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Show W0MEN FOR GERMAN COLONIES. Effort to Overcome tho Disparity Ba-tween Ba-tween the Ssxss. In the colonics of Oerntsny thrs are regions aggregating an area larger than the mother rountry herself whera (Icrninn settlers may thrive and mak new homes for themselves. They may live In these new homes In greater comfort than In the old country. At present thero are about 10 000 while men In tin-so rolonli-s. but only l.nno women. This disparity between lha aims la being much 1 11 Ik oil about In tlormany. Muny of tho lending Oer-man Oer-man women arc studying the problem. They are asking If It would not bo a blessing to tho rolotiles If their white population ronalsleil of some thousands of Herman families Instead nf a few thousand (lorniun men. Would It not transform the rolonles Into new (lermnnys? The women say the Herman Her-man fnmlly should ba tha aoclal unit In the colonics. In June last the Women's Colonial union waa organised under the patronage patron-age of flrand Duke Johann Albrerht of Mecklenburg. Nearly every member of the managing committee Is tha wire nf a government official or of an army officer. In September tha union aent lla first party of young women to one of th colonjca. Thousands nf Qentiaa wotav-en wotav-en are Joining the society and a large ft scheme of work baa been rut out. J In October the union began th pub- I Ural Ion of a Id-page paper called Kolo- J nla and llelmnt. It appear fortnight- j ly, and la filled with fin photograph ' of colonial sebnrs and news and com-. I ment of th colonies. This I Ih organ or-gan of the union, but It Is only on aiming a number of moons through which the Influence of the union I beginning to be widely fell. It I working tn Interest Gorman women of nil ranks In life In the colonies, giving; advice ami nuitorlnl supiiort to women wom-en who Intend to emigrate. |