Show IF SNOB I rY f FOE SAY A f shay WOM WOMEN 0 9 0 Wives Wives and Mothers of Canadian Soldiers ts u r Organize y rc By Jack Jun Jungmeyer Telegram Staff Correspondent VICTORIA B. B C. C April 3 3 Let 3 Lot t American women unite with Canadian I women to stamp out y on this 1 s continent Mrs Ralph Raph Smith British Columbia parliament member asked me mo to send this appeal In behalf of ot the tho dominions dominion's womanhood to er c every corner of oC tho the thoi i United States Slates It I is she said the tho slyest alien r nL ne enemy nem of or democracy doub doubly danGerous danGer danGer- s ous ow during our OUI period of or joint lecont recon recon- t. t q feeding the red fever fe tho the thor thoI I r world Is seeking to allay CAMP P FOLLOWER is k a notorious camp follower of war and unless nipped now may be perpetuated even in tho the very patriotic societies organized organ- organ p r to honor our dead and living fy heroes It alt thrives on foolish emulation x and tacit approval It can be ridi ricH ridiculed ridiculed and frowned out of existence Let us all every lover of lib liberty lib erty and equality do our part As le legislative e director of oC the lh Federation Federation Federation Federa Federa- tion of oC omens Women's Institutes Mrs Smith speaks kR for over o Canadian women many of oC them soldiers' soldiers wives sisters s. and antt mothers who have already launched a L campaign n against this In Insidious In- In sid louR enemy enem alien I 1 had watched her In action during a 0 house session a session a woman of oC 53 mother of soldiers and grown crown rown dau daughters daughters daugh daugh- h- h tere widow of ot the parliament mem member mem- mem her ber whose chair she now occupies gracing on oc occasion aslon either cither a n. meeting of or of coal miners or ho salon of oC Euro Euro- European European peti royalty royalty royalty-a a representative dau daughter daugh daugh- h- h ter tel of or tho dominion WOMANS WOMAN'S PART And I had asked her what part parl Canadian women were taking in re- re construction i This period has hns awakened us to a aVi al Vi l realization that wo we were not acting In f r concert on any of Canadas Canada's vital problems lems ems she replied As s women wo we had no big effective organization Distressing Distressing Dis Dis- experiences during tho the war and Its Us aftermath have ha aroused Canadian Cana Cana- dian women to the tho Importance of oC co coordinated coordinated coordinated co- co social action Only now arc Oro the separate women's wom wom- ens en's societies federating nationally The biggest single purpose in our our Program program is to every man woman and child in the dominion through broader education institutional institutional work and just common neigh neigh- We have been too neglectful neglect neglect- ful of tho outsiders we wo have invited to ta make our land t their home Pa- Pa is an emotion not a matter matier of geography VE l ML MC ST T Bi BG Ol R BROTHERS BROTHER'S OR TIlE IKI WILL Deporting enemy aliens while necessary necessary essary Isn't sufficient To harbor without assimilating any considerable part Jart of ot Its people Is an indictment against a nation We e invite them to our shores rind and 11 then leave Ica them severely alone to grope to misunderstand to he bo with us II but not of ot u us Nor Is It necessary to crush clush the finer inel race qualities Qualities' the these e people bring Into the melting pot pol Its It's only necessary necessary bar sary to make mako tho the pot actually melt and I amalgamate I And so hile tile the men are for forthe forthe I Ithe the most part working out the problems of land for soldiers better better better bet bet- ter housing employment and fin fm- tance our women are organizing to mother Canadas Canada's adopted resIdents residents resi resI- dents as we have mothered our own children to cradle them in inlove inlove in inlove love of cou country INSTINCT IS GUIDE Moro 1010 women both hoth in ht the United I States and Canada should hould be he in legislative legislative legis legis- bodies and political 1 commissions commis commis- i during this period o of national recreation contends Mrs 1 Smith Many who believe themselves unqualified she said would prove admirably fitted for such service service Brilliancy cleverness ex ex- extraordinary extraordinary ex- ex nary gifts are not required Men no longer resent the appearance appearance appear appear- ance of women in legislatures as asan asan asan an unwelcome and futile s sion on They are arc glad to work with women women who are in earnest and who have any vision vision glad glad to get got their viewpoint and cooperation as DS asit asit it affects the common welfare My 1 own guide has always been heen just tho the ordinary human Instincts and and family experiences being neither partisan nor feminist And just being human has made her voice oice effective during two sessions sessions sessions ses ses- of oC the provincial pro house and made her a power in or organizing Canadas Canada's womanhood for Cor the tests of or readjustment readjustment readjustment readjust readjust- ment |