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WHAT THE WA
TO WOMEN
nis appeal lor support 01 me ana inaivui
.gue of Nations covenant is Dr. demand as!
jWs last message to the women of that the g
country, to whose service she do- by this des
pd her life and by whom she was found it nei
gularly revered. The revised man- of women I
fipt was received from Dr. Shaw women?nc
4i^y before her death. I triotism bu
ism; they
.t are we women to do in this they did uc
r of a League of Nations? What could best r
ire we to play iu it? j the countrj
. ..e time was when women were The govt
considered as having any part in who organl
concerns of government. When tee togetht
as a little girl a woman could not medium in
|le a will, she could not make a of the worn
or transact any legal business What wa
hout the consent of somebody women togi
j; that is, if she were married. impulse wh
n ^Philadelphia, the Woman's New man? It \\
ltury club decided to build a club You rem
l.se and, after they secured the son was r<
ns and had everything all ready United Stat
1 they undertook to make a con- of the paci
ct with the builders, they were in- women of i
* U 1,1 ? i 1 onn Knnunu
mvjii mat UU7 vuuiu uui ruuurtii own ucvauo
h them because tliey were married the war?tl
men and could not contract. But,' campaign,
these disabilities were removed the war," a
I they were enabled to contract, | said womei
men arose to their sovereignty. It if they had
y not be a super-sovereignty, such they should
3ui' senate seeks to guard us from, have knowi
it is a kind of sovereignty which of the war
rery comfortable when you want ment enter
na^e a contract. j this nation
Jeoause of this newly found power society to <
men, more than men, understand VVashingtor
dignity that comes to a great na- entrance in
i when it has the power to use its We called
in deciding what it will and what national or
not do. and the ability undername by hu
<11 to make such contracts with a Plan of s
peoples that it will bind itself was coming
gnize in them the same obliga- pared. Am
^.nd the same rights which it preparation
for itself. j work, as a
Vomen never had such an oppor- fake, we o
Ity in the world's affairs before as million wo
had during the war just closed. At a,1(l declare
beginning of the war very little eminent ca
?ntion was paid tortlic women but respond,
filially, as the man power began to That was
re for the front, andjis the greater declared in
d for munition# and other neces- eminent di
y equipment of .war demanded ready. I a
eer bodies of yctftyle in the service, what it was
the government. Wmre and larger man's coin
lands wereinatle upf^i womon, un- ! "Wo want ;
y?yjsie?U^mieh a pass that it is d<>- men's work
Ml by every natioK which has been the war wo
ar that the wai* could never have they will in
won If it had not been for the J overlap am
of the women." rarrying ou
Women's War Work. government
tnd so through this cooperative Council
vice of the men and women we There wj
e been able to reach this peace cause wont
irh now is so very near and which through th
trust the senate of the United world visio
tes will not retard, as no other na- vision, not
i save Germany lias any desire to vision. \V<
so. educated to
Hiring the war women were called then little
n to serve and the response was wards?lirs
versal. We wonven in America and then it
tber sacrificed nor served as did "my societ;
women of the other countries, it has alws
were not called upon to do it: lationship i
has far as the country needed our in women
vices, as far as it made demands to forgt t tl
m us for any particular line of Hut on the
k, we were ready to do what our committee l
nment asked. try seventyhave
been able to count the est organiz:
who died in the field. We are came to \V
that five million men in this war a group ca
d in battle and that two million tee of the \
re died from wounds received in oil of N'atit
ii*- ami mm. two imiimii nmri- ii'cu strvtruiy-iiv?
disease in the hospitals, making a up their ii
t total of nine million men who their tndivi
But when we speak of the cost been expect
e in this war we enumerate only come toget
en who died. We have made no out any pin
aeration of the women. We have the govet
e no enumeration of the children, while still i
io not know the vast bodies of What ler
en and children who have been j what led tl
ihtered. women who have been . 0f the past,
aged and who today are filling purpose?
mad-houses of France and Bel-, \Vhen th
n and Serbia and all the other J<e w.
>s which have been overrun by (he wonien
mies. We know nothing about | overlapping
i horrible results which have come them to r
the lives of the women or of the gecretary Hi
t of this war in women as well as what was
cost in men. . < thought
>Vhile we were called upon to serve women
] n pr flip wqr u* h a t u-oo j * f O T ? W!?V .
?ns w*r, j always rem
? it that women responded as they ft8 lt hag ,
rospond? Why was It that as one but betng
man we came together ana said to _011? , .
?<? us" i no
government, "What shall we do?" rjc,^^ j sft.
