South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-30
SEX BALANCE NOW
UNEVEN FROM WAR
Eleven Million More White
Women in World Than
Men. Statistics Show.

LONDON. Dec 2s-There are ap-
proxlmateIy 100000 more females
OF the white race than males today.
as compared with an excess OF -
100000 before the war. according
20 statistics just made public here.
The four million excess was swollen
by the war % nea-iy three times It's
former dimensions. and the greatest
proportional increase was in women
between the ages OF 20 and so years
In another 20 years or so this
excess should practically disappear
by the action OF natural sex In
crease II no disturbing factor should
occur.
The problem then viii not be the
want O. balance Of tho sexes. but
the pressure OF population IN the
old world. where. Unless emigration
takes or a more even sex Cow. there
Will still be an excess OF females
while IN the new world the opposite
condition viii still prevail
Ten years ago the only parts Of
Europe fin which males were 30 a
majority were the Balkan states.
Bulgaria. Greece. Rumania. Serbia
(and Herzegovina and Lux
emburg.
Russia and Great Britain.
Every other country showed a
greater or lesser excess Of females.
Numerically IL was greatest IN Rus
STA and IN Great Britain. proportion
ally IN Portugal and Norway.
Ireland. Germany Finland. Swe-
den and Switzerland all showed q
persistent decline in the ratio Of fe-
male excess.
IN Austria-HUngary and the Meth
erlands a sharp rise from 1880 20
1890 was followed by fall TO 1910.
while IN Scotland a marked fan in
the period 1S81-91 was followed by
a less marked rise 20 1911.
England and Wales. Belgium.
Denmark. France. Italy. Norway.
Portugal and Spain all showed. how
ever. a persistent rise in the pro-
portion OF females in the population.
DisprOportionate Increase.
Practically all the countries which
had an excess IN 1911 viii show an
increase Of that excess IN 1921
and IN many cases, notably
Germany. France. Austria-Hungary
and Belgium. this increase viii be.
in consequence OF the war. an en-
tirely disproportionate one. Italy
may not be 90 much affected as
would otherwise be the case. as so
many Italians returned from Amer
lea 70 enroll, but even then the in
Grease will presumably be a very
large one.
Further. it is probable that the
excess OF males in the Balkan states
VIII have completely disappeared.
Altogether the figures show an
excess OF females among the white
races OF some II millions at the pres
ent time and makes II clear that the
emigration Of women cannot bring
about a balance Of the sexes so far
as those races are concerned.
il is true that IN Europe a large
proportion Of the excess Of women
was. as has been shown. at ages over
60 and that in America the pre-
ponderance OF males obtains
throughout life.
VIII Nature Help?
But the proportion IN Europe has
materially fallen through the war.
and 81 is doubtful whether OF the
estimated 5000. 900 excess males in
America more than four ard one
half millions are between the ages
OF 90 and 60. as an Offset against
the IL. 0OO. 900 excess women al those
ages IN Europe.
Nature. we are told. will right the
balance in time. but this, even If
true. does not help 20 solve the
present problem And Il Is worth
while asking. Is 10 true2
In the countries examined 90 is
only IN the case Of France that an
Increase IN the excess OF females in
the population was due TO natural
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