The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-24
DOCTOR BELIEVES!
IN RACE SUICIDE
English Physician Who Dis.
agrees With Roosevelt About
Large Families.
WOULD LIMIT THE
NUMBER IN A FAMILY
Speaks in Town Council Upon
Report Regarding Low
Birth Rate.
BY PAUL LAMBETH.


special Cable to The Tribune,
LONDON, July 23.-1t would be inter
sstlns 10 hear a commentary by Colone
theodore Roosevelt upon the tenets whicI
are being preached By Dr. Alcxande
Rlspy, NJ D., who has been deliverin,
addresses throughout the provinces urs
Ing married men and women 10 limi
their families to the fewest number o
children. None is better than a few
but the fewer the better" IS the ters
manner in which DR.. Rigby drives hom
his argument. Before the Preston towI
council the physician criticised Colone
Roosevelt very harshly for urging bil
families. His speech was made to tn
council upon the presentation of re-
port stating that the towns birth rat
was the lowest on record. Thousands o
superf1uous children, who were absolute
ly useless. were brought into the world
said DR.. Rigby. and they were Il sourc,
OF nuisance and trouble TO many people
The increase OF popula ton was maintain
Ing itself and even improving. and IL
was useless for the town councils to en-
deaVor to prevent a diminutjon in Tho
birth rate. Formerly epidemics Of cholera
and smallpox. and wars. swept off the
superfiuous population. and now there
was not the same necessity for iucreaS-
ing the number of births If the brit
rate stood at thirty eight, as In 1S41
people would be poverty-stricken ana tho
to"nS would De unaDle 10 cope WIN tnt
popula ton. and the council ought TO con-
gratulate itself that people were getting
more common sense
Canadians Are Imperialists.
Earl Grey, whose term of office as gov
arnor general of Canada expires in No
rember' believes that in Canada Eng
and has the greatest of all it's posses
sions. but unlike many Canadians with
whom I have talked recently. Earl Grey
Is of the opinion that Canadians arc ex-
ceedinely enthusiastic imperialists. To
near some Canadians, who recently visited
England. give their views. one would
imagine that Canada was just about
-cady TO strike off the sha ckles of Great
Britain. More especially is this true OF
thc residents of British Columbia. who
believe that British Columbia is destined
20 be a republic at no distant date.
ITO understand what Canada is and
What it may become" he said. -'one must
20 through it, You can only realize the
possibilities there are before the country
by visiting il. Canada is developing just
as fast as it can. Progress is confined
10 no special area The maritime prov
lnces offer just as good a field for i'm
migrants as the northwest. | have had
the opportunity of going all over the
country, and I should say that the pros
poets were never better.
Is Growing Rapidly.
The increase in the population-four
millions In six ycars-and the progress
OF railway construction, came in for
special comment ,Canadians arc more
home. That Is not realized in England
as it should be. You should see an
Empire day parade in Toronto. with 1000
schoolboys in red uniforms; and then you
would understand the spirit of the peo-
pie. Canada is preparing TO build her
fleet" Earl Grey is a firm believer
in imperial federation. THE day will
come when Canada will he represented in
parliament OF the empire" he said,
Though 7 am not going 10 enter into con-
stitutionaI questions Canada is all right,
and she is going forward
Woman Challenges Policeman.
Mrs. Garrud, the jiu jitsu expert of the
suffragettes, who is teaching the difficult
art of Japanese wrestling TO the women
athletes OF the Women's Freedom league,
issued general challenge 10 London po-
iiccmcn to try issues with her at the
iiccmcn responded. AS Mrs Garrud stands
only two inches less than f1v" feet and as
some OF her opponents stood over six
feet and weighed over 200 pounds, IT. was
feared that she might be hurt. but she
only smiled at the fears OF her friends.
One policeman said ''Why, you're only
a little dot OF a woman
''Well, I'm not exactly giant, ad-
mitted the suffrageitc. "If YOU re sure
you aren't frightened of getting hurt. |
think I'll throw you" Aeaiu the big
policeman smiled. II was all so very.
very foolish. His giant red hands played
a moment OF vanity he clcnched his right
fist, so that tho muscles of his forearm
stood out In heavy Jumps. Mrs. Garrud
is feet 10 inches in height. and she, too,
smiled.
Tin glad you're not more than 200
pounds she murmurcd. The policeman
Immediately became generous, Yes.
heaTer esf arc haS S'T e%%T S SAID the I'm '9@TS %nS
ease, I'm too big for a little woman like
sou. Why YOU couldn't even hold me.
I'm glad you're not more tlln zoo
pounds" repeated tho gentle Suftrag"ltc,
"bcrausc tho heavier you are the more
I'd hurt YOU. and ] simply hate to. you
snow
Threw the officer.
Then the struggle commenced hs a
huge mastin would bend down upon an
nsolenL kitten The man swoopcd on the
woman. First hc tried for catch-as-
:atch-can body hold. bul the "uffragette
sludcd his grasp. Their hands met, and
.he giant tried to pull her 10 him, but
,hat WAS the very last thing she intended
20 allow, Pulling away from him, she
ran lightly backwards, with the po-
iceman pressing heavily after her. Des-
peralely lic cXcrtcd all his strength striv =
ing 10 push the woman off her balance
(nd on the mat Then. suddenly, The
lhns happened. In n fash the woman
jcll fiat on her back. with the massive
policeman towering above her Up shot
-rue of her feet to meet his diaphragm.
der little arms strained. and as he pulled
against himself the man lost his balance.
Sw1rlcd over her head. turned somcr-
'ault in midair and fell heavily Oh the
back of his head. In loss than ten Sec
onds tie suffragctlc had thrown The po-
liccman. Five minutes later. wien he
once more condcsCcnded TO stand upright.
Tho puzzled policeman again carefully
regarded Mrs. Garrud ContcmplHtivcly
Nc scratched his head. "If that had hap
1cned on The pavement instead of these
mats the police force would h" ono man
short at this moment" he said.s THAT
AL would have cracked my skull
Mrs Garrud threw Three other police
men easily.