SOLDIERS INSULTED
ARREST OF OFFENDERS FRENCH ANTI-MILITARISTS By Cable. — Press Association.—Copyright LONDON. Thursday. The Paris correspondent of “The Times” says that the Minister of M ar. M. Painleve, has circularised the military districts recommending that army officers and non-commissionod officers should call a policeman to arrest any persons who grossly insult them in public. If policemen are unavailable, they may themselves arrest the offender and may call on the assistance of any troops. It is explained that the circular was issued because of the occurrence of instances in which anti-militarists had insulted soldiers, as a method of expressing their views. The majority of the officers have allowed these insults to pass without protest in order to avoid scandal. M. Painleve considers this is injurious to the prestige of the army. He enjoins the officers to use tact and firmness, and to act calmly, and refrain from provocative words and gestures when demanding assistance or making arrests. —Times.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 140, 3 September 1927, Page 9
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