French Agitation.
« lf— ADULTEEATION OF WINE. A tf§sAß|NT %EMONBTEATION. (Per United Press Association-) PARIS, June 10. ,JTfe?L _P?ftsant^ ..J>ppnlatioii. Jo the l«lfflbeT-6i"2|-milliontfitt^outh France solidly support the agitation for legislation against the adulteration of wine. Half a million flocked to Mont Eeiiier; -whwe--a- moastet "peaceful" demonstration was held yesterday. Hundreds of special trains brought people from beyond a radius of 24 miles. The organisers stipulated that those within that distance should walk The biflhop placed the cathedral'and churches afrfhe-rßrganisers' disposal to accommodate women and children unable to find lodings. Marcellin Albert, leader of" the; movement, himself a peasant, enj|linM" the strictest sobriety on the follow«ife, lest the cause beiniured,, and emphasised the advice^ piote'stihg alain'st the needless presence of ten thousand troops. No intoxicants were sold.
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Thames Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 10565, 11 June 1907, Page 4
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125French Agitation. Thames Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 10565, 11 June 1907, Page 4
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