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Show The Way Thoy Do It In France. It is only since 1884 that trades unions have been recoguized by the French law, yet the chamber of deputies has now passed a bill which gives them a stronger strong-er legal position than they have ever . claimed in England or America. This measure, which was curried by a majority majori-ty of 847 to 150, prohibits, under penalty of imprisonment for one to three months and a fine of $'J0 to $400, any interference with the liberty of association by way of threats of disjuisHal or refusal to give work, collective discharge of unionist workman or offers or promises of em- . ploymnut. Tho right of combination is made an essential right of all citizens. The intimidation in-timidation of union laborers by employers em-ployers is made as dangerous as the intimidation in-timidation of non-union hiborers by the unionists. It sonms singular that this radical legislation should have boen enacted en-acted in a country whero deven years ago trades unions were illegal and even the assembly of more than twenty persons per-sons without previous authorization was ' prohibited. Christian Union. |