(antxat i??i. Not Kntlitisinsni, you scorn
Needed. will not co<
ft"hen I was appointed by the pros- have been
nt of the United States and the will give t:
inoil of National Defense as chair- and put b;
n of the woman's committee of the strong eno
let! of National Defense, it was women of t
ause the women needed to he "Mr. Hecrel
to do patriotic service. It was fess I did
I women from all over the said. I wj
t States, in organized groups I wus not k
THE LAN<
R MEANT
Dr. Anna How;
lually, came with such a think we could not coo
ting that they might serve ter what I thought ab<
overnment was swamped To the honor of the
sire; and the government nation, let it be said
essary to organize a group beginning of the war i
lo direct the war work of they maintained theii
>t because they lacked pa- operation,
t because of their patriot- "War to End
all wanted to serve but Men told us that, if
>t know in what way they quered peace, if we
endor that service or what tarism and the militar
r desired of them. Gem *y was inciting
rnment called the women own country, but in t
[zed the woman's commit- the world, it would he
r and they made us the ever. "This is the wt
directing all the war work It was that thought
en of the United States. women together, "Th
s the one cry that brought end war," and women
ether? What was the one part in helping to en
ich dre wthern, as one wo- j We know that men ;
as this- j in war; but there arc
ember that when Mr. Wil-i things harder than t
selected president of the body must die sometll
es they said it was because not make so much difl
lists and women; that the as to the number of <
the West elected Mr. Wit- it does to the manne
e he had kept us out of live the days we do 1
tint was the cry during the, some things that are
"lie has kept us out of! deal more than life,
ind therefore many ocoplei which was worth mot
1 were pacifists; and yet.J the men who went out
used their intelligence as their lives for their co'
1 have used it, they would to leave a dishonored
i that from the beginning tion unworthy of the
, long before our govern- our time, a nation whi<
ed into it, the women of ; to feel and no underst
began to organize. Thejize the conditions of in
>\ iiH-ii i ueiongeu went in tion between nation ii
i In February prior to our j the ohligatio which on
to the war with Germany, i care for and sympathiz
the women of our whole] Having grasped this
ganization together; they] racy, this idea of the
ndreda and we formulated | human family, we de
tervioe. We saw the war would give everythinj
and we wanted to he pre-] and sacrifice evervthir
il after we had made our in the interests of ei
, deciding what lines of'over. So our women
society, we would under- j rifired and saved and t
ffered ourselves, our twojui the war ended,
men. to the government! Not I-mdeil <m Kiel
d that whenever the gov-, Now. whether we at
lied us we were ready to .part of that peace tri
! matter we agree v
in February and war was there is in the Leagu*
April, and when the gov-1 not. the ciuestlon ten
d call upon us we were with the Germans, our
sked thi> secretary of war, feated on the field of
> that he expected the wo- the way to end war l
mitten to do. He said, to defeat them on tit
you to coordinate the wo-'tie? 1> there not so
of the United States, all done afterwards?' Kv
rk of the women, so that, that no war is ended
ot duplicate, they will not field. The last word
rl they will cooperate in! not spoken on the l>;
t cverv i en 11 i remon I i;i tin* last word in war is
j halls where the peoph
*?r National Defense. to decide what shall 1
is a tremendous task, he- "1c war. what shall h
on have been educated war, and how
o centuries not to have m:,de.
n, not to have a country It' President Wilson
to have even a community before us today and
have been trained and part of what he knows
consider persons first and know, we would be t
groups of persons after- ished people n all tl
t, myself and my family?peace commission wit
comes "my church," theno before them know; at
y" and "my set" and so knowledge, out of wh
ivs been the personal re-, stand of the relation
.vhich has been developed each other, they liavt
until they were not able League of Nations, as
icir own narrow interests, tion they could pro
first call sent out hy our about a just and lastii
!o the women of the conn- is what we women h;
five presidents of the larg- ing for from the bei
itior.s in the I'nitcd States war. In a conversatl
ashington and we formed dent Wilson just t?efc
lied the advisory commit- Paris, he said, "The
voman's committee. Conn- task I have had since
mal Defense, all of these in dealing with foreif
hoeieties agreeing to give been to convince the
ldividual, identical work, not want any material
dual service, as they had of the war. They ran
ing to perform it, and to it. ever before did ai
her and to unite to carry go into a war such a*
m of united service which men and our treasure
nment might demand.i nothing in return,
etaining their Identity. mgike them believe til;
I those women to do this? willing to come
hem to forget the training bands; and yet,' he
and combine for one solid beginning to unders
; cause our men over tli
e secretary of war told me intereatedneM. and tl
in ted us not only to get n*fieId have 8hown '
to cooperate and prevent r"f'1 ,hat ,f Wf> ran 81
t. etc.. he said. "We want ,n ,his ^"interested ?
