Show women playing a as s big a part in great world war as are the men dy JOHN BARRE barnett Tr director of 0 die pan american union tito european war today is as much 9 a womans comans war oa 48 a mans war tho the women aro are playing just as groat great a part in ili ilia struggle for humanity manity liu as ar aro a ilia men thero is no doubt ilia ambitions of anale rulers were moro more responsible than ilia for the precipitation of the conflict there is no doubt if that ideal dain democracy in which vv omens influence is ia duly recognized t had prevailed nil all over 13 europe drope before buforo ilia war as it will when tho the war i is s over tho the world would never have leavo seen this titanic comlat of rulers and peoples thero there is ia on ilia other liand no question whatever that today tile tho women in ili every country at war are arc fighting ilia battles back of ilia line just as bravely loyally and faithfully as ore are tile men inen in fit ilia long lines of front trenches and across ilia deadly reaches of 0 no o mans land I 1 kow that the alio united states has taken up lip tho gantlet of war thrown lown by ilia central powers victory or defeat for the united states stales will depend as much upon ilia women us ng upon ilia nien men tins this is ia no exaggeration it is nn an truth file moro more and the ilia sooner booner ilia country appreciates tins this I 1 fact ilio ilia surer ond arid tile sooner will ilia conflict end successfully suei cess fully for our land and ana nag flag knowing therefore ilia capability and adaptability of our women and ever holding in memory ilia wonderful iseff of our grandmothers our mothers and our sisters I 1 in A former wars va irs lot let us draw conclusions from the recent experiments find and achievements of british and french woi women nud and mako make practical recommendations for the alio women young middle aged and old lof america tito tho first quality required of a woman as of a man mail for competent national servi service ceis is loyalty the second is in every action or duty in behavior and character an efficiency which makes ono one in every waking moment do everything sho lias to do the ilia best she seq knows liow how the third quality expected is s the ability to pick and perform unsold ashly ilia work to 6 which ono is best suited and which one can actually do best without regard to personal por sonol preference pride ambition or bodily comfort but with duo due regard of course to ones and lic health alth the fourth quality is that of practicing economy and avoiding extravagance in all things lings ti |