The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-24
1t Is Worrying French States
men, and Physical Deteriors-
ton of Young Frenchmen
Is Also Giving Trouble.
COMPULSORY PHYSICAL
TRAINING IS PROBABLE
French Are Now Busy Quarrel
ing Over the Method To Be
Used In Making Their Chill
dren Strong and Healthy.
PREMIER WILL LECTURE
BY GEORGE DUFREsNE.

D ARTS. July 2s.-That the popula-
i ton OF France is decreasing IS
not the only worry OF French states
men. They also deDlOre the physical
deterioration Of the young men Of
France today. and there is general
cry just now FOR compulsory course
OF physical training for an French
children.
As is quite common I'm France.
where journalism is more alive and
up TO date than in any other country
I'm the world, with the possible exceD-
ton OF America. it is n patriotic jour
nalist. the wclI-knOwn author. NJ. Vic
tor Marguerite. who has started the
movement which is 20 give 60 France
a vigorous and alert new generation
to uphold the glorious traditions OF
their country. A series OF eNcellently
written articles by NJ. Marguerite In
lie Journal have aroused the enthu-
siastic support Of thousands OF emil
nent physicians an over France, who
agree with the writer that physical
training. with the resulting love OF
healthy. manly sport, is to be the sal
walton Of France.
How great is the need OF physical
training is shown by the fact that
clared to be totally unfit for military
service.
Craze for Sport.
Recently the gymnastic socities and
shooting clubs have Increased
throughout the country. A healthy
craze for sport has set in. While.
however. these are encouraging signs
of the times. they are not enough
What is wanted is that physical train
ing should be given according TO a
method. The Ling method is favored
I'm some quarters. but objected TO In
others on the ground, apparently. that
Il is a Swedish rather than French
system.
The JoinviUe school which has
adopted this method. is doing excel
lent work in training army officers on
scientific principles, imparting knowl-
edge of the human body and the ply
Biological effects OF movement. The
normal school at Pau for. the training
OF women teachers has also adopted
the Swedish method with eminently
satisfactory results. NJ. Victor Marquee
rite suggests that what is being done
at Pau should be initiated all over
France. believing that the result
would be a race Of strong FrenChmen.
The former prime minister. NJ. Glenn
menceau. has Just started on tour as
a lecturer. He follows an illustrious
example. that OF NJ Anatole France.
and he goes 70 the same country. the
Argentine Republic which appears
eager for French culture-political
and literary. The ex-premier viii
also visit Brazil.
The program OF his tour is copious
and solid. He will give six lectures in
Buenos Ayres, and viii repeat them at
Rio de Janeiro. His general subject is
Democracy" six aspects If which he
will treat: The advent and establish
ment Of democracy TO begin with. and
after that democracy I'm its relation to
parliament. to socialism. 10 govern
ment. 20 religion and 20 war. The
program is vast and daring.
NJ. Clemenceau says that he has not
written a word Of his lecture He viii
speak on every occasion extempOre.
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