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Show oo SCIENCE LOSES IN TIFF ON Al M OF WAR (By International News v rin- BERLIN Science and religion have come Into conflict in tho Berlin suburb of Steglilz. Dr. Goldstein, a general practltleyicr of Steglilz, c'relivercd some time ago a sensational lecture on the limitation of famllles. Tho surplus population of Germany he maintained, was the main cause of the war. Germany Sad far too many people tor her natural resources. Every woman, he urged, who had brought three- living children into the world should have the right to refuse re-fuse or avoid having more. A local parson named Woymann issued is-sued a vigorous attack on Goldstein from the church standpoint. He said Goldstein was "advocating sexual Bolshevism and the destruction of the strength of the nation." Dr Goldstein brought a libel suit, but gained only nominal damages. Both parties took the case to the higher court, and the court of appeal reversed the former decision. oo |