Evening star., 1938-12-04

| German women. Most of them hap
pened to be the mothers of daughters
and I asked their opinion of the labor
camps. The reaction was not enthusi-
astic, but their criticisms were cautiously
phrased.
One by one these women drew me
aside and in whispers told me of their
personal experiences with labor camp
service.
The daughter of one had become i'll
from overwork and unaccustomed ex-
posure. Her letters home we're CEN
sored and she was forbidden to write
complaints. She and two other girls
who were too sick to work were sent to
hospital without any notice to their
families. After week of disqualification
they were returned to the camp. All
three broke down second time. The
families learning of the trouble took
their daughters home. Social service
work was requested as a substitute for
the labor camp but refused. None of
the three have been allowed to enter
college.
periences and others said they were
arranging to send their daughters to
England to school to avoid the labor
camp service, but when it is made COM
pulsory for all women there will be no
way of avoiding it.
Women Have No Influence in State.
Nazi women have no influence in state
Foir ~fx
Party with membership Of over 4,0OO.-
900. The state has built huge new ad-
n1inistrative buildings in various cities
to house this party and encourage It's,
activities in strictly defined feminine
fields.
In the new Berlin Women's Reich
building one large section is devoted to
demonstration charts and illuminated
wall maps These illustrate the different
divisions and activities of the Womens
Party. The department of press and
propaganda publishes weekly and
monthly magazines and broadcasts pro-
grams from a powerful radio station to
the United States, South America and
the Far East. Except for such subjects
article and lecture material does not
originate with the women but is fur
nished to them by Mr.. Goebbels' min
istry.
"Mothercraft," said my guide, lis our
largest department and most important
work
She pushed switch and tiny blue
limits
Of Germany. These show the 260 estab-
lished mothercraft centers. Req lights
on another map indicate 700 projected
scenters. A neon tube of amber light ran
through third map tracing the travels
of 5000 teachers and nurses. This
mothercraft work of the Women's Reich
is all educational material help such
as food and clothing is given by the Ma
tional Socialist Welfare Organization
whose executives are all men,
The Women's Party educational pro-
gram for mothercraft includes classes
in child care. care Of the sick in the
home sewing and cooking. In the cook
ing classes much stress is laid on con-
sumption of only the foods produced on
German soil.
National Menu Enforced.
These classes have been instrumental
in introducing and enforcing the ma
tional menu prepared by the Institute of
Business Research. On this menu meat
is excluded entirely during the month
of May and beef is recommended only
in october and November. Fish has
always been plentiful but formerly was
not a popular German food. Through
propaganda and new methods of pre-
pairing fish the national consumption
has increased 36 per cent in the last two
years. Due to Germany's shortage of
wheat the women have learned to make
bread of corn and potato flour. Cabbage
is always good domestic crop and re-
places most other vegetables on this
national menu.
The Women's Reich Party has de-
partment on current affairs. In one of
these classes women were being taught
how to recognize Jews by facial charac-
teristics illustrated by plaster casts. In
another class foreign affairs were being
described by male lecturer from the
ministry of press and propaganda. The
subject was THE War-Loving Democ.
racies." Among the illustrations were
newspaper pictures of the United States
Army holding war maneuvers.
Yes, the German women have leader.
She is Frau Gertrude Scholtz-Klink and
is known as the women's fuehrer. She
was not chosen by the women them
selves but appointed by Hitler She is
held in great awe and demands strict
obedience from the women of the party.
According to Frau Scholtz-Klink, who
is also director of the womens depart
ment of the German Labor Front, there
are in Germany today about II SOC, 900
women workers. About $500, 900 of these
are dependent on their own earnings for
livelihood. The rest work in their
husbands businesses or live with their
parents and supplement the family in.
come.
When this labor shortage Is past will