| Show V women playing as big a part par t in great grea world war as are the men by JOHN BA BARRETT diorec tot of the pana pan A union tho the european war today is as much aw a omans war as a in mans ans war tho rho women are playing just as gr great cat a part in tho the struggle for humanity as a are re tho the mon men there is no doubt the ambitions of male rulers were more responsible than the women for the precipitation of the conflict there is no doubt if that ideal democracy in which influence is duly recognized had prevailed all over euro europe p e before the war as it will when the war is is ov over erthe the world would never have seen this titanic C combat of rulers and peoples there is on the other hand no question whatever that today the women in in every country at war are lighting fighting the battles back of the line just as br bravely avely loyally and faithfully Asa as are rethe the men in the long lines of front trenches and across the deadly reaches of no mans land now that the united states has taken up the gantlet 0 of war thrown down by the central powers victory or defeat for the united states will depend as much upon the women as upon the men this is no exaggerate tion it is an undeniable truth the nore more and the sooner the country appreciates this fact the surer and the soon booner erwill will the ille co conflict end buci cessa ily for our land and flag Kia knowing owing therefore the capati capability lity and adaptability of our women and ever holding in memory the wonderful self sacrifice olour of our grandmothers our mothers and our sisters in former I 1 wars let us draw conclusions from the recent experiments and achieve ments of british and french women landmake and make practical recommendations for the women young middle aged and old of if america u the first quality required of a woman woman as of a inan man for competent national service is loyalty the second is efficiency in every action or duty in behavior and char acter an efficiency which makes conein one in every waking moment do every thing sho she has to do the iho best she knows how the third quality expected is the ability to pick and perform ashly the work to which one is best suited and which chone one cabi can actually do best without regard to personal pr preference derence pride social ambition or bodily comfort but with due regard regada of course course to ones physical strength and health the fourth quality ity is that of practicing economy and avoiding extras f acance in in all things |
