The Washington herald., 1921-06-20
Sawyer's Welfare Plans
Aim at Yankee Super-Race
President Physician Urges Scientific Physical
And Mental Training, Backed by Federal
And State Governments, to Produce
Better Citizens.

Development OF . -super-race'
in America through scientific men
tai and physical training under the
guidance Of the Federal govern
ment, In cooperation with the
state governments. Is planned by
the Harding administration.
Details o the plan, the ground
Of which is now being laid out by
Brig. Gen. Charles z. Sawyer, the
Presidents personal physician
were outlined by Gen. Sawyer fol
the first time yesterday.
Lessons learned from the war are
to be combined with entirely new
ideas in producing happier and
healthier citizens, both men and
women, with a view of making the
average American ''the biggest
best and strongest citizen in the
world. whether measured physi.
cally or mentally"
Draft DiseIssed Defects.
Operation OF the draft law during
the war disclosed a national danger
IN that one-third OF the men OF
military ages were shown to be
defective physically.
A physical census of America
woman hood would show an equally
alarming condition, Gen. Sawyer
declared
IL Is for the elimination OF these
conditions that Gen. SAWYER 4,
working on the foundation OF tht
proposed department of public wei.
rare, to which President Hardinp
Is strongly committed.
The President is enthusiastic ov.,
zen. sawyer's plans for better men
and women" as well as better n.
oies, aHd the general is having the
earnest cooperation Of MANY OF tht
most noted authorities on public
health in the country.
Expect Quick Improvement
As result Of the preIimjnar,
study these scientists already have
given the plan. the rather startIinr
prediction is made that the public
healh will be Improved 81 per cent
within single generation.
Describing his plan as one which
VIII establish beyond all question
the American race as the mental
and physical leaders in all phases
OF human undertakings. Gen. Saw
year said:
IF America Is to lead among the
nations of the world and be an ex-
emplary nation for the world, ther
ve must have man power. and tc
have man power we must have the
best physical development of both
men and women.
In order TO bring that about Il
is necessary that we should develop
a system Of physical and mental
education consistent with our hab.
its. business requirements and So
cisl relations
Urges Universal Training.
Physical education, IL is admit.
ted, has been neglected. had a
striking personal illustration of tina,
game. There saw 10000 people
watching eighteen men exercise
| Most of that 10000 I suppose were
What we want to do is to reverse
| the condition - have the eighteen
watch the 10000 at exercise.
Germany approached universe
physical training nearer than an,
other M tion before the recent worlf
war. The result was that she wa,
able to stand of the world for foul
years because she had developed
her physical manhood along broat
lines and through a set plan and 4
made them next to irresistible. Bu
Germany's manhood was built VI
for purposes of destruction: Amer.
lea will have a constructive pur
pose.
Aims to Build Superman.
The bill creating the department
of public welfare soon is to becor'
law, and II will set up the system
which is 10 build the American
superman. The plan will repre-
sent the best thought of the mos
able physical directors in th'
country and the Federal govern
uent will encourage the various
States to adopt this systematic
plan.
I'm our present physical develop
ment system and this takes in alst
all our recreational affairs, we hav,
nothing like a specific plan: ever
state and various sections Of eacf
State has its own system or lacl
of system.
when our welfare bill becomes
| law and we have the machiner,
with which to operate we are GER
tain that We are going to create
a super-race"
Urres Model Hospital.
No plan of physically rehabili'
tating a nation would be complete
without generous consideration o'
its disabled soldiers and to this Gen
SAWYER and his collaborators ar
giving particular attention.
Large sums are to be asked o
this and coming Congresses for hos
pitals to take care of the increas