The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-14
DIPLOMATIC KNOT
HARD TO UNITE
1t Is Causing French and Brit
ish Diplomats Considerable
Uneasiness.
TANGLE DUE TO PECULIAR
HAPPENING AT MARSEILLES
Were the Cordiale Less Firm,
an Ugly Phase Might Be
Outcome.
BY PAUL VILLIERS.
Special Cable to The Tribune.

little diplomatic tangle for the diplomats
Of France and England to stra,ghten out,
and while II will not arise to the dignity
of an incident" there are points about
1t which are likely to cause the foreign
Offices at Paris and London some uneasi-
ness and which might develop an ugly
phase II the 'cordiale" was less firm than
| IT is. II all arises out OF very peculiar
happening at Marseilles, complicated
somewhat by French politics.
The Indian student, Savarkar, whose
eXtradltion from England to India was
ordered upon charges OF seditlon and
conspiracy against the kings govern
In the p. o, steamship Morea at
Gravesend in the custody OF a detective
inspector from Scotland Yard and three
Indian police officials Upon the arrival
OF the liner al Marscilles, Savarkar, who
was In the bathroom. crawled through
an open portfolio. plunged into the har-
Dor. and swan ashore. AS soon as the
detectives. who had been waiting outside
their prisoners escape, they raised hue
and cry with the result that sergeant
OF the French dock police. who was on
duty on the wharf, captured the fugitive
as he clambered out OF the water, Ac-
cording To NJ. CadeDat, one OF the vice
mayors OF Marseies and socialist dep
uty for the city. who supplies this yor-
sion OF the incident TO the "Humanite,"
the French police sergeant surrendered
the fugitive to the British detectives.
whereas he ought to have handed him
over TO the chief of the harbor police"
Socialists Promptly Protest.
few days after the liner had sailed
the French Socialist press got wind OF
against what is described as a violation
OF French territorial jurisdiction and Of
In, The rights Of man" The persistence
tlve's cause has induced tho French gov
ernrlent to request the British govern
ment 10 stay proceedings until all the
documents in the case have been submit
ted TO the French authorities. Accord
Ing TO the Temps, international laws
seem TO require that Savarkar should he
handed over to France in order that the
French authorities may take cognizance
| OF his case. since the British government
failed TO notify the French government
that a political prisoner was about to
pass through French territory, and since
French soil deprived tho British authori-
ties of their jurisdiction over him. 1t is
even asserted that It was irregular for
the Morea TO enter French territorial wa
tcrs with a prisoner on board without
| previous notification of the fact, In ac-
cordance with treaty rights.
Celebrated Murder Case.
The celebrated Brierre murder case,
which nine years ago caused great sem
sation. has come TO the fore again by
at Tours. who. ii IS alleged, wishes TO
assume the responsibility OF the crime.
IL may be remembered that the five chill
dren OF a widowed farmer named Brierre
were found murdered In their fathers
| house on a farm near CoranceZ. Some
weeks afterward suspicion fell on the
| father himself. who was arrested. tried
and sentenced to death, the penalty be-
Ing committed TO transportation and
hard labor for life. Throughout the trial
Brierre never ceased 10 assert his inno-
cence with so much vehemence that even
after the verdict of the jury he had many
partlsans who believed that he had been
are stu many people who are OF this
opinion. From the convict settlement.
whittier he had been transported In
French Guiana Brlerre wrote letter after
letter to the authorities. pointing out the
alleged errors and mistakes committed Il
his trial, and finally he drew up long
statement, or sort OF memorandum, in the
effort To prove his innocence and 10 show
that certain important evidence had been
neglected. The authorities seemed rather
impressed by their constant protests,
and there was even talk OF pardonng
him altogether at the beginning of the
year. when news was received that he
had died. His only surviving daughter.
who at the time when all her younger
brothers and sisters perlshed was in
fate never doubted her fathers inno-
cence. and up to the last moment did ali
she could TO obtain a revision OF the
case.
L
Instead OF a deterrent the execution OF
L!abeuf seems likely TO he the cause OF
an Increase I'm the number OF attacks on
the Paris police Recently, an individual
policeman ran up and was about to seize
the man when he leveled his weapon at
the officers breast and exclaimed, II
am going to avenge Liabcuf and down
you! The crowd however, seized him
from behind. Taken to the police station
he said his name was Bourdier. aged is,
nf ot hn fo~r "A @
the best way of attracting a policeman.
whom he intended 10 offer UP as n victim
to the memory OF Liabeuf AS Bourdier
was being taken 10 Gao he remarked that
he was not discouraged. He would try
again. and he hoped with better luck.
there are interesting possibilities in the
case.
Open Mouth Strike.
What is quite novel method of strik-
Ing has been adopted by tho Paris syndi
cate OF bank and bourse employees. who
are seeking higher wages. The minimum
wage they demand Is $3.50 per year, and
1ns nor pefmnG9S fbe R9ursa ony They held
the presidency OF NJ Nectoux, a Socialist
deputy. and announced that II their de-
mands were not granted they would adopt
ready familiar with "the folded arms"
strike. and Sabotage" or the wiful de-
struction by strikers Of their employers
strike" means that the secrets OF the pro-
fession will be cried from the housetops.
The grocers recently employed IL on a
small scale telling Parlslans how they
were cheated in many OF the shops. but
The hoMrse employees propose 10 go fur
ther.., They have already issued ono ap-
peal IN which they state that eight es-
Establishments alone realized over s225. .000,-
600 pront last year. "'rhe industry and
commerce of our country" they 20 on. |
'aro on the road to ruin owing to the
exodus OF French capital. brought about |
IN return for heavy commissions by the
financial establishments Up to Decem- |
ber 81, 1908. they sent abroad 30 milllards |
OF francs. or Sc, 400, 900 900
Faith In Legend.
Faith in the legend or Johann Orth's |
survival seems 10 be strong In Princess
Louise of Belgium, II VIC accept the pa |
per with an inleryleW ". with her published