The other accused man was a flighty youth who had fired on the French Premier and wounded him.  He, however, had not long to wait for his trial.  He was taken before the tribunal within three weeks of his arrest and was promptly condemned to die.[38] Thus the assassin was justified by the jury and the would-be assassin condemned to be shot.  “Suppose these trials had taken place in my country,” remarked a delegate of an Eastern state, “and that of the two condemned men one had been a member of the privileged minority, what an uproar the incident would have created in the United States and England!  As it happened in western Europe, it passed muster.”

How far removed some continental nations are from the Anglo-Saxons in their mode of contemplating and treating another momentous category of social problems may be seen from the circumstance that the Great Council in Basel adopted a bill brought in by the Socialist Welti, authorizing the practice of abortion down to the third month, provided that the husband and wife are agreed, and in cases where there is no marriage provided it is the desire of the woman and that the operation is performed by a regular physician.[39]

Another striking instance of the difference of conceptions between the Anglo-Saxon and continental peoples is contained in the following unsavory document, which the historian, whose business it is to flash the light of criticism upon the dark nooks of civilization, can neither ignore nor render into English.  It embodies a significant decision taken by the General Staff of the 256th Brigade of the Army of Occupation[40] and was issued on June 21, 1919.[41]

     SIGNS OF THE TIMES

     EXPLOITATION ET POLICE DE LA MAISON PUBLIQUE DE MUeNCHEN-GLADBACH

(1.) Les deux femmes composant l’unique personnel de la maison publique de Gladbach (2, Gasthausstrasse), sont venues en delegation declarer qu’elles ne pouvaient suffire a la nombreuse clientele, qui envahit leur maison, devant laquelle stationneraient en permanence de nombreux groupes de clients affames.

Elles declarent que defalcation faite du service qu’elles doivent assurer a leurs abonnes belges et allemands, elles ne peuvent fournir a la division qu’un total de vingt entrees par jour (10 pour chacune d’elle).

L’etablissement d’ailleurs ne travaille pas la nuit et observe strictement le repos dominical.  D’autre part les ressources de la ville ne permettent pas, parait-il, d’augmenter le personnel.  Dans ces conditions, en vue d’eviter tout desordre et de ne pas demander a ces femmes un travail audessus de leurs forces, les mesures suivantes seront prises: 

     (2.) JOURS DE TRAVAIL:  Tous les jours de la semaine, sauf le
     dimanche.

     RENDEMENT MAXIMUM:  Chaque jour chaque femme recoit 10 hommes, soit
     20 pour les deux personnes, 120 par semaine.

     HEURES D’OUVERTURE:  17 heures a 21 heures.  Aucune reception n’aura
     lieu en dehors de ces heures.