Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-02
TRANCE ANp nc uNIoN.
American Institutions Appealed to jules
Simon, Tnlne and Cnrnot.


Baron Pierre de Cuubertin, tho we'll
known French legislator and the founder
of tho modern olympian games. writes his
impressions Of political society In Paris
for Tho Century, under the .itle of ROY.
ulists and Republicans. In speaking Of
Tnino, NJ. dc Coubertn snys:
Ho regretted that no bud not been able
to apply his method to American oiyiliza-
ton. He looked always for the ensemble
In the detail Ho loved vast undortak.
iDgs, but ho treated them infinitely. And
America was too far away. 1t drew him
and fascinated him, hut since he could not
study 1t at close quarters he realized that
1t escaped his Investigations. lie OWNED
that 1t presented mass OF social problems
which are not even clearly enough defined
In Europe to call for solution. His curl
osity was alive to Its phenomena, which
have no counterpart In the history of peo-
pies. The rapid growth of the United
States and their new conceptions of gov
ernmontnnd society were matters to him of
perpetual wonder and reflection
Jules Simon likewise turned his eyes
frequently, in surprise und admiration
toward the new world. In his youth and
in Tnlno's no one, 1ocpuovillo notwifh.
standing, had foresuon the great intel
lcctunl and moral impetus which has
TRANSFORMED the United States. once re-
ceived from the venerable DR.. McCosh of
Princeton volume which he asked me to
deliver to Jules Simon. He had written
within 1t hntterinR dedication TO the
French philosopher. In giving this vol
ume into Jules Siinon's hands described
to him ms best could the buildings, tho
trees, the mental life, the habits and pc
nnf lao rrTnt .I I4.I.
several other American universities I'M
like my other spot on tho globe. "Ycs,"
he cried, "that is the America which will
really give tho old world something to
think cf-whCn tho old world shall have
discovered II" He referred to the com.
mon Europoan ignorance of tho force and
intensity of the university movement in
America.
Jules Ferry had foreseen this movement,
in n measure, at tho close OF tho civil war.
Ilo had even intended to devote serious
study to it, But his political career never
allowed him TO put his project into execu-
tlon. As to Presld mt Carnot of the
mnny topics which he permitted mo to
discuss with him on more than ono occa-
slon, none interested him more than the
subject Of tho intellectual relations be
tween the United States and Franco.
And that is why gave the name of Car.
not to the students annual debate on CON
temporary French politics which ] inst.-
tutod between the universities OF Berkeley
and palo Alto at sun Francisco, and ut
Tulane university, New Orleans. And the
Garnet medal Is already popular in Cal
fornin and Louisiana.
mover had any conversation about
America with the Count de Paris, but he
must often during his career MS pretender
have recalled the days when no fought In
the admirable troops that came together
at the appeal OF tho IMMORTAL Lincoln He
had seen the great struggle 0f the Ameri-
can people, its yulor and its iDdomitable
energy, near at hand. He may have said
TO himself that man might be proud to
rulo such n people.
But one does not rule the American peo-
pie. Ono governs lift 1t bo quite willing