The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-23
LABOR TROUBLES
ARE INCREASING
There Is Little Prospect of Res
toration of Peace
IN INDUSTRIAL CIRCLES
Government Fears Outbreaks of the
Most Serious Kind Before Normal
Conditions Can BE Finally
Restored
IN INDUSTRIAL CIRCLES

| Paris, October Especial Labor
troubles are increasing and there is very
little prospect of restoration of indus
trial affairs to normal conditions. The
government fears outbreaks of the most
serious kind before peace is restored.
| Employees in nearly every line of work
seem to be on a strike even to the pail
bearers, besides other employees of the
undertakers, and also the grave diggers,
| the coffin makers struck a few weeks
ago. Clement. Vautel of the Matin gives
some witty views about these strikes,
saying, IT don't disapprove of the coffin
makers strike. but when these men have
obtained satisfaction the price of collins
will go up. Living has become more ex-
pensive, and now dying win be worked
up to an extravagant price. Delegates
| from the coffin makers expressed
Shakesperean thought when interviewed
| for they said the coffins were only half
done, in unseasoned wood, and the Gus
toner did not get his moneys worth Do
you want me to tell you what a Partisan
is? A poor devil who. all his life, has paid
dearly for red wine made up from red
bark; paid dearly for Atwood suits and
are all cotton; bought beefsteak that is
| only horse meat, butter that Is oleomar-
garine; and for veal, which is really
poor quality of pork. The poor man has
politicians who make him believe the
moon is made of green cheese; has phi
lanthropists of more vanity than charity;
women who think it great fun to deceive
men; humbugs that make him believe
that Rostand is Victor Hugo; Rodln
Michael Angelo resuscitated, and Maeter-
linck a second Shakespeare. He is made
to think a flow of words is eloquence
and hypocracy virtue. Everything and
everybody are not what they seem. Up
to the present time he could at least
think, when drawing his last breath, that
his coffin was all right, and now even
the coffin is sad disappointment.
Four years ago a Congress in which IA
different countries were represented, was
held at Berne to take measures to pre-
vent the employment of women in GER
tain industries at night. Fortunately
such a law has just been passed In
France. Great Britain, Germany, Aus
tria, Italy and Luxembourg, Holland, Por-
tugal, Switzerland and Sweden. Night
this has been more or less complied with.
The important thing about this law is
that as it forbids the labor of women in
certain industries in the surrounding
countries they can no longer make cheap
er goods of certain kind than this coun-
try.
Women's rights are slow in advancing
here. The secretary of fine arts and the
4l.ra
ries do not see why women cannot Off
ciate as curators. There Is school
called IL Ecole du Louvre" which gives
a course of studies in object lessons in
painting and sculpture, which is attended
by men and women. Mile. de Pillion has
passed a brilliant examination and she
is now about to ask for place cura-
tor of museum. She has taken the lead,
for now several women have joined the
class with the intention of becoming can
didates, and in few years we are sure
to have women directing the Louvre and
Luxembourg museums.
Still further proofs of the important
part the microbes which normally inhabit
our intestines play in producing old age
have resulted from a series of expert
ments recently conducted by Professor
Matchnikoff, at the Pasteur institute. Ex-
periments now IN progress suggest that
the long sought microbe of govt may
shortly be discovered.
Professor Metchnikoff, as. a result of his
study of intestinal microbes as cause
of disease, advocated the removal of the
large intestine in certain diseases. He
further claimed that the absorption of
the poisons produced by intestinal germs
was the chief cause of premature degen-
GRAFTON of the organs.
1t is feared that il the government does
not prosecute them there will be an up
risal on the anarchists Socialists and
infidels in st. Paul-on-Tarret. The Cath
olics of that place recently had a relig-
ious procession. They marched with the
pastors at their head and displaying BAN
ners and singing Hymns. The anarchists
who had been filling up in a liquor shop
made an attack on the paraders. The
priests were struck and the children were
struck. One of the rowdies dragged from
a priest the banner containing a picture
of the child Jesus, tore it into ribbons,
trampled upon 1t, shrieking, Down with
the church. Down with the clergy. No
God, no masterp'
The police appeared. The anaxchists
and allies ran of. Several were arrested
The ring leader In the assault is the head
of circle of free thinkers who once was
sent to prison for keeping a house OF ill
repute ON the complaint of a priest. AL
though the affair happened 20 years ago