Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1915-11-17
INTERNENT COST
MOUNTS INTO
MILLIONS
FRANCE SPENDS A VAST
SUM IN SUPERVISION
OF ENEMIES WITHIN
HER BORDERS.

PARIS. Nov. l5.-Thc supervision
and support of subjects OF belligerent
countries interned or allowed to re
side in France mas given the govern
ment a vast amount OF work and en-
tailed an expense OF approximately
S25OOOOOO to date.
The governments policy has been
to treat Justly all subjects OF coun-
tries at war with France residing
within its territory at the outbreak OF
the war and TO treat them as literally
as the necessary precautions Tor the
nations security would permit the
Associated Press is informed by Min
lister OF the Interior Malvy, upon
whom this great responsibility has
devolved
AT the beginning OF hostilities,
he continued. 1t became necessary to
inferno in concentration camps So
goo subjects OF countries at war with
France. That number has been re
duced 20 1900 by the repatriation OF
certain number by agreement be
tween the interested powers, and by
residence permits that seemed to be
justified by their chronological origin
-. ,.I,o- da-,s,or-
The Poles. Tcheques and Alsatians
and the Austrians OF Italian origin
rativcs OF Trentino have benefited
from these exceptional measures
Residence permits have been issued
TO 1924 Germans and SO Austrians
Some OF them are naturalized Ger
mans whose attitude towards France
has been correct in all circumstances
Some are fathers OF boys serving in
our armies. Others are old and tried
servants in French, English or Amer
lean families who are vouchcd for by
their employers.
There were 1854 subjects OF tao
Ottoman Empire residing in Franco
before the declaration OF war by Tur-
key. All OF these have been allowed
to reside here with the exception OF
about 50 whose antccedcnts made
their internment necessary in the in
terests OF the national dcfcpse. The
interned civilians were sent to 6S diff
ferent camps widely distributed
throughout the country where they
have been led absolutely free OF any
cost to them and at an expense to thc
government OF $4,000 month. They
have also received all necessary med
ical attendance free OF charge. Som,
OF these little colonies have even seer
their numbers increased by births
that have occurred under the most
favorable conditions.
All OF the civilian camps arc un
der the general direction OF the inter
Tor department and are directly super
vised by the project OF the depart
ment. Order Is generally maintained
by a commissary OF police who re
ceivcs the requests and complaint.
OF the interncd and supcrviscs their
correspondence. There has been lit
tic for the commissaries to do. how
ever. for the needs Of the interncd
have. so lar as possible. been anti
cipatcd by the government
No one in France has had les.
reason to complain than these people
who feel their position keenly for the
most part and appreciate that We have
done what we could to make that
position less painful
The Germans. Austrians and
Turks who have n1eritcd the cxccp
tional privileges OF a residence per
NIT have by the same measure cs
capped the sequcstration OF their prop
crty- In general they have showed
themselves worthy OF the favor
Germans and .Austrians to whom
residence permits were accorded nave
themselves given very little trouble
1t Is stated at the prefecture OF police
Their supervision however has beer
quite a burden. because OF the nat
ural suspicion in which they were
held III their ncishborhoods. The pre-
feet has been flooded with denuncia
lions sometimes signed, sometime:
anonymous, partly inspired by :
spirit OF revenge partly through OK
cess OF patriotic zeal. Many person:
have been obliged to change thcii
residence as consequence but tht
number OF residence permits that have
been Withdrawn is insignificant.
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