El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-20
CELTS CLAIM
FRANCE NOT
latin LAND
New League Formed Says
French Always Were Reb-
els During Roman Empire.
NEW HEALER CLAIMS
MYSTERIOUS POWERS

Paris. France, July 2O.-A French
Celtic league has just come into exist
ence and part of its program is to
prove that all Frencnmen are Celts. and
that France has never been a Latin
country In its prospectus the new
league declares mat France is not
Latin country, and that Frenchmen are
Our ancestors, the dark and blond
haired Celts, are our real forefathers'
just as the Germans are the ancestors
of the German people
Gauls Remained Rebels.
This pretended Latinity," continues
the prospectus, lis contrary to MS
tory, ethnology, linguistic science, and
even common sense ThOugh the GaulS
were incorporated in the Roman en-
pire, they remained rebels until the
end of the regime. And 800 years after
the conquest their patriotism was SUI
ficiently strong to create and sustain.
during 13 years, the Gallo empire,
which subsequently, cOOperated with
the Franks to destroy the Latin-Ger-
manic coalition Nor is the expression
Gallo Roman found in Latin writers;
but more than 1000 words in French
are. of pure Celtic origin France re-
manned Celtic throughout the middle
ages, and up to the 18th century"
The Celtic idea, il is contended,
ought to be the definite incarnation of
the only one perfect enough and i'm
personal enough to unite all French
men without distinction OF party.
Probing WaFship Disasters.
The series of explosions on French
Warships which eliminated recently in
q double accident on the battleship
Jules Michelet, at Toulon. has led to
a renewed inquiry into the possible
cause. The opinion seems to be
gaining ground that me. premature
gun explosions on the Jules Michelet
were due, like some previous accidents,
to an inherent defect In the compost
ton of the powder now used in place
OF the famous powder b. which
caused serious loss of life on the
powder used on the Jules Michelet
was new.
The powder contained eight percent
of amyl alcohol According to expert
opinion. the use of amyl alcohol in the
manufacture of powder has recently
been abandoned and diphenylamine
however, considerable powder contain
ing amyl alcohol in use, especially in
the French navy.
Europe is interested in the work of
an interesting figure who has just
passed and who called himself An
thOny, the healer The man died at
Jemmappes, Belgium, where he had
constructed a little temple which from
the point of view of the number of Wis
itors was regarded as second Lour-
des.
For a number of years Anthony was
simple workman in a forge, but later
became attached to a business house
at Lfege- Then gradually he started
public preaching, finally passing en-
tirely into religious work and healing.
His followers became known as An
tonists and several months ago they
sent a petition to the Belgian parlia-
ment asking that their religion be
recognized by the state The petition
bore 100000 signatures. Anthony pro-
fessed to heal by prayer and by the
laying on of hands.
Stricken with apopleXy before his
temple altar Anthony was carried to
his home by his disciples and later.
surrounded by hundreds of his fol-
lowers, who We're CARRIED in a soutane
and high hats of a special make. he
be regarded as his successor. He died
a few moments afterward.
Rousseau Bi-Centenary.
The Bicentenary of Jean Jacques
Rousseau, the great French phlOso-
pher. which has just been. held, was
observed by a series of feteS at Paris, |
Geneva his birthplace. ErmenonvIIIe, |
where ne died, and other places with !
which he was intimately connected. |
The French official commemOration |
took the form of a dedication of the |
ment to ROsseau in the Pantheon. !
President Fallieres Officiated.
This monument, to which ROsseau's |
remains will finally be moved. is of |
ures representing Philosophy, Nature |
Truth, Music and Fame. The monu- |
ment stands in the space under the |
dome of the Pantheon.
The proceedings were opened by I
MOunet-Sully, the celebrated Coincide |
Franchise actor. Attired in classical !
costume, and preceded by a group of /
young girls dressed in white, who scat |
tered roses over the monument, Mou- /
net-Sully detained an ode to Rous- |
seau written for the occasion by Henri |
Bataille. After this picturesque begin |
ming came the official speeches. Prof /
Painleve, president of the commemora- !
tion committee, pointed out that the [
wide influence of Rousseau was due !
to the three themes forever blended in /
his moving symphonies lib 4
erty and love of country. NJ. Henri |
state OF Geneva, said that while Rous- |
seau was the first to recognize the 1
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