The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-10-26
FRANCE BURDENED
WITH PRISONERS
Cost To Date Has Been About 100000
as the Governments Policy Has
Been One of Liberality To
the People.

Paris, Oct. 26.--The supervision and
support Of subjects OF belligerent coun.
tries interned or allowed to reside in
France has given the government vast
amount OF work and entailed an expense
approximately S35,000,000 20 date.
"The governments policy has been to
treat Justly all subjects OF countries at
war with France residing within its ter
ritory at the outbreak of the war and TO
treat them as literally as the necessary
precautions for the nations security
would permit" the Associated Press is
Informed by Minister of the Interior
Malyy, upon whom this great response
bility has deyolyed
"At the beginning Of hostilities, he
continued, "it became necessary TO in
terne in concentration camps 10000 sub
iects of countries at war with France.
That number has been reduced TO 1900
by the repatriation OF certain number
BY agreement between the interested
powers, and by according 10 others resi-
denee permits that seemed TO be justified
BY their chronological origin or other con-
slderations.
"The Poles, Tcheques and Alsatians,
and the Austrians of Italian origin. ma
tives OF Trentino, have benefited from
these exceptional measures. Residence
permits have been issued 10 ] ,l24 Ger
mans and $40 Austrians. Some OF them
are naturalized Germans 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
American families who are youched for
By their employers.
"There we're 3,754 subjects Of the OF
tomaa empire residing in France before
the declaration Of war by Turkey. All
Of these have been allowed TO reside here
with the exception oi about 50 whose
antecedents made their internment nee
essary ia the interests Of the national
defense The interned civilians were sent
70 63 different camps widely distributed
throughout the country, where they have
been fed absolutely free OF any cost to
them and a. an expense 20 the govern
ment Of $1,000 a month. They have also
received all necessary nedical attendance
free Of charge. some Of these little col
onies have even seen their numbers in
creased BY births that have occurred un-
der the most favorable conditions.
"All the civilian camps are under The
general direction 81 the interior depart
meut and are directly supervised by the
project OF the department. Order b gen.
orally maintained b. a commissary OF
police who receives the requests and con-
plants Of the intcrned and supervises
their correspondence. There has been lit
lie FOR the commissaries 90 DO, however,
for the needs Of the interued have, 30 far
as possible, been anticipated By The gov
crnmeut.
@No one IN France has had lees reason
% eomplain than these people who feel
their position kesnly for the most part
and appreciate tbat ve have done what
we could 10 make that position ices pain
iul
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ho have meritaa thg exceptional priv
iegcs Of q resi8encs permit have by the
same measure escaped she sequestration
ui their property fn general they haFe
showed themselves Hofthy 81 the rarqr.
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denef permits wefe accorded have them
solves given fefg little trouhle. 4 d
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