The sun., 1916-11-07
"PEACE, Food" CRY
OF GERMAN WOMEN
D. T. Curtin Says Revolt
Spirit Flames Up at
Regular Intervals.
AUTHORITIES ON ALERT
Movements Of Machine Guns
Observed at Each Out
break Of Unrest.
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LONDON. Nov. Sd. Thomas curtin 4
Boston writes In the Times to-day oY
the part German women play In the war.
Under the title THE Woman Problem"
MIR. Curtin. who spent much time In Ger
many says
THE difficult question OF the eternal
feminine was tackled ARMY by the Ger
man Government Immediately after the
outbreak Of the war. In dealing with
this many sided problem they have been
on the whole successful. Mistakes have
been made. but not the mistake Of de-
lay.
The efforts Of the German women
have almost doubled the national output
of war energy. Except in Berlin there
are few Idle women. The upper classes
both In Germany and Austria are either
In the hospitals. making comforts for
the troops. or In munition factories. The
bulk OF the work Of civil life is done by
prisoners or women. To see German
women and prisoners Of war. mostly
Russian. working side by side In the
Uetus " y common elknt.
Deal with social EviI.
The German authorities are utilizing
every kind OF women. The social evil.
against which the Bishop of London and
others are agitating here. IL effectively
dealt with by the German authorities not
only for The sake OF the health OF the
troops but In the interest OF munitions
work. Wome OF doubtful character are
first told that II they are found in the
neighborhood OF the barracks they are
liable to arrest. When so found they
are Immediately removed to their native
places aud put In the nearest cartridge
shops. The double effect has been an
increased output OF munitions and In
creased health for the soldiers.
81 have nothing but praise and ad-
miration for the way In which the
women have thrown themselves into the
struggle. believing implicitly as the are
told. With the exception of the lower
classes they believe everything that the
Government tells them. They feel they
are helping To fight n war Of defence for
their homes and children. The cynics Ia
the Foreign Office who manufacture
opinions rub this into them by ermons
novels. newspaper articles. faxed cinema
hims. Earbled extracts from allied news.
papers and books. bogus photograph.
ReichstaE orations. not forgetting
the incessant lectures BY professors who
make u~nceasing efforts throughout Ger
many.
Talk Of Peace and Food.
Beyond question the German women
are not standing their losses as well AS
your women. The attitude OF your
women In quieter and not followed BY
peace talk. which such events produce
IN oerman households. VIVA. surprises
me here Is Inc fact that the word peace
Is hardly mentioned anywhere. whereas
IN any German the two dom
inant words are 'Friede' ,Peace) and
Essen ,food).
Peace is always the German idea
Peace and food talk do not always re-
suit from the shortage. but from the dlf-
hculty OF getting ~hal IL to be obtained
ana the increasing monotony. The feel.
Ing OF the German women OF the lower
classes seems to rise and fan In curves,
changing about every three months.
There was "A great curve Of rebellious
talk. food talk. peace talk In july i'm
mediately following the Somne offensive
and the reports Of the losses that trick
led through.
Gradually there began an agitation
for a great munltion strike about Au-
gust !. The proposal was efrectually
concealed by the censorship There were
significant movements OF machine guns
10 all points OF danger and countless
warnings were issued against anarch-
lists. The German Government went
through a period Of anxiety.
Revolt NOte sounded.
Notices summoning scmi-reyolution-
airy meetings were whispered among
women standing in the food lines. These
women did not pay attention to the bell
ringlnss. displays OF flags and other
manifestations ordered by the Govern
ment upon every possible occasion. such
as the safe arrival OF the submarine
Deutsc bland at baltimore and her re-
turn to Bremen.
Just before the first success over
Rumania the same feeling was rising
again which arose before August /. I'm
les Germany achieves some success
before Christmas ! venture to prophecy
/. will rise once more. The interesting
truth II that the women are the chief
promoters OF unrest. The unfortunate