The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-28
FRANCE CARING FOR
MILLION REFUGEES
$4,000 Belgians and 1000
Serbians Included in
the Number.
LIVE on 25 CENTS A A
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SPECIAL Correspondence 10 m sus
PARIS, May 4.-Nearly a million pec-
pie. the exac. figures being 9?s. 900, who
have been driven from their home are
scattered Throughout. France and draw
allowances from tie Government. half
the number being under IS years of
nge. The greatest number. $1,000. are
French. refugees from the invaded de-
partments. from the fortified towns
which could no longer keep "~useiess
mouths' and from the danger Eons Of
the front. Tho Belsians number $4,000.
Alsacs ana Lorraine have sent 1900
and ser0sa 1900.
In addition to these refugees VINO need
state aid there are about 100. 900 who
have mean Of their own. but these de-
crease as eheir means become exhausted.
The FIRST class OF refugees to be aided
was tho useless mouths" from fortres~s
like Maubeuge, verdun. Tout. Epinal and
Eel'ort. Before the war had lasted n
fortnight IS. 900 of these had to be pro-
vidod with homes elsewhere.
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rapid onrush Of the Germans Ito 900
Bslglans and French had to be sent 10
tho rear. and when Paris was threatened
with an attack early in September l5.-
200 who had built homes within the zone
of the capitals fortiications mad to be
moved.
Refugees were at nrst installed IN
empty buildings. schoolhouses. e.. bu.
II was soon found that some regular
principle must be adopted. and every
family not, touched BY the war was
called upon TO receive a refugee family.
the state paying the expenses.
The battle OF the Mnrno slackened
the Inflow OF refugees for "a time. but
wien orera,,ous moved TO the north the
numbe became so great that they had
20 he moved not only by train bu, by
shiNs. which carried them from Dun
t.sh. cala.s and Bouiogne to La fail!ce,
" nc.ce they wore distributed among the
west departments Many fan Hes
y 10 had been taken 10 Germany from
tue invaded districts We're returned VIA
Switzerland and had to De provided FOR.
the money aid given to refugees has
been fixed a. the same rate as the
allowance made to no wives nrd FAINT
Hes 81 modified soldiers. - cents =
Gov Tor ca.j 5dul; aad 10 cents for each
c.}..G under is.
When refugees had settled down anl
GO III cam something b, their ltN'r \
tgscu,; question had t. lee solved II
would nonif.st'y b. Unfair ." suppress
~" giant ~ a rOu" @omar WI" could
only earn. say - cents . dag. and yc'
.:o'c VINO could earn \ .'lng aag"
,J..d it a5t bc rr!rc h.r"d 'lN the
VA had caus.d 2 cicrt dcnrri toy
labor, could nos cAuoc: 80 r7peire e
= a:i m addition. tn question was
or =, tie ~jrcfcct ~ the De Partmcnt go
decide. win tie aid If three %rnerur~s
Of n CoNm'tfe" formed 20 d'sjrlbut" aid
~ Kind. :Ne gifts Of private Individuals.
D-ucn ',rt societies - No hard amt
'as, "u.cs wee laiu down. uut any
..'Ic.c in w';hou, valid o.. iso '~ei;scd
BE-. ,rfcr of work witch wGs properly
90 ui suited nis 90 YER capacities
r.u ''c allowance oppressed.
Ma ro'u;e's -" found well pnli
" g., ~ u.un't..n factories AMI have
tt'- ,Nno abe 20 Wain'a." themselves
ard coopcrafc dl.sr'ly towlrd tho roe
.UHu - the odd rol 90.