Evening star., 1915-11-26
.FLOCK|NG TOLEND
SAVINGS TORRANCE
People of Nation Respond to
Governments Call Far Be-
yond Expectations.
FINANCIAL SITUATION
OF COUNTRY is GOOD
Bill Appropriating $1,634, 4,400, 900
for First Quarter of 1915 Now
Before Deputies.

PARIS. November 26.-French people,
almost as whole, are f1ocking to
subscribe to the new government loan
of victory Paris already has turned
in billions of francs. Dispatches from
Marseille, Lyons and other provincial
centers say that the banks, post offices
and tax collectors offices were thronged
all day yesterday with applicants in
answer to the appeal of the govern
ment.
The minister of finance, Alexander
Ribot introduced in the chamber of
deputies today a bill approprating
SIZE, 900 francs (s1,634, ,4o0,000) for
the first quarter of 1916.
Financial Situation Good.
In memorandum attached to the bill
NJ. Ribot says:
THE financial situation has nothing
disuuieting in it when it is considered
that we have met all demands, heavy
as they have been, in sixteen months
of war, without imposing new burdens
of taxation and without affecting our
credit The Bank of France for the
first time has just opened subscriptions
for a loan which. with the national de-
fense bonds, will assure resources for
the ensuing months.
I'VE can contemplate the future with
perfect confidence, assured a We are
of the unsha kable will of the country
to spare no effort, no sacrifice, to OBJ
tain final victory.
The number Of investors is greater
than anticipated. The lines formed at
9 O'Clock yesterday. in Paris. at the spe-
cial loan windows in all post Offices, at
the banks and at the headquarters of
the loan, at the Pavilion de Flore. in
the extreme southern wing of the
Louvre.
At the post offices the subscribers
crowded the corridors so that it was al
most imposs BILE to buy postage stamps.
At the Credit Lyonnais and other banks
the windows set apart for the receipt
of applications had to be doubled, while
at the Bank of France the crowd was
SO big that the police were obliged to
use extra precautions.
All People Subscribe.
Women in mourning, servants in
white aprons. workmen in blouses,
young boys and girls bringing their
savings touched elbows with capitalists
waiting to subscribe millions.
The preliminaries of the issue resem-
bled enthusiastic preparations for
national holiday rather than arrange
ments for great financial operation.
The first presentation of the special
ters greeted with cries of "Vive la
France" Everywhere in France public
meetings were held and resolutions
adopted calling for generous subscrip-
tons. Cooperative societies of all
kinds, which are numerous and strong
in France, met at Lyons and other cities
and sent complimentary addresses to
NJ Ribot The government employees
in the different departments and the
labor unions formally promised to give
the nation all available funds. The
railroad employees union subscribed one
million francs.
Women Receive Money.
AT the Pavilion de F'lore the sub
scribers were received by 400 wives
widows and daughters of soldiers. The
innovation of feminine help and the
introduction of simplicity in govern
ment work proved to be so successful
that these features are likely to be ex-
tended.
The figures of the first days sub
scriptions could not be obtained tonight
but the Bank of France and the minis
try of finance have received most sat
iSfa fynn he