Evening journal., 1915-04-08

PARlS. Mdrcn -, Nby Mail W No"
Yark)-"In times of war prepare for
peace"
This is to be the slogan hereafter
of a block in the French Chamber OF
Deputies headed by Deputy Frederick
Brunet of the Department OF the
Seine. Just as France possibly made
a mistake in times of peace in not pre-
paring more fully for war, so Deputy
Brunet declares she will make even
greater mistake now that she has
war il she fails to take advantage OF
il for a thorough preparation TOT
peace.
With the certainty OF victorious
peace only question Of time, Brunei
declares France will not only lose
great portion of the advantage that
will come with Il but will find herself
utterly unable to cope with the glgan-
tic problems which will then be pre-
sented unless she begins Immediately
her preparedness. Already Brunei has
prepared series of proposed laws to
this end and these are to be introduce
ed al once into the French Parlia-
ment
While the bulk Of these proposed
measures
mere material advantages and prepar-
ations of peace. Brunei has also maue
provisions in them for what may prove
the beginning of the realization IN
France of the dreams Of syndicatists
the world over-the establishment oil
working men on a basis where they
will share in the profits of their own
labors.
One of the first problems which
Brunet declares France will face when
the moment peace comes will be the
rebuilding of the hundreds OF cities,
towns. villages. hamlets and huts that
have been destroyed not only in the IN
vaded districts of France. but OF Bel
rjum as we'll. II that problem Is al
lowed to 60 until peace has come,
Brunei declares France will not find
herself in a position to solve IT, Win
the heavy losses Of human lives en-
tailed by the war she will find herself
without the labor necessary for the
actual work and she will find herself
without the material.
"Brunet's first law project there
fore provides for the immediate re-
opening Of all factories and indus
tries engaged in the production OF
material for the building trades. Not
a brickyard, he declares. In all
France can afford 10 be allowed TO
remain closed at the present moment.
Every lumber mill, he insists, should
be working over time, while the
woodworking mills. where doors and
window frames and easements are
made. have before them a task IN
supplying the material for the re-
building OF the French towns and
villages that will tax them beyond
their utmost capacity unless they be-
gin at once
What applies to these building ma
ferial industries, Brunct insists. ap-
plies with more or less urgent force
TO practically every other producing
industry of France. If, when peace
comes. France must wait year OF
two before the material destroyed by
the war can be replaced in order to
hermit OF reassumption OF her nor
nal industrial and commercial lie,
the Seine deputy insists, she is going
TO loss a goodly portion of the advan-
tapes that would come from her dear
ly bought victories.
In preparing his proposed laws for
government help in the reopening OF
these industries, Brunet has another
object In view. With the outbreak OF
tho war. France at once put into
force the most extensive measures OF
providing charity to the unemployed.
Vast sums are everywhere being
spent to this end and especially at
Paris and the other larger cities. al
though a goodly portion Of this is
now coming from private and other
sources. still at least one third Is
coming out OF the annual budget.
This money, the Seine deputy in
sists. should go instead to aid the
manufacturers 20 reopen their fac
tories and provide the employment
that would render charity unneces-
sary. Frances preparation for reap
ing ali OF the advantages OF the
peace that is to come would thus also
he assured.
Brunetis proposed laws. which are
to come before the Chamber of
Deputies, will propose the issuing OF
industrial warrants similar TO those
already issued for the encouragement
of, agricultural developments. These
will permit the advances out of the
government treasury of sufficient
amounts to enable the manu-
facturers to secure both materials
and labor and to carry the stock ol
finished products on hand until the
end OF the war creates the market
for them that is then certain.
Where this material has been cor.
nered and is being held by specula.
tors the government will have the
right to requisition IT, Il is prac-
tically at this point that Brunei ha:
injected also the proposal in which
the syndicatists of France see hopes
of the realization of their dreams
Brunei proposes that these industrial
warrants and government loans &c
not only TO established manufactur.
ers but TO groups OF skilled workmen
who lack only the capital necessary
TO begin production on their own ac.
count. This would give the latter
their chance TO begin at last TO rear
the full profits Of their own labors
and as Brunet figures that the end Of
the war in France must mark a new
era Of development in the worlds
progress. the attainment of new
ideals along various lines OF human
endeavor. il should mark also al
least the opportunity for the syndicat.
lists 10 demonstrate the practicability
of their own.
BY The United Press.
ROME. March 2O.-(By Mail I,
New York; Giuseppe Scilenzi is
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