The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-08-18
RACE SUICIDE Is ALL RIGHT

That race suicide pays big dividends
in human happiness and material pros
perity is capable Of abundant proof,
according to the officials and leaders
OF the Malthusian Society of France.
which is now holding its annual con-
vention in Paris. France, with the
lowest birth rate of any civilized ma
ton, is now and has been for years, 1t
Is asserted, the richest country of the
world in proportion to population.
Some interesting statistics are pro-
vided by Edmond Thery, the noted po-
iitical economist. on this subject. In
1s4S the total of the combined private
fortunes of France was s12.800,0 O.000
Now 1t is $57. sac, 100000. and the gain
in wealth has beeen far ahead of the
increase in population. II the private
wealth of the republic were distribut-
ed, each of the 39.270.000 inhabitants.
men. women and children. would have
s1.462 worth of property. Counting
four to the family, this would give
each French family a fortune of S.
S4S. No other nation can approach
these figures. nor is there any other
country In which wealth is as evenly
divided as in France. Swollen for
tunes are few in the French republic.
and extreme poverty prevails TO a
lesser extent than in any other land.
The disciples of Nautilus attribute all
this to the great Limitation of popu-
lation urged by the great English
economist
Until recently race suicide was con-
fined principally TO the middle classes,
but within the last decade the work
ingmen have become converted to the
doctrine. and. unlike the poletariat of
other countries, as rule have only
from one to three children. In the
last sixteen years the national wealth
Of France has increased at the rate of
3554, 000, 200 yearly. When it is con-
sidered that the population remains
almost stationary and that this wealth
does not go into the Golfers of a few.
as In America, but is pretty equally
distributed, the material advantage of
race suicide may be realized.
While the birth rate has rapidly de-
creased during the last decade, gov
eminent statistics prove that the rate
of infant mortality has more than cor
respondingly decreased. Illiteracy has
become practically non existent in
France, so that, while fewer children
are born, it is also true that fewer
die in infancy and that those that sur
vive are better cared for and receive
better educations.
Originally the Walthusian doctrines
regarding the limitation of population
were preached and practiced exclus-
lively by freethinkers. but many
churchmen. despite the ban of the au-
thorities, are now interesting them
selves in the movement.
According to the figures of Thery
an even distribution of the private
wealth Of France, giving each indi
vidual $1.462 worth of property. would
be thus divided: Unimproved real es
tate. 1894: improved real estate. 1926
agriculture and stock. SAL; commerc
ial and industrial capital $4S: French
stocks and bonds, 1898: foreign stock
and bonds. $193: cash tgold). s33; casl
tsilver). $11: personal property, 10S
automobiles, horses and carriages. S11
The large amount invested in stock
and bonds, 1881 per capita. or NOR
than a third Of the per capita wealth
ia indicative Of thrift of the Frencl
people. Nor are these securities he'll,
largely by the very wealthy as in 9th
er countries In France the shop girl
the ragpicker and the charwoman of
ten have hundreds of dollars put ava
in dividend paying stocks and bonds
1t is the ambition of every man, WON
an and child to save enough money t
invest in a few shares or bonds, an
few ind Iced fail to realize their ambi
ton.