The Glenwood post., 1910-06-04

A MOST important letter has
been drawn up and published
by the Princess Christian
and three of her colleagues.
She herself is president Of
the South African Colonization So
ciety. Lady Bective is president of the
Central Bureau for the Employment Of
Women. Lady Knightley is president
of the British Women's Emigration
association. and Lady Grosvenor 10
chairman of the committee Of colo
nial intelligence for educated women.
The theme on which they write is the
advantages Of the colonies for edu-
Gated women. The ground fact Of the
situation is that in this country there
IL a surplus Of females. Biologists tell
us that a strong race always produces
more females than males. and when
males preponderate 1t Is sign of de-
cay. So there 10 no reason for ap-
prehension about the fact that the
proportion of girl-babies that come
into the world in England is greater
than that Of boy-babies. Further. the
numerical difference between the
sexes greatly increases as time goes
on, probably because more men go
abroad either to the colonies or to
seek their fortune in some other way.
1t is too often thought that the COL
onies are only good for the women
woods and perform work compared to
which the work Of domestic service Is
light. This is not the case. There
are as many openings for the younger
daughter as there arc for the younger
SON, and 1t is lamentable that she
should be so often, in the words of
the letter. compelled to linger at
home till her youth Is past with no
better prospect than a future of aim
less and dreary spinsterhood." The
educated gentlewoman. accustomed to
country life, will nnd many openings
in the colonies similar to those she
has here, only the positions are better
paid and less crowded. Again quoting
the letter: "In nursing. in teaching. IN
clerical work and in a score of other
capacities the colonists report that
there is need of women's assistance"
These educated women, many of
whom possess a little capital that
could be utilized to advantage in a
new land, would be decided acquisi-
tion to any colony they went to, as
they are for the most part not only
well educated, but healthful and even
athletic In body. They have every
capacity for being useful members of
new community and, In the end, for
becoming the mothers. ot, a colou!al
race. Psychologists may perhaps e1-
plain why 1t is that in the colonies
the proportion Of sexes becomes
changed and the boys predominant
over the girls. Dr. Lathon, whose die
tionary is still in use. used to have a
theory which he established by means
of many facts and modern instances,
that race never succeeded in main
tanning itself as colony unless 1t In
termixed with the Indigenous people
or was continually recruited with
fresh blood. The climate must GER
tainly produce some effect on the men.
The early colonies of Greece and
Rome passed utterly out Of existence.
To keep our own stream of fresh
emigrant blood from England Is ahso-
lutely necessary.
During the present year Rhodesia
is likely to be much before the public
eye, and the attention of the emigrant
is being freshly directed towards 1t.
This is. in great measure. due to
the advances made in the growing
and drying of tobacco. Rhodesian to-
bacco has now secured a foothold in
London. and speaking from personal
experience. we are satisfied that 1t is
a sound. clean. unadulterated tobacco.
the recent samples showing a great
Improvement on those first sent to us
The cigarettes. too. seem to meet
with general approval. One result of
this Is to attract 4 sort of man who
does not generally emigrate. That is
to say. one who has retired from busi-
ness with a little capital. or who is in
receipt of government pension. We
met a man of this kind the other day
He made a small fortune in Canada in
his early manhood. and came homo to
England. partly owing to a domestic
bereavement and partly for the pur-
pose of educating his children. Now
that they are on his hands he has
started for Rhodesia, because he
thinks a colonial life the happiest DOS.
sible. or. at any rate. the most suit.
able for a man Of his temperament.
He has never cultivated tobacco In
his life. but prides himself on his ahil.
ity to PICK up any craft that IL prac.
tiSed on the ixi1d. He tfnsd hip 1our.
9ey 70 ~ in the course of II to WI!
aess the procsSs oe drying. bsoauS,
NE whole sscret q tobacco culture
uss not % much IN gro~sag aT In N.