The Washington times., 1931-10-30
Five Frenchmen
That Land of Mixed Races Has Produced Many
Men of Power

Laval officially called President of the Council of Min.
isters of France whose real title should be Director and
Ruler of the French Nation" has come looked u.s. climbed
Empire State Building talked President Hoover
ected to Senator BOrah has gone home agana in five
days
Those who that ruler modern France the most
powerful Frenchman since Napoleon fell power at
Waterloo.
The history France great extent has dominated
Europe for many centuries history of powerful men,
appearing at the right time do work needed other powerful
men coming France required them.
Five Frenchmen at the top of this page The five might
fifty five hundred and the list of powerful
Frenchmen would not have been exhausted
We select the greatest but typical of France the
following:
Charemagne, of Pepin who ruled territory much
greater than modern empire reaching east to
Hungary and south to Calabria.
Modern France dates Charemagne although he and
his empire far from modern
Louis the Fourteenth He was powerful in his egotsm and
history has exaggerated in giving him the title lie K0 S0e
('The Sun King'). -
infinitely greater in of literary genius.
The accident of birth made him king, selfish interests OF
abler maintained and aggrandzed him. he spent ms @
under the thumb Of clever old woman VINO Paysu
upon his religious superons and his 1ears OF nell HnaS nc
we'll knew he deserved.
Nevertheless he a powerful Frenchman
Napoleon Bonaparte appears history as The great man
Of France in spite of the fact that he had no Erenc
him. unless be true, suggested that Frencn genera
who paid his in French military scnool was MS
real father.
Certainly powerful mother Letita Ramolnoa pure
Italian and the real creator Of Napoleon as Bertha OF the
Big Feet the creator of her Charemagne he came
from the little island Of Corsica to French military scnoo
uked by himself not liking the French boys who mocked
his Corsiean accent No accident Of birth made HIM He
himself France and ALMOST ruler of the world
Then came Waterloo St. Helena ulcers Of the stomach,
the rest silence for him. although the world did not
talking of him after the British Gagged him on the lonely
island, and will not cease talking
Laval who rules France today president Of
the Council of Ministers Like Napoleon Bonaparte he is
created He born in poverty in the Auvergne
Mountains rugged district in the middle of France that sends
able to Par-able mentally like Laval able physically
like the broad shouldered giants forts de la halle rong
of the market that carry easily their shoulders
weight of five hundred pounds
Laval father a humble peddler, of small
cart HIS son. Pierre the most powerful in France today
helped his father with the pushcar And he pushed with
his right hand he held book in his left hand and studied
Young Americans who want to get ahead might remember
that AS he passed. the village priest pointed him out saving
to other boys There somebody model yourselves upon
You have seen Laval at work recently this country He
came saw what he wanted sehe President the United
states the top Of the Empire State Building the Washington
Monument and the big buildings of Yrk-and sailed for
home five days aferward No lost motion or waste of time
Ihe PROBABILITY that he got what he wanted whatever
that may have been An able Frenchman always PLAN
HE GOES AFTER WHAT HE WANTS HE DOESN'T
SHLLYSHALLY AROUND, WONDERING WHAT HE
OUGHT TO DO HE KNOWS WHAT HE OUGHT TO DO.
Finally you picture Of Pasteur-A REALLY GREAT
FRENCHMAN. He is blessing to the whole world,
honor to science glory to the French greater than the
glory Of all the conquerors and killers politicians and selfish
kings
Pasteur conquered disease and explained it, He lies in
his grave while his brain protects cures and makes happier
millions of human beings His name wall LIVE FOR AGES
He conquered diseases the body including dreadful
rabies caused by mad dogs conquered also diseases Of plants
that baffled and impoverished farmers he overcame the
dreaded phvlOxerG that devastated French vineyards