The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-17

WnlCn nave only
one child and two and a half million
each Of which has but two children.
The population Of Germany is in
crcas.ng five times az fast. In 1872
France had about 26,000,00O
peoplc and in the 40 years since
then she has gained only 100000,
while Germany, starting with the
population France has at present,
has made a gain Of 100000 souls,
and that in spite OF her great emil
grafton to America and other parts
OF the world.
In the first half Of last year the
births in France numbered only a
little over four hundred thousand
as against one million for the year
1865. For a long time the natural
increase OF the Germans has been
more than a million per annum.
You may remember that General
Won Moltke once said that the Ger
mans gained battle every year
over the French by the annual ad-
dttion to their population Of i,000,-
coo souls. A member OF the French
institute said not long ago that
France is losing four army crops
every IS years.
Saving the Babies.
These facts have stirred UP the
French government, the captains OF
Industry the intellectuals, and even
the peasants. Everyone over here ia
now planning new ways for saving
the babies and increasing the crop.
within recent years more than one
sixth OF all the babies born in the
republic have not reached the age of
g. months, and one-third OF this
sixth died during the first month
after birth. The death rate OF French
Infants within their first year is
from Is per cent to 20 per cent. or
one baby in every five, six or seven.
Almost half of the illegitimat chill
drn Of France are abandoned by
their parents, and tens Of thousands
OF legitimate babies die through
preventable causes. The ministry of
health for this reason has opened u
large maternity hospital and is pro-
viding funds for another. II is giv-
ing allowances to ConyalcsC"nt
mothers and is doing much to safe
guard babies against death and
disease.
France has some OF the largest
iouudling asylums of the world
There is one here In Paris which,
until now. has been surpassed only
by the great orphan asylum Of Mos
COW. 1t has many thousand times
morss babies than were slaughtered
by Herod at Bethlehem. and 1t costs
several million dollars year 10 keep
the little nobodies alive. The insti-
tuition has been in existence for more
than two centuries, II was once
managed by the nuns but Is now
under the government There is a
little Moses basket, a sort Of reyoly-
Ing tray, set in one OF the windows on
which a mother can lay her baby
and by whirl put II inside with
out herself being detected. The child
la then taken rs a member OF the
institution. II is given a name, and
Ut IN any way the place of birth
Or the name OF It's father and mother
San be obtained these are put on a
lag, a strip OF parchment which is
Ted around the child's arm.
The babies are kept in the refuge
% longer than IS absolutely neces-
ttTy, and then given away 10 those
who Will take them, or sent out 20
board, Wet nursese are in great de-
Inand, and their railroad fares paid
INTO Paris. There are always more
oahies than nurses, and at one time
every nurse was given choice ut
f-X babies. Some Of the babies are
Kept on "one cows milk" and goats
ana even dOnkeys add TO the feeding
supply.
100000 fatherIess Children
Since the war, boy babies have
h"tn IN the greatest demand, and the
orphan children OF France have been
more than ever carefully nourished
connected with this branch OF sal
wage mas been the national execu-
uF" committee OF the "Fatherlese
A.dren Of France which has oeeu
80 much helped by contributions
rom America. Since 1918, over
N4-OOO, 600 has been sent here from
me United States, and paid over
10 266,OOO0 orphans. Not one cent
at me money subscribed has been
used for the expenses of local COM
M!tlees, nor for those OF the commit
'.e IN Paris II mas all gone 70 the
ehlldren and I am told Il has saved
great many lives.
J have visited the offices OF the IN.
N.i m. here In Paris, and talked
win Madame Seligman Lui, the ef
rector She has the bust
ness thoroughly organized, There
sc great rooms filled with card In
usNes' each card bearing the name
UI enid and the record OF its fam
ny or whore his father was killed
"ul whether he needs money OF
not Madame SeNgman Lui told m,
,"at there are 100000 children who
,oas one or both parests by the war
lu lnat u per cent OF these have
nee found some means OF support
@Ne money given tho ornbans bs,