The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-07-16
BY Or. Gustave De La Jarrie.


It's turnings; entering a house, one
,aust follow its customs" In govern
Gne her colonial possessions France
has always followed this counsel,
observing two essentials-th Fart Of
the natives g. e., their customs) and
Inc part of the legislator ii, e., the
law).
For France the penetration of civ
ilization means her best and super
Tor gifts, without destroying the
racial attributes OF the annexed peo-
pies. In fact, she considers that, no
matter how inferior a race may be.
this people is nevertheless conscious
of q certain rudimentdry science,
demanding comparison with what is
offered in place Of it,
One must not forget that the ma
live is the living incarnation Of the
earth that nourishes and protects
him, and that he is identified with
its soil and its productions. By Yir-
tue of his native intuition he has,
after long struggle, become master
of nature which has been the OBJ
iect of his daily observation, the
arsenal Of his weapons. without he
iIlS dDlt W lIEnSlOllll II :
French cnlonizcrs and colonial adj
ADMINISTRATIONS all those who are in
terestcd in colonial expansion, under
standing its importance ard having
vision like Ferry, Doumer, Galieni
Lyautey--understand that what is
true in the material Is also true
in the IDEAL Therefore the colonial
regime of France is based on respect
Of the individuality and moral con-
science the native as well as their
physical persons. That is why France
is beloved by all her subjects.
France Finds Her Reneficient GEN
iuS In Sarraut, Minister OF Col
OIiCS.
From a colonial point of view
France also has found her beneficent
genius in Albert Sarraut, the present
Minister of Colonies. With his spirit
of energy and organization there is
no doubt that the light Of prosperity
will soon shine on all French colo
MES and protectorates.
The importance of Frances col
onial dimiEions is but insufficiently
known. though after Great Britain's it
is second TO none. The French col
onies comprise 11,S4S,9O4 square Kill
ometers-i. e., the equivalent Of the
areas of the United States anC
Alaska put together, twenty two
times that of France and with a
native population Of 5S.QJ0000
From an economic point of view
1t is rot known widely enough that
the French colonies offer great mark
cts, open to industrial and CONNER
clal activities, and that a rational
exploitation OF their animal, vrge-
table and mineral wealth may have
incalculable results. Furthermore,
only those well informed in inter
national finance know that the COM
mercial turnover Of the French colon
ial empire was 6,681, 100000 francs
in 1920, and that it might be ten,old
Two Of the few who have this I'M
derstanding and vision, and who are
experts in finance. gave a few days,
ago and almost simultaneously, their
opinions of the great value of the
French colonies. otto II. Kahn, in
the Matin (Paris), writes that in his
opinion one of the most interesting
factors in the comeback of France
would be the development of her
vast and immcns ely rich colonial en-
pre. Henry r. Cooper. vice-pres-
ident of the Equitable Trust Com
pany of New York, says in the Paris
edition OF The New York Herald that
France. with her reconduered terri
tories and her colonies. is, as con-
Germs raw materials and capacity of
production, becoming a power in the
world which few Americans realize
and all Frenchmen ignore.
I To write the history of French
colonization one would have TO go
back to five centuries before the dis
covery of America by Christopher
Columbus. One woulo have to fol-
low the Basque fishermen into the
boreal seas, pursuing the whale, and
stopping on the coasts of. Maine;
one would have to follow the Norman
sailors on their adventurous cruises
to the Occidental coast of Africa, o!
the Rochelle sailors to the coasts
of Brazil, or Duplex to INDIA, Car
tier and Champlain to the Saint Law
renee and the ,lIssissippi
1t was really in 1880 that the era
of Frances colonial policy COM
MERGED ushored in by the famous
Algerian expedition, marking the be-
ginning of civilization in Africa.
This Algerian conquest is said to
have been the result of the Day oil
Alsiers's aftronl to a representative
of France, but the causes leading
I'D to this affront are TO be found in
the anarchronism of piracy existing
on the Mediterranean-the cradle OF
civilization-an the incident of the
fan" but started the expedition that
destroyed the hornets nest.
To-day Algisrs is one OF the most
MAGNIFICENT ports in the WORLD lnd
Algeria one of the most beautltul
and fertile regions knows, giving
without counting. like a rich ana
generous person. of her agricultural
and mineral riches. Her native pop
ulation collabortes in administrative
and governmental works; religion
and customs are respected; trades
and craftsmanship are developing; roads,
railways, ports, the most perfect
economic utilities grow in number,
thus Transforming this land of bar
barism and slavery.
Not more than half century ago
traffic of slaves fiourished in Africa
BY the door of Algeria France en-
tered the dark continent; means o.
communication were established, ana
the slave traffic disappeared,
If the incident Of the fan con-
Quoted France quickly to her estab-
lishment in Algeria, consecutive
events caused her TO assume a pre-
ponderant part in Tunfsia. part she
could not leave to the care OF others
II is true that her interests IN TINS
! countrw date back several centuries,
the Consul OF France having hao
,,raao,inapna at tho RPylical Court