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Show Low Birth Rate Is Alarming in Western Europe LONDON, Oct. IX Sir Ridor Has card, givinc evidence bofore the national na-tional birth rate commission dwelt on the dangers of artificially keeping down births, which is now widespread In every wesiorn nation, he said, except ex-cept perhaps Russia and- Germany. He was of the opinion that unless a startling change occurred the western races within the next two centurios would be submerged bncath a great new influx from the teeming mr'ads of the east Sir Ridor thouqiit thai the state might stamp out diseases which wore seriously affecting the race, and also Fiibsidize motherhood And a. a 'ast dosperate resort, the state, he urged, could directly or indirectly bring up all children, even holding out a kind hand to those not born in wedlock |