The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-08-17
HOLDS THAT FRANCE
SHOULD CHOOSE KING
M. Marcel Sembat, Eminent
Socialist, Pronounces Re-
public a Failure.
SAYS WEAKNESS PLAIN
Critic Regards Condition Due
to Temperament, Not to
Form of Government.
SAYS WEAKNESS PLAIN
By GORGE DUFRESNE.

oJ hSlbG1 oOI h6OEH1is
Special Cable to The Tribune
. a PARIS, Aug. l6,-A wonder has hap
pened-a French socialist has just told
"upus autres Francais' with earnest
ness that we ought to throw over the
republic and elect a hngl
Thu socialist, TO be true, is merely M.
Mercei Sembat, who is man of most
brilliant intelligence and who is there
fore, like Bernard Shaw in England,
never taken seriously by the real poll
tlclans Of this country, and his book
will, | suppose, be considered merely
new whim of his ever active brain. At
the same time, it cannot be overlooked
that Marcel Sembat is one of the lead
ers OF the great party, and his book
contains great many serious thoughts
and truths. He is full Of genuine de-
spair at the weaknesses OF his nation,
his countrymen, are as hopelessly blind
as ever to our faults, and firmly con
vinced that we are the champions
among all nations.
Pointed Arrangement.
Marcel sembat, who represents the
eighteenth arrondissement of Paris IN
the chamber, calls his book, HFaites un
Role, Simon Faites la Paix,N and here
republic is and always will be unabls
to defent Germany in war, 1t is not
even able to conduct an international
policy like the dynastic states Of Ger
many The republic was not created to
compete with other European states in
military and naval strength, but was
brought into existence by its founders,
the liberals under the empire, who
thought that the era of universal peace
and international brotherhood was close
at hand When now, therefore, it tries
to compete with feudal soldier states
it must necessarily be left behind. For
us Frenchmen, therefore, there is moth
ing left but either to elect capable
king, or come to a lasting peaceful ar
rangement with Germany
The suggestion that we ought to elect
a king is, Of course, merely a rhetorical
skyrocket sent up to create effect. and
the chief aim of Sembat' g book is TO
champion Franco-German entente.
Proficient in Argument.
To enumerate NJ Sembat's arguments
by which he endeavors to convince us
that we are not the military. equal or
Germany would be impossible in cable
letter, so shall just reiterate few or
his remarks.
"You cannot make matches that
will ignite, and you do not know how
to buy decent tobacco, and still you
think you are to organize and drill a
great modern army" says M. Sembat'
HThe French state has made miser-
able failure out of the attempt to Keep
the Western State railroad running as
modern railroads must be run, and still
it believes itself able to manage it In
case of mobilization. You cannot keep
single state factory going without
continual trouble, and still you believe
you could make millions OF men flock
TO the colors with clockwork accuracy:
by sending out mobilidng kilograms.
According to the writer, the French
state has failed in every industrial IN
dertaking it has attempted. and still it
thinks it can manage and conduct a
war which is nowadays the greatest
of all industrial enterprises requiring
the greatest technical and commercial
knowledge. =,
Every sincere Frenchman must admit
to himself that Sembat is right, we are
technical sense We are able to invent
and TO lead all other nations as daring
pioneers in automobilism and flying.
but we are unable to apply our inven.
tions in our every day life. We lack the
talent of organization, and we are not
practical, and cannot make anyone but
ourselves believe so as long ae we con
you cannot stand upright, and run our
fastest express trains regularly hours
behind schedule time. But / do not
think any king. short Of genius like
the great Napoleon, could change us.
is question OF temperament, not OF
political constitution.
Score in COlOnizing.
Let the world no more come forward
with the accusation against US French
mon that we do not understand how
TO colonizc as do Englishmen:: We are
rapidly developing vast African em.
oire, and under the administration OF
General Gourand the city Of Fee Mt
east is rapidly becoming a mode, city;
he like Of which cannot be found
,itber in India, or in any oversee col
,ny possessed by any European power
Unlike the English, Frenchmen be-
ieve in letting the natives of the
,olonies manage their own affairs, as
DON as they appear capable of doing
o. and the city of FeZ is now being
nm. not by a host of French colonial
,fficials. but by its own municipal
ouncil. consisting of fifteen elected
nembers, which came into existence
title over year ago, and which mas
een and is doing its work In the most
dmirable manner.
A slaughterhouse tax, the sweeping
f the streets, the poisoning of stray
ops, the placing of house refuse In
oxes before the door overnight, so
hat 1t may be taken away next morn
rg. the prohibition of gambling and
orcery, are among the monuments or
What is still more striking is that
he sale of alcoholic spirits is now pro