now being built on Rugen.
 
 
 The writer made one of the shorter trips to
Helgoland and while this proved very strenuous indeed, everyone seemed to have a good time. The organization was perfect and there was no propaganda
on the part of the sponsors, although it was noted
that many of the "white collar" employee travellers
were confirmed supporters of National Socialism.
 
 
                       Beauty of Work                       
 
 
 Through the department called "Beauty of Work,"
Strength through Joy concerns itself, with the work-
ers' welfare within as well as outside of the factory. Plant owners are persuaded (sometimes under
Party pressure) to improve working conditions by
providing safety devices, better light in the factory, 
new canteens, and larger and cleaner changing
rooms, by beautifying the factory's premises, and
so forth. Strength through Joy claims to have been
responsible for a total expenditure of over RM 600
million up to 1938 on the improvement of working
conditions. In addition, a campaign is being run
to beautify German villages by the removal of dump
heaps and unsightly signs and by the laying out of
parks and pavements, and so forth.