"THE THREE K'S"

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 701, 29 November 1933, Page 2

"THE THREE K'S"

RECENT NAZI DECREES INSPIRED BY KAISER. VIRTUES OF D OMESTICITY. ' f ("Post" Special Correspondent.) London, Nov. 11. Surveying the status of married women throughout the world, the Daily Mail emphasises the modern trend in Germany, Italy and China to keep them in the home. "Recent German decrees," the paper states, "tell women to follow the Kaiser's advice to mind the three "K's," narnely. Kirehe, Kucke, and Kinder— \Chureh, Cooking and Children. "In answer to the girl who pleads '"Wlhat about the fourth K?' — meanittg Kleider or Olothes — the instructress merely frowns. "The men ruling Germany do not , want helpless, pettable women, but heroic creatures who rear healthy children. They declare that unless the birth-rate rises Poland will have 70,000,000 people, against Germany's 40,000,000. "Accordingly, the egotistical period has ended, and women must p'ut the nation's good before individuality. Maternity First. '"italian Fascists similarly regard women's place as in the home, and are doing everything possible to induce them to dedicate themselves to maternity, although encouraging them to indulge in sports which are not strenuous. A special organisation morally and materially assists mothers before and after the birth of their children. No Arm-in-Arm. "New Chinese decrees have tabooed modern dancing. Peking has closed all cabarets and prohibited the slashed Igowns introduced to make walking easier. '"Wlomen are forbidden to cycle, as it offends the traditional modesty of the sex. - "Lovers are forbidden to walk with linked arms in Shanghai, offenders being fined 7s 6d. Film close-ups of love embraces have been banned in Canton."