Show MORE DEATHS THAN BIRTHS minister of cf finance of france gives out some startling figures paris the birth rate of franco france was lower by more than in 1911 than in 1901 according to loula louis klotz minister of finance the number of births last year according to NT klotz was only in ift the w hole of france against a decade ago in 1907 and 1911 he said the deaths actually exceeded the births this was lie he continued a sad state of things adding that this condition placed france in a situation 0 of inferiority in comparison with tho the other great nations |