| Show Kathleen Norris Says War Is Eternally a Mystery to Women Dell Bell Syndicate Service R fl s sI r t I f t I I 1 n y I l 4 c r ra v a k 1 f Women i if il f they had anything to w say about it never would permit the nal nations orn I tt th y represent to go II to W war toor it isn't isn a natural thing tl to them hem as es i it it is I to men By KATHLEEN NORRIS OMEN If they had anything W WOMEN to say about it it never would go to war They never would permit the nations they represent represent represent rep rep- resent to go to war It isn't a natural nat ural thing to them as it ilis is to 10 men We think women have pretty well established their rights as citizens in the last 50 years But it will be another years before they are given any voice in guiding the affairs affairs affairs af af- fairs of oL o state No woman was consulted con can suited or quoted in the preliminaries of the fire that is consuming Europe today No woman in the world is h powerful enough to have said anything anything any any- thing that would have been tia It was men all men who wrote the notes and flew the channel and laid down the terms of the ul ul- Men say they hate war deplore It They say that they love peace And having said this they do nothing nothing nothing noth noth- ing for 20 years except lament the senseless slaughter that wrecked so many of their own lives and lay plans for the future slaughter that will destroy their sons When international trouble starts we hear a great deal of or peace There are special prayers for it Important statesmen and diplomats for peace Newspapers headline it from day to da day It is coming it is not coming corning it is fading fad ing it is strengthening And our frightened despondent be hearts arts keep time We will pay anything for peace except honor said an Imposing editorial editorial edi edi- tonal the other day Like most talk in wartime this was a flat fiat lie Nobody Nobody Nobody No No- body is ever willing to pay anything for peace Everyone feels and every every every ev ev- ery nation feels that peace ought I j to be free like water waler and air Wart can cost billions and nobody TAUT our murs But appropriate one billion I for peace and we I have bave up up- I roar Peace could have been bought for forthe forthe forthe the world at any time durin during the 20 years since the Armistice was signed If It it had been bought 10 years ago naturally we never would nave have heard of Adolf Hitler lie fie would today have been an elderly obscure painter house-painter in some small Austrian town Intolerable Conditions But we all aU went merrily on letting let ting the conquered nations suffer shame and starvation and despair Not one nation offered her back a single inch of her confiscated lands not one nation stood as her friend I If It we had made an appeal for her and backed it with just one of the billions we have wasted on armament armament armament arma arma- ment since that time we might have bave changed the history of the world We might have started a anew anew anew new style in international relationShips relation relation- ships A style dimly patterned upon I the one great pattern of forgiving I your enemies doing good to them that hate you and despitefully use you Jou She may resist bombs and guns today She could not have resisted help and friendship That would have broken her hardened heart softened her won her But the world so dramatically clamorous for peace never cared enough for that peace to buy It to pay for it The pulpits that call themselves the voice of Christ were silent except except ex for a general plea for world peace General pleas are not x Middle Europe r if is soaked looked 7 deep in an J young youngblood youngblood Jar blood and hat has been e for fori i iO years can 7 V 4 I I. I V enough There must be a purpose I and a plan behind them A war war- sick world would have accepted any I plan that seemed to lead to permanent permanent perma nent peace the women of or the world would have been passionate in their gratitude to whomever had proposed it It was the great opportunity of ot the churches and they never saw it They never saw that times have changed that we have all lost faith ralth in murder and hate that we are willing to sacrifice our children and homes and wealth today only for a higher ideal than the ideal of or war Why was there no committee working faithfully and patiently through all these years upon an honest hon est est no no more than that that that-a a generous adjustment of all the claims of all the nations that might years ago have been formed into a prosperous secure steadily disarming United States of Europe Why was no map drawn to be submitted in turn to all the countries to be altered discussed discussed discussed dis dis- cussed to be balanced by a compensating compensating compensating com com- gift of or an island here and anda a port there by a trade concession and a money grant until everyone was satisfied and the boundaries of or each and everyone settled forever forever forever for for- ever Nothing like that was suggested Middle Europe is soaked deep in young blood and has been for years Apparently there is no such thing as mutual respect and understanding understanding under under- standing over there They will waste life and waste money but every country will continue to grab whatever she he can when a war ends and cling to that stolen property fiercely as u l long ng as she has a son left len to fire a gun this war ends wont won't someone some- some ore one over there draw a map and let us all help to make it a reality If It we had to buy one nation an island and give another oil lands and compensate compensate com corn a third with a billion or two in endless credit it would be beso beso so cheap I Such a map respected for a span of 20 or 30 years would come corne to be a fixture just as our states' states boundaries are Our 70 different races and nationalities have learned to live in peace We Weare Weare Weare are not eternally surging over each others' others borders to steal teal and destroy To be sure we have a central government government gov gov- but so might Europe have We send representatives to WashIngton Washington Wash Wash- ington and she might have her Washington too too and her international international intern a- a houses of or parliament There is nothing fantastic or unrealizable unrealizable unrealizable un un- un- un realizable in this idea Hate Bate destroys but love builds In all aU affection I wish we could begin now to construct the new United States across the seas It could soon grow to such strength that no noone noone noone one nation could break it And when that happy day came we could begin to disarm and enter upon an existence free from fear An existence existence exist exist- ence not very far from that Kingdom Kingdom King King- dom for which we daily dally pray Otherwise Europe confesses to the world her inability to manage her own affairs The strongest nations are not strong enough anc and must cry out for help The wisest wises nations are not wise enough to produce produce produce pro pro- duce men who can formulate formula Ie a plan whereby this deplorable waste anc and agony can be averted If U I were a citizen of any European country I would feel bitterly ashamed of the fear weakness helplessness and stupidity that result in these continual con can outbursts of unavailing hate S a aYes Yes the only way out is a PLAN Let somebody make it and let us a aleast at least discuss it Let the na nations that dont don't like it say so and then perhaps somebody will have an inspiration inspiration in in- and offer them this concession concession con con- cession or that compensation Lets Let's argue about It quarrel about it hear hea what Stalin and end Mussolini and Chamberlain and Hitler hiller all think about it Lets Let's change it it adapt it It and finally through the grace of the Prince of Peace lets let's adopt It create cre ere ate the U U. U S. S of ot Europe and begin to disarm |
