The Elbert County tribune., 1915-05-21


opinion that out of this war may. per-
haps In the not too distant future.
arise United States OF Europe"
That is what we need. that is what
we should have" he continued. What
is at the bottom OF this war? l am
leaving out all considerations of neu-
trality. OF diplomatic bunglIng. etc.
It's the tariff.
Blames the Tariff.
Each country tried to build tariff
wall around itself, and to that you can
trace all our troubles Instead of
manufacturing everything in one coun-
try, we should let each country spe-
cialize in those goods which II can
best and most cheaply supply In
these United States OF Europe mark
well. economically speaking. France
might be left to supply all the silks
| for the combined countries, Austria
| glass. England cloth and ships, and
Germany machinery and chemicals;
America, for her part, might specialize
In supplying the cotton of the world.
But then. terrible as this war Is. 1t
will have It's beneficial results as we'll.
People in Europe were beginning to
| live too easily, too we'll; We were be-
| ginning to be threatened with stagna-
ton. A man who has eaten his fill
| is no longer creative. He wants to
sleep. not work. And after the war?
Well, Wen all have to live together
again. We all need one another. SO
/ w an &c ha <,f hta ri
of hatred and rancor?"
Mobilization of the kitchen" Since
the crown princess coined this express
sion the term has become a regular
German watchword.
At my first coming to Berlin l no.
ticed at once the almost entire abb
| sence of ladies-using the term here
in its narrower social sense--in public
places. Every afternoon. for instance,
Berlin used to take tea at the various
large hotels-the Kaiserhof. the Ad-
lon. the Esplanade. etc.
Woman's Work In War.
l was having tea one afternoon at
the Kaiserhof with a captain on the
war office STAFF. asked him: win
you tell me where all your ladies' are?
| mean. where is society?"
He looked at me urprised-almost
hurt.
Why" he answered. don't you
know that all our women. our real
German women, are modified, as well
as our men? These are the days when
the girls who have had practical
'hausfrau' education are having their
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and the nurse nowadays, not the
fraeulein professor, doctor. advocate. or
what not"
He was absolutely right, as l found
out later At the outbreak of the war
a great many women and girls with
university 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
responsible 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 colors-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
| profession, which is suffering greatly
through the war. A large hall in the
reichstag building has been placed at
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
contribution of something like $3.50
month and, OF course. donations are
gladly accepted.
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
woman's love for her "kaffeeklatsch,' .
| which used to be unthinkable without
cake and coffee, this Is one OF the most
remarkable effects OF the war.
At whatever small entertainments
are given. war poetry and "feidpost.
briefer Qetters from the 'front.' are the
most popular items on the program
The war has Matched an entire new