The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-29

of the military authorities in sending
soldiers upon furloegh 10 a pars %
the country remote from their own
homes. This is done partly to keep
knowledge of the p%rlyations Of the
soldier from his own family aud thus
| ~rcs,rie; the war weartness which
the governnen, 50 breads and partly
to the double household
plan.
Commenting on tho falling birth
rate. ~. Van der Klu,e said;
"Kultur's remedy for this state OK
affairs Is an elaboration Of promisen'
Qua inierconrsc. which is a serious
subiect for debate among the German
clergy. ENCOURAGED by the freedom
with which tho subject Is discussed
and By the liberation OF the authori-
ties. an amazing crop of bigamists OF
both sexes are openly defying the laws
Of the vkrious German states. one
Of The objects Of the league above
mentioned II 10 force the state 70 care
properly for the offspring Of thesr
unions when the war Is over. Tor the's
temporary nature r. conceded by the
propagandists.
An astonishing instance OF The per-
version Of this doctrine Of the repop-
ula,ion OF Germany was recently given
In the divorce court, An erring wife,
who's. soldier husband sought relief
on the ground Of her infideliiy. an
SEVERED with the eNcusce that he mad
been absent from home more 'han
twelve months. She declared that sh'
had a higher duty 20 h fatherland
than her duty 20 her husband and
her marriage vows. To-day the faith
|crland needs soldiers, tomorrow she
will need children she cried, She was
heard sympatheiically, and acclaimed
by the persons in oour, a. "a true pa
triot: and the cas- was adjourned IN
order 20 give her husband a chance 'Y
reconstitute their relations ON 1n
amlcabie basis.
Us way Of Kansas and VVuched for
by William Allen wn.te. who publish
ed i, in his 'Emporia Gazette ,sivirs
as his Informant George W. simmons
OF 81. LOUIS. q story of definite
orders found among the papers OF cap
tured German officers directing them
to visit certain mn whose names
and addresses were given. for the pun
pose OF ncreasirg the population.
Many similar reports have appeared IN
thc French papers-enoueh. II Wen
authenticated. 10 Indicate this as a not
uncommon military practice.
As 10 lateral marriages d's'
patch irpm Rgme sOme time HEp al
legged that pamphlets had been wide'5
b. the military aathoriiie;
urging upon German .roOps this va
riety Of polygamy. which, thc mc-sas~
asserted. Is the only means fcr tbs
formation OF a new powerful armed
force aud for the ennoblemeni ot NOR
ali,y. In this married women wese
in the interests OF the father
land. 10 "seeure the necessary pc"
mlsslen from their husbands 10 con
tract lateral marriages. based upon
personal inclination. with married
men. who. IN turn. must obtain Their
wives consent. The grimly humorous
aspect Of this particular scheme wa
not overlooked by foreign eri'lcs' pu1
there seems reason TO believe il ha-
met with approval by ~ least "a pot
ton of those ms 4 c0nqerned-ihai
the German ONE
The percentage u illegitlmaey ''
Germany, especially IN ne cities h'.
nsyn large hui the increase
since the war has been ASTONISHING
carl A-kerman h-s asserted hat r'
HAMBURG the pcrcentuse hus jumped
a. 20 a. per cent d year ago ~
a coroilary 20 this and Go vide rtc"s
milton Of many forms OF "near MAJ
riages ne also claimed hat iiah
burg has no longer my red light az
trlct % thus supporting the arsuiaen'
Of the theore,ienl advocates % polys'
amy that ~ r%e-esip blishment OF som'
fom 81 respectable conouoin"s'
go faf toward eliminating pros
titutlon. Incidentally that trgum'n'
was given publicity in Sew YORK
month ago, when The Evening Trl''
cram" published an interview with
Mrs s,lsan Young Gates a daushle'