New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-07
THE MANNED SOLDIERS OF FRANCE
Model Training Farm, as Well as Sehoo,
Opened for Their Instruction.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The work of reeducatng the crippled
soldiers of France in suitable trades is NAH
ing very satisfactory progress.
The first schools opened at the Grand Psss
last spring have proven so successful thatsim'
liar schools were opened az the Ma.son Blsneht
during the summer. About the same tine
was opened what may be considered higher
school at the Quai Debility, in which a number
Of pupils are very comfortably housed, while
being prepared in various branches which are
to fit them for such activities as will PROVIDE
dignifed existence.
In these schools are taught, besides me
simple trades, like carpentry, cabinet maS'hs
tailoring, shoemaking, harness making ana
saddlery, barberng and wig making, anu
petite mecanique-or training a handy MAJ
about town who will be always ready 70 r.
pair anything, from lock to an automoone-
soap manufacturing, tinsmithing, pe'u'
framing and gliding. In addition there a'
also classes teaching bookkeeping, s'ehOess
ply, typewrting, other commercial p'4n'H''
and industrial designing.
There are at present over SIX hundred p,
pills, besides a number Of graduates gnu
others incapacitated, for whom suitable s,'us.
tions, these aggregating one hundred LAW
been found.
With the government allowance Tor ln's
facilitated soldiers end their families ihs'i,
ticient for their maintenance, proo'en -
farreaching consequence is presented. ..
II has been recognized that the farme,
i ~ hpr a
able war-over 90 per cent Of the SOLDIER! v
France is drawn from the rural popus'i0n'
In the invaded districts farms and homes OF
confscated, and families separator 10 -.
districts. notwithstanding the admlraoe 81
forts Of the women to replace the men ..
front farms have necessarily been neg.e'ig.
The French government realizes u,, =.
portant phase of its reconstruction pt0Uls" =.
rural homes must be reestabished anu
farms cultivated. r.. IL.
Until now little has been done lO' ~,
wounded farmers returned from the Wal
the abandonment OF the farms Would 60
an impossible situation. To provide ssS.L
this abandonment it has been deemea Su, "
able TO limit or even deny 20 the "oDn. .,n
farmers entrance 20 establishments "h''I
are taught trades useful chiefly m ei''es,
every effort is used to force farmers
turn to their plcughs. .,sir
Why should these men not receive iot -
hcroism some OF the benefits ohereo ~
stitutons for reeducation! ,A. 70.
The French government has asSed w
operation of the Union, the PARIS nSEas.;,s
ters Of the American Committee ior 80. 81
ir Suitable Trades the Manned so'G'.
france Two extensive farms, suiheiehss,
large to specially teach and exploit o. "a
varied branches Of agriculture are r,,,eh
the Union. with the approval OF inc
government 49,, "a, eI.
Tho two farms offered 10 the Union io n..,a
ploitation are situated one at Ju''s!' r,,ve.
kilometres from Paris; the othe' ." - 81
in the rich eastern agricultural u's;,i,r 70
France. Both farms are IN close 0a.s,'.s,r.,na
centres where in each upward OIL H..avnmert
wounded are being treated 80, for
cec.res of phYsio-therapic
the treatment oil the wounded' ,.c ,srns.
TO properly prepare Tor the W0u''. .,s,s, IS
crs. TO helm them again take their pr" Of
self-respecting and respected meia ~. IS
society and to properly equip inc me-, So.
model training farms a sum oil ~ '''
900 is required. ,,,sl cause
We anpeal for help in this most VIZ -. eors-
and will be happy to give details at me ~ 10
mites Headquarters to all who may ''
tercstcd. A.. r..eiyed 1
All checks will be grateiully ~. Hotel
Mrs rdmnnd / Raylies. Box h. Plsks ne
W. = ''''''' BERNARD J. SHoNlNusn,,,r Ares
pHN a. colonies Etrsnse's,
en- France en- Feveur des Vie'i"e'
Guerre.
Nav York. Oct. l. 1slos