New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-11
4 HELPING HAND TO CRIPPLED FRANCE
Great Opportunity Soldiers Fit Themselves for Self Supporting Work After the War
dtoC America A Whose
Are described by Mr.


by air pressure through a tube operating On r
steel pencil which writes or n YAK cylinder The
early motions are in full curves Of the same
height. The later fatiguod motions are /,
descending curves. The machine records the
force, extent and regularity Of his motor
power. There is no way Of hum5ugzing the
machine. There viii be one man in evefv
hundred who tries % play OF as being feebler
than he IS. But the machine betrays him. Ho
VIII start in at full power and then IN "a
few seconds decide he BE- making too good
record, and suddenly his recorded curve
descend5 and he holds 10 low FOR a few
strokes, but the latent power in him leaks
through in one or two Of his motions, and
back the curve leaps 70 It's full height. 10
is confronted with the record on wax, and
there his jumpy curves are plain 20 see and
he has 20 admit that he was pretending. An.
other mans chart will show patheticalv
low curve from the beginning, proving thai
there is little energy in the damaged arm.
The same mechanical device Is used Tor the
legs as for the arms. There is like ties,
for the fingers and ,he thumb.
At the Grand Palais We / say we" be-
cause il ought to be the pride Of Americans
that we are the hackers Of work so excellent
have a barber shop operating This Is work
we'll adapted 10 the manned. Va have r
school of wig making. One admirable trad,
that sends a man back 20 his village a better
citizen than before his accident is that o.
petit mechanicien,' the handy man, who csq
use mis- tools in odd jobs. Carpentry. har.
ness-making and saddlery, shoemakng and
tailoring are in the other rooms One wing
is devoted 70 commercial educstion-type.
writing. bookkeeping, languages and indus.
trial designing Once these crippled soldier,
ditlon disappears.
An invaluable man, seated az the heart O.
this work, Is a Dutchman, named Lodevt,k
Asscher. He Is skilled in buying supplsss a.
low cost He keeps accurate records Of the
cases. He has a passion for detail and hard
work
Worth Visit
trust that every American visiting Paris
will go TO the Grand Palsis and see vha,
his countrymen have done. I would sug-
gest an admission fee OF 8 francs a visit
In an "of' year, such as the present, ths,
would add $4,000 to the funds Of the trade
schools. And this would be only the be-
ginning of the giving, for no one who has
seen these broken men at work cheerily
and industriously, can do anything else than
go out and boost" the fund among his
friends.
These offers by the French government OF
the Maison Blanche and the Grand Palals
enable the American Committee 70 extend tho
work of re-educating war victims 20 dimen-
sions never dreamed Of at the beginning o.
the work
with such a record as that OF the Grand
Palais, and such a promise as that Of the
Mason Blanche, it would seem a pity FOR a
halt 10 come America has won the respee.
of the French government By promptnes'
efficiency and tact. Il would be unfortunate
now 70 withdraw because Of lack Of funds
The Americans here are giving their money
and their time to make this work a sur
passing success. Il remains only for the
Americans at home 70 back them up. Pride
and LOYALTY ought TO operate powerfully
whore so complete a recognition has been
yivcn 20 American executive directive talent
Il Il an all-inclusive charity Paciists, neu-
trails. ouietists- all types OF persons-can
give, for 1t violates none o'
their constituencies. This fund does not no
out men 30 return TO the battle line. u
takes o~'y men who are permanently dis
charged from war service. u Is the.broade.t
of charities, appealing 70 all who would IKE
10 make a self-respecting worker out or
shattered soldier. Ard 10 is as long-contint-
ing as It Is broad. The service or the am.
bul.nce is for a few hours; the service Or
the hospital for a few weeks
But here is a training that will give ne
man his daily bread for all the years remain
ing of his life Instead Of pension'ng VIVA.
is wrecked, it generates vital current OF
energy and hope. Few such chances 20 capt
ure the future, 70 win perpetuity OF gooa
relationship. have been offered 10 one nation
bv another. Our blunders, our failures 90
understand. all viii be Aoated away in the
tide of good will. Let the believers 10 peace
step forward and give.
Solidifying Our Friendship with France
BETTER than conferences. here is the W.
70 an international understanding between mo
REPUBLICS. Let the friends Of France NUM-
herring now their hundred thousands rise up
and give. To do it in little way is FAR
better than 20 DO nothing To train q hun
dred crippled wrecks Of war into contented
tradesmen is worthy work But why not DO
q big thing? Why not in one act wipe out
all our indifference, all memory Of the ign'-
bic speculation in war profits? We have re-
sronded in spots 20 the agony over here. IN
dividuals have gone the limit, even % tho
shedding of their blood. But as a nation our
response is yet partial. Here Is chance
10 heap the full measure. Here at one stroke
We can win a full and enduring friendship
that no accident can shatter.
We can play creative part In the rebuild
ing Of France. We can help 20 make her
broken soldiers into happy workers IN re-
stored country. We can set our seal on the
present generation OF Frenchmea. We can
turn her weary. victorious hurt, yet conn
dent army into the ways OF prosperous peace.
AT this moment sixteen hundred manned
men are waiting in the Maison Blanche for
The answer of America. One hundred thou
sand dollars will enable the work 'o goo ol.
The chairman OF the American Committee FOR
Training in Suitable Trades the Manned Sol
diers Of France is Mrs. Edmund Lincoi'
Baylies. Her address "a Room b. Plaza
Hotel, New York.
ARTHUR GLEASON.
Paris, France. May 90 1916