Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 270, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 November 1913 — France Finds It Necessary To Restrict Traveling' Gypsies. [ARTICLE]

France Finds It Necessary To Restrict Traveling' Gypsies.

For many years traveling bands of gypsies have wandered through France and terrorized the inhabitants of the more thinly settled sections, often engaging in fights with local authorities when arrests were undertaken. They possessed some political power and it wasj'.not until recently that laws were enacted that restricted them from traveling except under stipulated conditions. These conditions required that all be furnished passports of travel by competent authority and each member of a traveling band is described, the number composing the band is stated and all must be native horn French. Violations of the law will (he severaly dealt with /and it is thus hoped to break up some of the lawless .hands that have plundered about that country fqr years. The United States eould profitably pass similar laws.