The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-07-08


THAT is what we need, that IL wha
we should have" he continued. "Wha
ih at the bottom of this war? / an
leaving out all considerations OF nea
trality, OF diplomatic bungling, etc
4 It's the tariff. 3'7S
p - - Blames the Tariff. 81.
Each country tried 10 build tarif
wall around itself, and to that you car
\ trace all our troubles Instead Of
Manufacturing everything in one Coun
try" We should let each country spe
cialiZe In those goods which ii ear
1 best and MOST cheapIy supply. In
these Omitted States of Europe mark
Well ecoAotmically' speaking France
might be left to supply all the silks
forE the combined countries, Austria
glass, England cloth and ships" and
Germany machinery and chemicals /;
America. for her part, might Specialize
ii Simplifying the cotton Of the world,
't"But stlieng terrible as this war liz, it
will have fits beneficial results as we'll.
People in Europe were beginning to
I've too easily, TOO we'll; we were be-
ginning to be threatened with 'stagna-
tion A man who has eaten his I'LL
is no longer creative! He"wahts to
sleep, not work. And after theTwar?
Well, we1l ali have to- live together
again. We alt need one another! $50
what is the use or nursing this spirit
Of hatred and rancor?" N'' 'atE ~"
Mobilization of the kitchen" Since
the crown princess coined this express
sion the term has become q regular
German 'watchword. ''''''t.'' ~ Il.
At my first coming to Berlin 1 no.
ticed at once the almost entire alb
sence Of ladies--dsing the term here
In its narrower social seise-in public
places Every afternoon" for instance,
Berlin used to take tea at the various
large hoteis-the' Kaiserhof,, the Ad-
lonE the Esplanade, hetc: i5"' 'N' 4,
~. Woman's Work in War.
I was having tea one afternoon at
the Kaiserhof with d captain on the
war Office staft!' asked him: "eWnl
you tell me where all your ladies are?
mean. where is society?" ''@'"ts .Srt
He looked at me surprised-almost
hurt. srEFG ai ne PrtisI &r.as- d'@nr
Why" he answered, don't you
know that all our women, our real
German women, are modified, as we'll
as our men? These are the days when
the girls who have had practical
'hausfrau' education are having their
innings. We need the housekeeper
and the nurse nowadays. not the
fraeulein professor, doctor, advocate,or
what not" ...' ...,. D.. :.
He was absolutely right, as found
out later At the outbreak OF the war
a great many women and girls with
degrees, stenographers,
bookkeepers. etc, working in Offices.
thought that at last their turn had
come. They were going to show that
they could replace the men at the
heads OF departments, or at whatever
duty might have to be per
formed. Most of them we're sadly dis
appointed. In the larger offices, the
heads Of firms-if they were not called
to the eOlors--replaced their own
managers, working double time; the
staffs were cut down to half, and SO
were the salaries.
Helping the Musicians.
A number of Women's clubs have
been organized for the purpose OF
helping those employed in the musical
which 10 suffering greatly
the war. A large hall in the
reichstag building has been placed al
the disposal OF these clubs, and there
they meet and hear concerts, some
times two or three of them in the
same day. The woman members pay
q contribution of something, like $3.50
\ month and, of course, donations are
gladly accepted. 90, e.. t.."'@
Some of the concerts take place at
private houses, and the rule has been
made that absolutely no refreshments
shall be served on such occasions, ex.
cept to the artists. The women sit
from three till six, knitting, talking, or
listening to the music. For anyone
who knows Germany and the German
love for her ''kaffeekiatsch,"
which used to be unthinkable without
cake and coffee, this is one OF the most
effects of the war. rE.'
AT whatever small entertainments
are given, war poetry and 'feldpost-
briefe" Cetters from the frontJ are the
most popular items on the program.
rhe war has Matched an entire new
brood Of poets and writer's.
Cheering the Soldiers.
I went to dinner one night at the
house of Professor Archenhold, the
iirector of the Treptow observatory,
hear Berlin. His wife has organized
,inema lectures in one OF the halls of
he building for wounded soldiers for
he women and children OF the neigh
oorhood, and especially for the ref
igees from East Prussia. -"
The particular quarter in which the
stands has large Social
st element, and the frau professor |
with them many hours a |
lay. met some OF the women and
alked to them. One Of them said to |
ne:
II have had letter from my hus-
1and Tin Francel telling me not to |