The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-11-22

In 1870 to 2s.5 In 1911. and was sim
decreasing.
Gradually he has gathered around
him a group Of the most eminent
medical. scientific and pedagogical
men from every part %: Germany. who
form the nucleus Of tho new society.
lie has written much on the subject.
but he has worked ~ other and more
practically ways. nhd has Interested
the legislative forces ON which he fccls
he must reply 60 proceed practically.
Tho society proposes. first OF all.
a revision Of direct taxation. n mar
riage is 70 increase. II believes. bach
clors must be literally driven into
IT, And to drive them into Il they
must De made to pay u tax equal Ia
hat paid by the man Of am average
family. They nov pay about the
same direct tax, and their advantage
comes In q smaller indirect t3N-lcs.
for salt, sugHr. bc,r and other eat
abics and turntables because they
have less mouths 20 feed. Therefore
the matter must be cqudlized by ID
higher direct tax. one whlrh they
shall feel as no Indirect tax is felt.
In recognition. however. that an in
justice can easily be worked 81 general
conditions, especially working condi-
lions. remain the same as at present.
the society looks forward to "a read
Justment % the existing apprentice
ship and training periods through
which workmen and professional men
now have TO go. This rcadjustmcnt
may have to be legislative. il may
come voluntarily. In many cases. In
tho one way or the other. the society
the young man To earn q likelihood
al an earlier < h heretofore,
and hence 10 marry earlier.
Prof Wolf is also q champion of
the motherhood pension system now
in vogue in Australia He would have
the state offer 800 OF 400 marks 10
the mother who gives birth Co "a ntth
child. and some other sum for each
additional baby. He very frankly
calls the system bribery" bun be.
lieyes % would bc effective bribery.
ana that ne money would be the de
Gliding weight In the scales whcn the
question should come up OF whether
another child could be afforded Or
not.
Prof. Wolf counts on the effective
ness of q universal campaign by doc
tors and teachers. ministers and
priests, for earlier marriages though
this applies largely 10 the country dis
tricts ana especially to Catholic Sec
tions where the influence Of the priest
IS great
Considering the rigid regulation ol
disease, Prof WOLF points our that at
present the German man marries. ON
the average, al the late age of 30.
He proposes To minimize disease boy
registration uf the diseased and tho
qu]arautiuing of the disease s%ptcadcrs
Though the wal has opened peo-
piles eyes Co the need of checking the
German decrease IN the birth rate %
said Prof Wolf. q do not personally
believe hat 10, alone. will have "a seri-
Gus effect.
The German population uf 90 mil
ions is roughly divided into $4,000. 600
mrE "a 80 5Op. GOO women. Even 30
our losses are very heavy Ht the on &,
say Il million dead there stlIl remain
a2.Inu,uu1 men. a l1rg" proportion col
them capable of being fathers. The
decrease will go ON unless we look
deeper than the war for it- causes
THAT d has not been greater BE- due
solely Go AN even larger decrease in
the death rate. $50 hat the situation
has looked Roster than IL actually is.
People have been too prone tu look
at the net Increase in population.
hich has been stationary al 500. 0OU
20 year. and not at the Russian in,
crease OF $4,000 600 annually
"lt Is In that direction that IN.
danger lies. We are too closely up.
~proNiuutiug France. standing stil
while mar Slay urlghbor grows bS
leaps and bounds France. iu M,
opinion, is slowl, hut SURELY sinking
back tu e position something Hike thai
of Spain. q second ate power. Is,
do not want tp do the same thing.
The outcome Of the war naturally
yan have a very far-rcaching cn,g.
uu the whole problem IL we were
,unuoi,ubly Go lose. there is mo- dou5
that thor economic results woul,
make u difficult to carry OIt uI.
plans ~. on the other hand, we win
Js uf course believe We shall. th'
plans urc infinitely easter OF cNoyu
ton.
There is Co Dee considered on on
side hat ", probably shall get an in
deIuuiJy which viii do much 10 rclict
any possible economic stress ON "a.
other there is the possibility thut Vs.
shall have ne wtcrritory with It's Ter
tile population Go AID in building ul
thar Of the empire as q whole
The new society has cstBhlisho,
headquarters az kurfucrstendrmm a
Berlin lts directorate reads like th.
roster of AN the distinguished mcdict.
legal pedagogical ~ scientific me-
OF Germany. Tho first three are rep
resented by the three vice presidents
Dr bippc president OF tho Gcrma.
Physiciaus' association OF Loip-ip
Prot. Ia George 70 Mawr formo
imperial uudcr-sDgrotars cot state. "a
Munich, aud Doctor OF Laws SEQ
strauss and Turuoy. president of IA
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