The Washington herald., 1916-01-23
Will The Survival Of the Unfit Force Women

was the simple VIII OF two lovers 10 nave
offsprings and make provision for the
growing babes. But in the long years OF
peace, that primary object Of mstrimony
has more or less been lost sight OF and
looks old-fashioned, a droll survival OF a
primitive age.
True love and affection is the simplest
element in the chemistry Of life, but
modern matrimony. the marriage prob
lem In times Of pTOtracted and luxurious
peace. is a hopeless compound. And now
war has come. The great, cruel, over
powering. gigantic world war
will its brutal and elemental force
sweep aside the bastard child Of sensuous
peace? Will its iron discipline, involving
death and bitter woe, once more teach
mankind that il is not necessarily a long
spell Of peace tFat leads to the serene
and tranquil heights OF human progress
and Development VIII war teach MS
what matIimony really means VIII IL
teach US by the agony OF separation and
last GaEewelI that the supreme and
simplest happiness, the 'summum bonum
OF life is that external simple and national
trinity OF man, wife and child
Thus feminine psychology. studying IL
self
Finally it has taken the war. with its
inroads on the pick OF German manhood,
to bring thousands to a realization that
the birth rate Of the German empire is
going backward and that after the war
Germany faces the retroEression that has
been going on in France With the real
izatiOn has come official acknoV Icdg-
ment Of the efforts OF the German So
rietE for Population Increase to check
the alarming condition
The new society las mapped out nlans
which include LEGISLATION 10 revise taxa
riOn schedules and so to place an equal
burden uuUu the family man and the
bachelor. literally driving The latter into
malrimOny IL includes "moiherhuod
premiums intended 90 r0uuIoracr the
economic difruLty Of bring ne children
into the world. and tho harden Of SUPP
porting them The soofor. hopes TO bring
about ndcucl 'oHard earlier marriage.
ana is r9anuin- Campa.-u f0 decrease
'n0 're ming period Of rrado- and -n-
,>-.n-.- -" f.:f yUun- mn0 aIu he'nme
m"n'. ,.I.oT~ al au earlier rur' and
upon educational work hr ran.'. rnF SIC
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Few of rhr ruL.r- of rh,. German --atos
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nrh IN. .ana.- OF .n. ~ornrN.- nIrus
Emperor William and rar King o0 E.larJa
espr,la.. ar. dr.I~r,d TO ne unrlu~ia-tIc-
ally rou.nG Tile. project
Tho ,~-.aaru~ o' rh' r.uHomrnr may ha
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