"The total work of settlement is almost exclusively effected by the Commission for settlements and the General Commission."

"Counting five members to each family, 130,000 people have been brought into economically improved conditions. In how far this may benefit the second generation—the children of the settlers—cannot as yet be determined."

"These efforts, however, may be looked upon as a regenerative component among the measures for the improvement of the people."

C 26 & 27

Figure C 26 deals with the fitness for military service in Germany in relation to the locality of birth and the occupation of the individual or the parents. Table C 27 with fitness for military service in town and country (both after Wellmann).

Fitness for Military Service according to Place of Birth and Calling.
German Empire, 1902-08.
Percentage of Recruits examined and found fit:

Country born.City born.
Employed in
Agriculture.
Otherwise.Employed in
Agriculture.
Otherwise.

Figure C 26.

Fitness for Military Service in Town and Country. (After Wellmann.)