The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-25
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OF treason in the French army, but that
also holds good with other Countries
said A L. Jacobson, d civil engineer Of
Paris, France, at the New Willard. last
night. The French soldier, however, as
a general rule, is patriotic and true 20
his country and her best traditions. 10
matter whether republican. socialist, or
royal!st. those who serve under the tri-
color Of France love their country. AMI
as ever In history would gladly die
for their beloved France. The French
army, although not as much advertised
for its efficiency as the armies Of other
countries. would give a good account Of
itself should war be brought 70 France
There are royalist officers IN the FrencA
army-quite a number Of them-and so
are there socialists, but politics loes not
enter into the life Of a French army
officer. That IS regarded as his own
private and personal conviction, with
which the government has no right 10
interfere.
The French soldier is unlike the soldier
OF certain other powers. not O. machine
soldier; he thinks for himself and acts
for himself and does not neglect his COM
mands either He depends upon his own
resourcefulness and ingenuity. whereas
soldiers Of other countries obey the COM
maEds Of their officers in a machine-lke
fashion without reasoning for themselves.
Whenever a mistake is made by an
officer OF soldier In the French army, our
papers are prone 10 magnify the event
and thus create a wrong impression OF
our army abroad. This is very wrong,
and 7 am inclined 10 think that Che
( French press i1 this respect might take
/ a lesson from other countries which pro
/ tect their armies in every way they can.
| instead OF vlnfying them.
7 am an engineer By profession con-
tlnued n. Jacobson, "and 7 think it
would be OF interest 10 you 20 know that
/ the education OF your American civil.
/ mining, railroad, electrical. and other
/ engineers is quite different from what il
/ is in France over there the candidate
/ Cor engineer Eolors Is taught every
/ branch OF engineering, and I'm three yearr
/ graduates. He is c0nversaut with min.
/ ing engineering as well as that Of cleo
/ uicity. or raiIroad-ng. or chemistry. IN
I America engineering is specialized. You
/ study a certain branch OF the science
+ without acquiring knowledge Of the other
/ branches. The authorities ln France con-
/ sidered some time ago the adoption OF the
/ American plan, and submitted the p-0p0-
siti0n 20 a commission OF experts. This
/ body after due study OF the subject.
/ decided 20 adhere 10 the French plan.
Va J.
/ satisfactory
THE relations between France and
I Germany are cordial added H. Jacob
son. who IS also a reserve officer Of the
. French army. and there IS no desire for
war on the part Of either OF these
/ countries
!. R. Mason. a prominent metau--Gis-
OF Melbourne. Australia. who is VISITING
the mining districts Of this qPuntry- SAID
That this country needs more and bigger
mills for the treatment Of I0w-Erade ores
NO mills that 7 have seen 3D. this er-u-
. Try are as large as those III the Broken
HIl district Of Australia. Australia is
. far advanced over America in milling
/ methods Nearly every mine there has
4 IT'S own min. Nothing IS lost by shipment
. O. the sueIters. Many OF the mines have
their own smelters. too While the bulk
. OF The ore produced iu Australia consists
f Of lead. silver and zinc. much gold is also
mined. West Australia is the PRINCIPAL
. e, ld-Droduclng section. Placer gold is
produced in New South Wales and Vic
tC~ia Australia boasts OF the LARGEST
anthony deposits in the world. and the
I advantage in the difference between rra
antimony-besrirs ores Of this country is
that there they carry gold. while here
they carry silver.
Queensland is -ra Largest .r---.-a-f-~
process min f- -ra v.--r4 , r.-..s+ g---.
ZION or rrro-s-. 30 used A., NJ Ed. r.--
milling rIar+z maintain a r7-,s ~ e,-
re-ts 20 devise new and more economical
methods Of ore treatment In --fs v---
the cost Of handling the ores is a-v--v-
kept AZ "a minimum.
f Speaking of Australia as whole. Mr.
. Mason declares Il TO be one Of the most
wonderful regions on the face o~ rho
elobe. Its agricultural possibilities are
practically unlimited. the country possess
ing larger territory adapted To farming
than the United States ITS mines
have reached a stage of development
equal 90 those Of any other portion of
the world Northern territory is now re-
|ceiVi1E the attention OF The mining men.
Mr.. Mason does not stop 20 argue tie
TACT that Australia IS more Up-to-date
than America in It's commercial as wen
us us mining development. He is thor
'lSAiy convinced on that point. and 5u
MS conversation considers this in a mate
leF-oI-tact way, as though there was -a
olSpuths t-not even by an America.