The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-02
DRASTIC ACTION
. is TAKEN BY DUKE
Leader of Royalists Orders
Publication OF Paper
Stopped.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF PARTY
Attempting to Set Matters Right
in Ranks of His
Followers.
BY GEORGE DuFREsNE.

By GEORGE DUFRESNE.
Especial Cable to The Times -Dispatch)
| Paris July l.-For some time past
| there have been divisions In tho Royal
| Isl party. but the Due d'Orleans recent
| ~ endeavored to set matters right by
| calling upon certain of his followers
TO relinquish their positions Tho
duke is now reported to have made
another drastic decision. The news Ia
that he has sent telegram to NJ
Lesurier. general secretary of this
Correspondence Rationale" ordering
| him to stop the publication of thi.
paper, which is the official organ of thu
party.
| The order. II is stated. has been i'm
mediately executed. and the paper Will
| cease to appear from yesterday This
| action on the part OF the duke has. ac-
| cording TO the Paris journal, had
rather startling sequel. AS he had not
oeen appraised of the dukes intention.
NJ. de Laregie. who is chief Of tho
! political bureau of the Prctender in
France. has, II In rumored. handed In
his resignation. his action having been
| followed by several members Of the
| Royalist committee.
The trial of Duez. opens another
page OF humiliation for the republic
| Duez one OF the functionarteJ
| ~''Ai Sr' WIN TIC compulsory windtnE
| up OF the property OF the "congrcga.
tions" after their refusal to register
under the associations law II wa.
| confidently expected that at leas, $500.
100000 would result from the liouida.
ton 1t represented the "gros lot" Of
the AntiClericals.
But the result was quite different.
and as IL he had been conquerer
NJ. Drez made the millions OF the re.
ligious orders vanish into thin air.
Opinions differ rs to whether he was
consciously dishonest or merely
fool. but his examination in court ha.
shed considerable light on his trans
actions. which do not pu, him In a very
favorable position
Duez Is said to have confessed to
the examining magistrate 10 yencit
of 100000 In the accounts of tho
congregations" and bagatelie of
100000 In some other affairs Reeve
lations as to HIS personl expenditure
seem to show that he spent CAV
evenings In Montmartre and made him
self immensely popular with the pleas
ure seekers on the hill Associated
with him are two or three subsidiary
creatures, who will also have to stand
their trial before the jury OF the
Seine.
Poor Radical Illusions about tn.
pay for oid-age pensions for the poor?
Instead. 1t appears to have paid (partly
at leasD pensions for "cocottes." And
the actual measure. 10 crown the mis-
fortune of the government. is intense
ly unpopular with all classes Of So
ciety. The employers have no wish 10
contribute their third the work peo
pie say: You must not take anything
out of our wages. which are low
enough already" and the the state
naturally declines TO shoulder the
whole burden. AS a consequence, the
scheme. which vas to be compulsory.
has become voluntary by sheer force
OF circumstances. Thus the misdoing.
OF Duez (presumng they are proved)
have direct influence upon tho sue.
cess of the government program
There is much fear that Paris viii
have to suffer this year through short
age of the water supply Already
Parisians have been brought face ia
face with tho reality, the water sun
ply now being entirely suspended be-
tween midnight and o'clock in the
morning and it is no secret that tn.
regular supply Will be quite inadeouate
to provide for the greatly increased
consumption of water during the hot
weather IL there Is no change within
week or so.
Hlcleu water from tho river-laSt
used six years ago.-will soon have
to be pressed into service. and natural
ly the authorities prefer to POSTPONE
the beginning of this system as long
as they can by reducing the regular
supply for some time beforehand
The situation is a strong reminder
OF the inadequacy of the water supply
of the French capital Paris obtains
her water from the sources of Eve
tributaries of the Seine, including the
Dhuys and the Vanne. The water Is
brought to the city through huge CON
duits and there are small service
reservoirs In several quarters-notably
at Montmartre. Passy, and Montsouris
which serve to regulate the supply.
Under this system however, there ia
seldom strong measure, and the
quality of the water varies from quar- -
ter to quarter according to the source ~
from which II is derived as well asB
from sea son to season Hence the freS
quent warnings in the Paris newsf
papeGs: "Parsians. faites bouilIir votrg
eau"
1t Is no uncommon experience at an
time of the year to find the water
the morning bath so clouded that 81
cannot see the bottom, SO the wisdf
of the warning 10 never held in dot
According to the latest reports,},
daily consumption OF water In y
during the present hot weather We.
appear to be more than 20 gallon
head, but apparently this fig
cludes watering the streets anr
ing the public fountains. kor
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