The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-14
COMP AN|ES IN NO
MOOD TO ACCEPT
Will Not Have Their Striking
Employees Forced Back
on Them.
HAVE LAW ON THEIR SIDE
Workmen Already Have Been
Rcinstated on Government
Railway Lines.
HAVE LAW ON THEIR SIDE
BY GEORGE purREsNE.



Paris. May l3-When n. Monis took
Office one of the first things he did was
to pardon the employees of the State
railroad discharged for the part they
took in the great strike The private
railroad companies. however, refused
to do go on the score that such a step
would be against all discipline and a
bad example. On April -. III. Monis
laid the case before the Chamber OF
Deputies, and declared that If the COM
panies did not take this men back he
would ask Parliament to give him
weapons" to make them do SO. The
Socialists were delighted at such Ian
guage. and NJ Jaures presented his COM
pllments to the minister. The Minister
of Public Works has now addressed
q letter Of the compa niles. calling their
attention 10 the motion voted in the
Chamber. and expressing his convic-
tion that they would respond 10 the
desire OF the national representatives
lin the general interest and for the
sake of public peace" 1t is an ultima
tum the companies are in no mood to
accept They resent this attempt on
the part of the executive to dictate to
them the way they are to carry on
their business The two thousand meh
In disgrace were members of the Labor
Confederation who had done all tho mis-
chief; but there were tens of thousands
of their employees who sought protec-
tion against the Confederation. To
obtain the support Of NJ Jaures the
minister was pursuing demasoSic
policy, but pending further legisla-
ton. the companies have the law on
their side.
A professor at the Communal College
at Calais. has played practical joke
on the authorities. taking advantage
of the numerous spy scares which have
arisen lately. Some children were play
Ing on the beach when they discovered
a photogra phic plate which man had
buried in the sand little while be-
fore On the plate were traced the
words "Charlot, a sum of 200 francs
Will be given to you If you furnish me
TO- morrow with plans Of the western
bastion."
This was signed Peter Bauman" At
ter the signature were the words. Des,
troy this plate. please The chnoren
gave the plate to their father. who IN
turn handed II on to the police
The police commissary The next day
vent to the beach with the two chill
dren. who recognized the man who
buried the plate easily. as he was ac-
campsnied by black and white doG.
He was at once recognized as profess
sor at the college, and readily admit
quickly adding that he did 1t for a
Joke. The police. however. searched
his house. but found nothing of an in
eliminating nature. They are now
wondering whether or not they have
been neatly sold.
The French section of the approach
ing Dresden Exhibition will be one OF
considerable Importance. 1t Is the first
time that Republican France has con-
scented to take official part in German
exhibition, and the event lis being
worthily commcmorated by the two
nations. On the part of Germany there
is frank and open hospitality and a
desire to do everything for the comfort
and convenience of the French. On the
part of France, there is the determine
tion 10 make he French section sec
ond to none. The Turin Exhibition hap
pens to fall about the same time. but
the French section will be in evidence
all the same This spirit OF enter
prise is all the more notable consider
ing that French exhibitors were not
satisfied at their treatment In Brus-
sells. AS form of rapprochement with
Germany and Italy 1t Is distinctly en-
couragins.
Just now all the apcrs of Europe
are virtuously indignant at the many
offering thanks that such things are
unheard of in their own countries.
Most of them. and in this respect the
English papers are especially bad, try
to prove to their readers that scandals
of this kind are only possible in a coun-
try where the morals have grown as