Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-18
GERMANY's new LEAGUE
COMPELs MILITARY DUTY
Women Who Would Cast Ballu,
Would Also &c Called To Serve
- I'm Army.
PLAN FOR INTENSIVE TRAINING
Draft Suggested to Fin Ranks OF
Nurses and DomcstiCs and Teach
.NristoCraCy Great American Doc.
tripe That Work Is honorable.
u, .Lruuu &. ANDERSEN.

BERLIN. Nay lS-A woman noN G
mcnt oE far more ambitious design
than anything yet undertaken in
America has been ,aurchcd in Ecriin
by wives, daughters and sisters of ac-
tive and retired army officers and
during it's brief existence has secured
9. following ia every par; OF Germany.
The Organization behind tho move
.nicut ~ known Is ;hc League OF Gcr-
man officers Wives and is headed by
Frau ELSA Spohu. widow OF = rrussian
major general Tho league Is not sat-
ishcd with equal rights for women: Il
demands also equal duties for women
and ITS most daring tenet is r"mpu!.
mature age side by side with univer-
sal military service - men.
The lea da6 aired! has saa memser-
lin, and is growing rapidly
Acting on the principle that IT y
eyery woman duty to do some;hins
cicty. We are going TO work incessant-
~ tor legislation ihat Will compel al
IONS WomGn no TO d laai, MS duiy de-
suburb OF iialense..
Requested to enumcratc dedni."
tasks 10 which the proposed universal
sociaI service may hc applied frau
Nursing is one Of them uf course,
,he!e is nothinG paricu.arly new in
compulsory is new. according to our
plan women viii be drafted for This
lask and given proper training. Just
as young men are drafted and trained
IN ihe military service
TO Provide Domc>tic..
Domestic service is another oc,I.
ration that Viii bc given careful a.
j%nri"n The are thousands of
motner mas to Weri, a day and is
compelled 20 leave the children - get
along as best they can We would
ira n women 10 go into these homes
a
Hreadwinncr 10 Sc. ihaI tho children
ar.e properly cared for and sent t"
schoo!. and that IN" parents ret their
urea reSnia y. In this connection
our plan OF training viii include a
'hor3uGh domesiic science course.
IllcEitimate children would also he
cared for under our plan OF compu!-
sorry service Reared under healthy
tonoitlons and given proper educa-
lIieEltlm+ic child viii have as good
opportunities for developing into a
Useful and respected memhcJ of So
"iety AS any child born in wedlock
one Of the principal objects vii D..
10 tea'h the women of our ariStocracy
MouTT Sreai American doctrine that
WORK. even the humblcst kind OF work
vice will throw our arisiocracy into
Ultimate contact with the prolctaria,.
The counts daughter will work or
equal terms with the outcast picked
up on the street. II ihis will MOI Icv.i
socia distinctions and create a rue
democracy nothing Will.
Training for Tasks.
Every drafted woman wjl he train
20 loT the task for which She is best
tttcd. Those who have had the Adj
vantage or superior education Will ben
en- oihcrS by their knowledge. While
tu"Sc thai are less fortunate will he
I1Neu the opportunity to learn Al
VII pc compelled TO take regular phy-
siea GNercisc. Tor a healthy body is
"ss'ntla! tor healthy motherhood
our proSram Is h! no means com
IHctc; tlrSi OF all wc must secure the
ivT,is!at'on neSe ssary. for making COM
ruIsoFE Socla service an established
.;ct ihcn VIC snail learn is cX-
lrrlencc JuSt how much society re-
lures Of ;hc womon's army
Strikinsiy beautiful young girl
WITH DARK SILKY hair. tw.nkiin" black
cNeS and pclfec; physique thai he
NaHtd systematic devotion 10 outdoor.
"pOrtS entered the room
Nice; ms daUghicg E.lizabcth' SAM