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mently said, "It is a question that France should 

 make it a point of honour to solve through one of 

 her children." Each of his successful researches 

 rejoiced him the more because it was made in 

 France and for the honour and good of France. 

 Knowledge once won is of no country; it is the 

 common guerdon of mankind; but he who cares 

 nothing as to where it grows seems to lack an 

 element of patriotism. If from our land, rather 

 than from another, should come, for instance, the 

 knowledge that is ultimately to remove the terrible 

 curse of cancer it would be a legitimate source of 

 national pride. Just before the war there was 

 established in connection with the National Insur- 

 ance Act a considerable endowment for research 

 in medicine an entirely new departure in the 

 policy of this country. The committee entrusted 

 with the expenditure of the public moneys has 

 in duty bound devoted its resources during the 

 war to investigations called for by the war itself, 

 and important work has been done of which the 

 public has little cognisance. Afterwards, it is to 

 be hoped, its resources may be strengthened rather 

 than weakened. 



It is not financial assistance alone, however, 

 which the nation should provide for the investi- 

 gator. This is not even the most important stimulus 

 that the nation can provide for him. Recognition 

 and proper standing in the body politic are his 

 due, and these should be at last forthcoming. 



