The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-14
AMERICAN WOMEN
MOST BEAUTIFUL.
Declaration of Prominent Rus.
sian Specialist Made
in Berlin.
RECENTLY ON VISIT HERE
Reichstag Considers E.nlarging
Scope of Law Against
White Slave" Trade.

Especial Gable TO The Times -Dispatcn,
ber'ln. April i3.---"rhe women of TO-
day arc moro beautiful than were ~,
women of "A century or even n ponera
ton ago: the women of the future vii,
be even more beautiful than the wo-
men OF to-day Probably in no coun-
try is tho beautiful woman appreciated
more than In America; ono need b,t
can attention to the wealthy mar
riaSea OF women on the stage 10 co,,c
TO the conclusion tina, in America al
iesst beauty draws the prize" Thu.
"aS the declaration OF Dr. y +. Eor-
io"Ski prominent Russian special.
Isl naaGing through Berlin on HIS re-
'urh from a tour o: the United Suites
The doctor declared ,nat ,bc
iC"h women Were the most beautiful i'm
the world to-day. ana In In. o,a.,.
named came the iUiIoWiuE. I,r.,,r,
Russian. Austrian. German ana tn,s
iisH. lie said there were several IVn,.,
oil beauty IN America. and 1t was dir.
,,t,,f ~ cay which was the most
beautiful or typical American
The doctor said that ,h, women ~,
the Pacific coast particularly those
o! California. were taller and mos.
beautiful than ,hoHe OF the MIddl,
west ana the East. "evci il they at1
nave large feet" He attributed IN.
teet and stature TO the outdoor al;
Next to the Caiifornians he preferred
the women o. the south
In HiTdcttS, charm ana uue ra,rI.
nc conAidered the san Francisco wa
men more like the French imam any
other american type. The women OF
s sMe h.as., nc said. we're most beautiful.
GUY showed the lack OF outdoor life
enjoyed by tho Southern and Western
women
DR.. koriowsk! declared that the wo
ine'! OF the future woula be even moro
oedHtiiuI imam those OF to-day bccaus,
beauty was being cultivated aesidu-
ousiy and sensbiy" lie stated ina, IN
i'ua4ta ana In America, also to some
extent IN England, beauty f.dsn
slower and women ROMAN beautiful
longer than in most other countries.
That there are l.iuo white slave
aea!efa' in Germany known TO the
police Of Berlin and that ninety were
convicted and sent 10 prison for long
terms during the last twelve months,
Tor dealing In girls ana young women,
was the statement made in the Reich
stag during the debate on charging
the scope OK the law against tho
white slave trade. Reports were read
showing that the bartcring OF women
Ike so many human chattrls. has reach
cd large proportions In Germany, dc,
spite the campaign that has been wag-
cd against the dealers who are well
organized.
No subject has come up in this 5os-
sion OF the Reichstag in which tho
inemhcrs. regardless OF party. were 80
unanimous. aud bin was passed en-
iarsins the scope OF the present law.
giving the authorities greater power
, nd rra
women in Germany wanted in other
countries on such charges.
Germany has from the first taken "a
strong stand against the white slave"
trade, German girls and young wo-
men have been among the most numer-
Gus victims of this nefarious traffic.
S!lesia. the eastern part OF Prussia,
Russian Poland md parts of Austria,
are the chief recruiting grounds for
tho dealers. and the United States,
Brazil and Argentine are tho principal
/ import markets" Much disappoin;-
mcnt is expressed here that the United
States has not yet taken "a deeper In
terest in the international phase OF
this traffic, and has confined It's Wig
orous campaign almost wholly TO pros
secutions at home.
About 100000 women In Prussia
labor on tho farms for an average daily,
wage OF cents. or course, they arc
ignorant ana untQucalCO, ana VIM
out the slightest knowledge of tho
world. Their one desire and hope is To
save small "dowry" in order to
marry.
1t is among these women. particu-
larly toward the Russian-Polish from
tier. that the white slave dealers find
easy victims for exporting" Not ono
has the slightest inl<linS OF what her
fate Will be. Pitiable tales occasional
~ come back from New York. Buenoa
Ayres, Rio de Paneiro and other places.
Usually. however, the girls are never
heard from again.
One OF the steps taken to make tho
Exporting" more difficult is new
rule that no unmarried woman UNI
accompanied by her parents. can leave
Germany without a passport, and all
officials nave been instructed to make
rigid Investigations before passports
are issued.