| Show I I THE E CAN AMERICAN WAY WAr r I Women's Knitting V By Allegra Taylor Editors Editor's Note Allegra Taylor is National Director of the Liberty Belles Inc He was a pretty irate gentleman And he had his own ideas about women who meddled in politics Brunt of his ulcers apoplexy-and-ulcers complex was the national president of the Liberty Belles Mi Miss s Vivien Kellems Specifically he was annoyed over the pretty petite and brainy Vivien's Vivven's demand demand de de- mand for a cut in taxes NOW V. We have the gentleman wrote men in Washington to handle these matters and you women should stick to your knitting I listened as fair- fair minded Vivien read the heated advice Watched her drop the letter slowly to the table Heard her say in the softest of tones The man is absolutely tely right Was he Let m. m me tell you about Arthurs Arthur's boy He wasa wass was a s handsome young man tall good looking beautifully mannered mannered mannered man man- a Jewish boy loved by both Jew and Gentile Like many other American sons he was the apple of his fathers father's eye the product of his fathers father's sacrifices He had just finished college and today was paying his last visit to the business that would some day be his In pitiful attempt to delay the parting the father was to cross the countr country Y Ysee with him to see him off for Korea That was six weeks ago Day before yesterday the telegram arrived There are many thousands thousands thousands thou thou- sands of American parents who understand Arthurs Arthur's grief Understand it fully But we have men in Washington to handle these matters You women should stick to your knitting Since June 25 1950 American boys have been dying in Korea or falling into war prisoner-of-war slave labor camps Nearly two years ago according to Gen James A. A Van Yan Fleet the war in Korea could have been brought to a victorious conclusion In June of 1951 the Communists were in a panic of retreat but American forces were stopped by order from Washington For nearly two years now our men have beers been forced to fight without trying to win But We have men in Washington to handle these matters You women should stick to your knitting There is a critical shortage of munitions in Korea American Am Ani- sons have had to face a vicious and p enemy with their ammunition rationed How does this happen in a country with such great resources as ours The disgraceful answer hit the headlines on March Army Ordnance refused to accept munitions from union struck plants Army Ordnance refused to permit their inspectors to cross picket lines And all nIl the while American sons with rationed ammunition were going through hell in Korea The ghosts of the dead GIs GI's moan treason But We have men in Washington to handle these matters You women should stick to your knitting The man was right Only he doesn't understand a womans woman's knitting He doesn't understand that no garment is whole unless knitted with threads of love and devotion and determination to protect her family whether it be from war Communism or excessive taxation Results of the November election prove that American women picked up the neglected long-neglected garment and their needles needle clicked with an unmistakable ble rhythm that said We intend to fight for our families our sons our homes Letters coming into the Liberty Belles national office at East Street New York show that women know what their knitting job is They say in effect We WILL stick to our knitting for every two years cometh another election and we care not one iota about political party or patronage with the lives of our sons and our future security at stake Grim letters telling of parents spending sleepless nights thinking of folks like Arthur and his son of years of senseless senseless senseless sense sense- less fighting with without ut trying to win of munitions shortages because Army Ordnance wont won't cross picket lines white j jAs their sons are dying As Vivien Kellems says the man is absolutely right We Ve women MUST stick to our knitting |
