The premier sub mitted to his colleagues three bills, 1 which were discussed The first con cerns the repression of sabotage. l M. Briand believes that the penal code is not strong enough for crimes Of this sort. He proposes to increase the penalties for those found guilty or l wanton destruction. The instigators or these crimes will be severely dealt with. No distinction will be made be- tween those who have succeeded In their culpable enterprises and those who have failed; but will be equally punished, whether sabotage has been l effected or not There Is general l agreement among the ministers on this bill which will not only apply 10 acts of sabotage committed in the public l services. but also to those committed or prepared in private industry.
 The second bill has reference to a modification of the law on the policing of railways, with the object of insur- ling the continuity of the public ser | vice ana IHG ll1O OA eA~ bill regulates and organizes the right | of requisltion. It permits of action be- ing taken against workmen who or I ganize for the purpose or apanoonln5 g l their work Only the main lines Of this bfll have been formulated; 1t will be the subject of a further conference | of ministers.
 The object of the third measure is to -organize councils of conciliation and arbitration for regulating the conflicts l between the railway employees ana tho great companies. The bill Is based On | the Canadian system from Whlch It differs on certain points
 | The conciliation committee VIII ne | composed of representatives of the companies and of the employees. The | committees will meet periodically and discuss all necessary questions ana claims as they arise. In case Of dis- agreement the matters in dispute will be referred to an arbitration court, l composed of 15 judges.
 | When a dispute is brought before the tribunal 1t will have power to h. l stitute an inquiry and while the mat l ter Is under consideration the workmen concerned will not be allowed to strike A Judgment of the arbitration court shall be considered as final.
 | If the decision happens to affect the budget 1t will be immediately sub mitted to the chambers, which can ratS ify 1t by vote of credit necessary for it's application. If the railway worK- CTS do not accept the verdict, If not withstanding concillation and arbitra- ton they insist on leaving their work. l the instigators of the strike movement can be punished and the men who come out on strike discharged.
 On the other hand if the railway
 at1 f1A n dn- clines to abide by the decision the bill provides for power being given to the l government to seize the company's rev | enues.
 When French Protestants, in accord ance with the separation bill, formed | themselves into associations cultuel- les" their action was appiauded, put experience has shown that they made mistake. They found that they thus became legally incapable Of receiving donations and legacies.
 The Union of Evangelical Reformed | churches, the most important Protest- ant group in France, counts 4oS par ishes, of which the pastors are paid rom central fund. Of these $40 are in deficit A can only just make ends meet ana only 19 have a surplus.
 The budget of the union last year fell short by 125,000 francs; this year the deficit will be 263,O00 francs, and next year 1t Is estimated at S93,000 francs. It is proposed. therefore, to create a sort of capitation tax, DOT ton of the proceeds to go to the parish | found and the remainder to the cen tral fund. But this will not really meet the situation. The Reformed church of France cannot be content with A hand-to- mouth existence, and the chamber will be asked to give the churches the right to possess reserve funds.
 The work of Protestantism in France has been set back during the last few years owing to the synod having im- prudently fallen into the trap set by NJ. Briand. Rome refuses the associa- ton cultuelle and Is doing well in con- sequence. French Catholics have never 1 given more money to their church than they are giving now.
 Attempts to throw doubts on the sys- tenn of M. Bertillon for discovering criminals by means of finger prints sh ould be discredited by the actual cap ture of man accused in the first in- stance of stealing a COW and whose | finger prints it was revealed tended | to prove that he was guilty of mur- der committed at Champigny year ago.
 An old lady was murdered in her villa | at that place last November and the crime has always been steeped in cer- tain mystery as no clue to the culprir | could be found. Some weeks ago the | gendarmes at q neighboring place ar rested man on the charge of havin g stolen a cow. The prisoner was pho | iDgra phed as usual at the Anthropomet- ric department established by M. Ber- tillon, and then 1t was noticed that the photograph of the imprint of his fingers lcorreBponded to the finger prints left l on some bottles and glasses which had been found in the villa at Champigny.
 The man vehementiy denied that he had had hand in the crime. The po- lice meanwhile prosecuted their inquiry and another strange fact was brought to light. When arrested the prisoner had In his possession certain papers of Identification. The police allege to | have discovered that these papers are not his at all. but are in the name | of another man, who they suspect was also murdered.
 The prisoner in hand was called up before an examining magistrate, and Is now accused of a double murder, and Of having masqueraded in the name Of one of his victims-and all this because his finger prints resemble those oa sbe neck of the bottle found in the aa1fosred woman's house.
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