Show WOMEN FOR GERMAN COLONIES Effort to Overcome the Dlsplrlty 81 tween the Sexes In tho colonies of Germany Hen arc regions aggregating an area larger than the mother country herself yitn German settlers may thrive and null new homes for themselves The Thy nay live In these new homes In greater comfort than In the old country At present there are about 10000 whit men In these colonies but only loct women This disparity between thl sexes Is being much talked about h f Germany Many of the leading Gtt man women are studying iho problem They are asking if I would not be a blessing to the col nies If their white population consisted of tone thousands of German families Insteid of a few thousand German men Would It not transform the colonies Into tee Germanys The women say the German Ger-man family should be the social unit In the colonies In June last the Womens Colonial union was organized under the patronage patron-age of Grand Duke Johann Albrecht Mecklenburg Nearly every member of the managing committee Is the iii of a government official or of a amy officer In September the union sent Its tot party of young women to one of tin colonies Thousands of German women wom-en are joining the society and alars scheme of work has been cut out In October the union began the publication pub-lication of a 10page paper called Kolo nle and Helmat I appear fortnightly fortnight-ly and Is filled with fine photograph of colonial scenes and news and comment com-ment of the colonies This Is the organ or-gan of the union but I Is only one among a number of means through which tho Influence of the union II beginning to ho widely felt I Is I working to Interest German women ct all ranks in life in the colonies giviif advice and material support to won en who intend to emigrate |