THE OFFICE "BEAUTY OF WORK" While the provision or cheap and enjoyable vacations is something in which the Labor Front takes especial pride as a new departure, it regards of no less importance the improvement of the worker's environment in his factory, particularly as this is a part of his everyday life which can affect his well-being even more directly than the way in which he spends his spare time. The Office Beauty of Work, which aims at raising working standards, is regarded as a legitimate adjunct of Strength through Joy and enables the Labor Front to claim that it concerns itself with the welfare of the workers both within as well as outside of the factory. The explanation offered by Party officials in this regard, as well as in connection with the workers' sport program, is that such measures are not inspired by charity or pity for the worker, but are motivated by a national interest in conserving and husbanding the one resource in which Germany is rich, namely, its man-power. The improvement of working conditions is conceived as including the provision of better light and ventilation, the adoption of safety appliances, the fitting out of more and cleaner wash and locker rooms, the furnishing of factory restaurants and rest rooms. It also embraces the idea of making |