LIFE IN GERMANY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23075, 28 June 1938, Page 3

LIFE IN GERMANY

, CO-OPERATIVE SPIRIT POOR PEOPLE ASSISTED HIGH STANDARD OF FITNESS "Hitler's campaign against Jews i: in keeping with his advertised policy of a Germany for Germans," said Mrs Alary Haydcn-Huglies, who arrived a' Auckland yesterday by tho Mariposa Mrs. Hughes, who left last evening fo) her home in Wellington, hap beer travelling in Europe for the past li months and spent nine weeks in Ger many. "J n spite of the many reports oi persecution of Jews in Germany then are still a great many Jews in business in tho country," sho added. "I havt made purchases from them and tnlkoc with them and they appear to be leading a perfectly normal life. Many oi the Jewish men and women who havt hold high positions in Germany havt been forced to relinquish their positions to make way for Germans, but as lonu as they take no part in politics and hold no important positions, tho Jowf in Germnay aro not bothered by the Nazis. Many Changes "Hitler has made many great changes in Germany," continued Airs. Hayden-Hughes. "Although they arc under a strict military dictatorship, the people and seem happy and hardworking. Co-operation means a great deal in Germany to-day, and is practised in every walk of life. "Every wealthy homo has some children of poor families for meals soveral days a week. On certain days called pound day* tiyery homo that can afford it contributes a pound of tea, coffee, sugar or some other commodity to tho winter help fund for the poor, and on one Sunday every month, cintrop, a kind of steiv, is eaten in every home, and tho money that would otherwiso have been spent on a more pretentious meal is sent to the fund.

Sound Education "The sick, tho aged and the poor aro efficiently cared for in Germany. They aro building up a splendid standard of physical fitness that is matched only in Italy, and the children aro receiving a sound education as well as being taught Nazi ideals, English and Gorman are the compulsory languages in the schools. "Tlioro aro still a numlior of wealthy peQplo in Germany, hut they assist materially in the work for tho needy," said Mrs. Hayden-Hughes. "There are no laws about what they should wear or about cosmetics, but tho people generally conform to the ideal of simplicity and avoid waste of money in needless luxuries. Women are still largely employed, but never where the position could bo of more benefit to a man who would otherwise be unemployed. All women who have to work for their living are working." Mrs. Hayden-Hughes said that England was held in high regard in Germany. The people generally seemed to have no quarrel with Britain. Neither was there much talk of war nor, apparently, any desire for war. Communism, however, was much hated throughout tho country. Tourists wero encouraged and given every advantage of comfort and travel, while nothing was spared in tho way of food or hospitality.