1934-11-10 — Page 11

NAZI BACK-TO-HOME SCHEME PARIS AIR

By Mary Margaret McBride.

York-Whatever else may

be said of it, the back-to-the-home movement in Germany. Is accepted by most of the women affected, and especially by the younger ones among them, as a kind of glorifica- tion of womanhood.

That is the opinion of Ruth F. Woodsmall, American student, nuthor and lecturer, who has just completed an exhaustive study of tho nituation in the course of which she talked with many of the older feminists and an equal number of those who are heart and soul in the new movement. ·

Miss Woodemall was impressed with the xportsmanship of the for- mor leaders who all urged her to got both sides in order that she might present to the world a fair picture of what is really happening. IDEALIZED INTERPRETATION.

"There can be no question," Miss Woodsmall said, "but that many German women under the new regime have accepted an Idealistic interpretation of their new status. They don't regard the fact that they will no longer contribute along independent lines as. a loss, They feel that it is better for their efforts to be along the lines of their special gifts as women. They have been told, and they agree, that an Individuniistic woman's movement doesn't fit in with a unified, con- trolled state such na theirs now is. "The attempt of women to bc equats of men has been presented as entalling a loss of casential womanhood. Ofcinia have stress- ed that women's assets are of the Instinctive and, emotional order. Most of these women are truly con- vinced that they are about to re- capture lost opportunities."

Another discovery Miss Wood- small made is that while inny women have been withdrawn both

Healthy physiques for women are stressed in the German back to the home programma. Glede like those are not to work in offices or factorias Again.

clare that they are.not primarily suited for the bench,

to

HIGHER EDUCATION CURBED. "Fewer women are to have uni versity educations, though perhaps that is not so important since the number of men who may go college has also been cut. The whole trend is to take a small, carefully chosen minority of the women who go on to higher educa tion. The gvernment is frankly by compulsion and by the re-putting up barriers so that only the conditioning of their environment highly-fitted can make the grade." from work outside the home, there are still wmen in professions and business and moreover, preparing women for careers has by no means entirely ceased.

"Many women in the professions still go on with their work." the surveyor explains, "but the

pro- fessions are being analyzed to And the particular branch into which women will fit best from the government's point of view. Thus women doctors are being with drawn from general practice and surgery and concentrated In the field of women's and chlidren's disenaca. Feminine lawyers being relegated more and more to the children's courts, and their ambition to become judges is being discouraged since the powers de-

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The drastic monauren of the early days when women were auto- matically replaced by men all the way down the line have been Woodsmuli found, modified, Miss partly because they were increas ing the relief load since a number of women replaced were wage earners for families. To-day pre- ference is given to men-but the circumstances are taken into con- sideration,

One occupation, according to

Ruth Woodsmall.

Miss Woodsmall, will definitely re marriage more attractive to wo main feminine. The Nazis have men, Miss Woodsmall points out, discovered that for efficiency they This money went to young married, must have women sténographers!

couples and their debts are to be progressively reduced by the num- One hundred and fifty million ber of children born. Four marks were loaned by the Govern- children will mean cancellation of ment in 1933 to make the home and a thousand-mark loan.

German women and girls are he

lag taught domestic hygiene and

supervision housework under

teachera tralued nurses and

special clinics.

at

'All over Germany, women are being drawn into courses on home- making. Houses that can be fur- nished tastefully but cheaply, ara exhibited. Girls are enrolled in health and hygiene classes so that they may become strong and fitted to bear sturdy babies.

EXPERIENCE REFUTES CLAIMS. According to Miss Woodsmall, the women who used to be lenders in Germany's political life and still hold to their old views, feel that the new period represents the be ginning of a reveralon to the post- war period. Since many of those who had been most prominent in political and professional life since The war had both families and their careers, they feel that

the experience' completely refutes contention of the Government that a woman cannot manage both.

However, such women in the main are living quietly. Perhaps their moment will come but not yet,

Misa Woodamull, who did war work in France, and Germany un- der the auspices of the Y.W.C.A. fluently, While speaks German

she was abroad, this time, she at- tended the World's Council of Y. W. C. A. at Geneva as one of twen- ty American delegates?

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HUGE "TOADSTOOL”

TOWER

Two

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The purpose of the tower is air defence in case of war. There monstrova platforms would allow the launching of airplanes by the

acoro.

The point the Frenchmen make Is that the spoed of modern air- craft makes defence tactics usoloss If defence planes must take off from the ground. Where minutes,

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HIGH BUILDING RECORD. Prestige also plays its part in the project. The French point out that when the Eiffel Tower was built in 1889 it became instantly one of the most famous structures in the world and was only eclipsed in height 40 years later with the com- pletion of the Empire State Build- Ing.

For this reason they advocate the erection of the tower, which would require 19,000,000 tons of cement, at the big French military base at lasy-los-Moulineaux, near, Paris.

The two originators of the plan are Henry Loaster, engineer and high official of the International Association of Bridges and Struc tures; and Faure Dujarric arch

tect.

OFFICIAL FEAR.

Objects are raised in semi official quarters on the ground that even. If the scientists' calculations are correct, such a tower would be an easy mark for enemy sabotage even in time of peace. While in war, it would be a fine target for heavy artillery such as Germany's "Big Berthas" in the last war.

than 6,000 feet in height. It would be approximately 650 feet in diameter at the base, and about 120 feet in diameter at the summit,

Three cone-like roofed platforms would aprout from it at even intervals, each ong supplied with a circular Tow of openings like hangar-doors from which planos could be launched on inclines.

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The walls at the base would bo closo, to 40 feet thick. There would be two elevatora Inside for planes and three for personnel. A ramp leading upward would be useful in case of elevator break- down. Each platform would be armed with artillery, and allowance is made in the calculations for 300

cannon to be fred in the name di- rection in a single salvo without affecting stability. Allowance for wind pressure is also made, and the tower would be able to away as much as four feet without injury. Hangars, work shops, quarters for flyers, hospitals and other A facilities could be installed. power house at the base, would supply essential current.

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