1. Restrictions vs. Resources in France.
- Author
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MacDonald, William
- Subjects
ENERGY consumption ,RESTRICTIONS ,THEATERS ,ELECTRICITY ,SCARCITY - Abstract
The article focuses on various restrictions due to power shortage in France. Theatres, concert halls, and moving-picture houses, with a few permitted exceptions, are open only on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. There are virtually no evening lectures or meetings of any sort, save a few on the evenings on which the theatres are open. If one goes out to dinner, he must get home by ten, or else walk, for cabs are hard to find at night after that hour. The supply of gas and electricity is rigidly limited, and any excess consumption of gas is charged for at a rate which amounts to a prohibitive fine. According to the author, the prime reason for these various restrictions is the scarcity of coal, in itself a matter of great importance.
- Published
- 1917