ooperate," and when the who arP at home ha
lid that he smiled. I knew 8ame spirit' and 80 1
in the hack of his hea*dJ ninK to ,ru8t us a 11
it would be impossible to ,hey <,ld ln the bet?lni
to cooperate, and. being What Women Want
rty to defend women not. While Mr. Wilson
?een said, right or wrong, nothing out of the wj
ready to defend them be- own heart?It may hi
lieved thein to be in the nothing material out
id to him, "Mr. Secretary, j oh, we want the hlggi
to think that the women; this war that has ev
operate that is because you world. We want peace
dealing with men. If you forever,
hem an object big enough If wo cannot get th
ack of them an incentive. this war, what hope
ugh you will find that the1 will ever come to hi
his country will cooperate, 1 there ever such a ch
lar.v." Now I frankly con-; the world before? V\
not quite believe what I i time when the people
is bluffing a little bit, but looked towards Amer
{olng to have the secretary looking today, becai
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FASTER NEWS, LANCASTER, S. C.
selfishness in our dealings with them'having
during the war? having
We have not always been unselfish, having
but we have been in this war. Be- import
nrd Shaw cause of this they are looking to us. that d
with hope. There were never such have t*
devastated countries as there are now order
: over there where great nations were [about
perate, no mat- destroyed. The war is over as far j thing
)ut it. [as the fighting is concerned, but it is shaky
women of this only begun as far as the life of thej attack
that from the People is concerned. They have got i Nation
to the end of it to come back, to build up a new life.somctl
pledge of co-1 and a new hope and a new home. j though
What would there be of inspiration Theie
War." 'to these people to come back to their! things
we made a con- ruined homes and build up again of us t
subdued mill-, their cities, if. within a few years, the! There
ist spirit which same thing could be repeated and! think
not only in its homes destroyed and cities devastat-. anyboc
he countries of od, the people outraged and made | to hav
conquered for- slaves as thev have been- What hope had H
ir to end war." would there be to these people? Why, us and
which brought men and women, the yare looking toj But
is is a war to as the hope of the world. And* are pe
must play their whenever I look on our Mag, when-1 has be
d war forever, ever I b>ok on those stars on their hut s a
ire ready to die field of blue and those stripes of red best th
a great many and white, I say to myself, "I do not 1 do
o die. Every- wonder that when that tlag went over tions i
me and it does the trenches and surmounted the bar- everyb
tleuce ptTMUpx ? ?? lUU^"01 R"
lays we live as heart of hope." , it Is n
r in which we Security for the Future. for 1 11
re-reac
ive. There are jf was then that they began to feel ^
worth a great they cou.d unite with us In some sort
and one thing of security Tor the future. And that ^ 1 ^
re than life to fla gmeans so much to me. I never! *
thcro
t aid laid down iof)^ on its stars but that I bother
untries was not every star the hope that must stiri '"^r
nation, a na- tj,e people of the old world when they! ,
civilization of t)t,nvc of us and the power we havej u*rc"
:h had no heart of helping to lead them up to a place Tro
a tiding to real- where they may hope for their chil-j The
itimate associa- ,iron and for their children's children( been
ind nation and the things that have not come to think
e nation has to them. I nient I
e with another. jt js because we stand in such a wonde
idea of democ- position before the world that we can- took tc
oneness of the not afford to (juibble. We cannot put in
dared that we eVen for political advantage, we can- says tl
; that we had not afford because of personal hatred, peace,
ig that we had to take from them one hour of hope, fearful
uling war for- one ray Qf light. And yet, a few tors h
toiled and sac- weeks ago. 1 was in the cnpitol at becaus
oiled again, un- Washington, talking to one of the all th?
senators. I tried to talk to him upon ence li
il of Battle. another subject; lie could not talk velous
;reo with every upon that subject, he was so full of aNoltn
aty or n<>t, n>> _
esse mmmswsmRmMMSM.
iains that now
opponents, do- ftjjq
in n-iii'iu. i lie jutjj
spoken in the (U3?
id out of their ^jfjl
at they under- En
ol nations to
give,, us this 0, |H /-VM 3 9^^\(
I* 1 ui 1 IIU<
dure, to brine
n? peace. That h?]
ive been workginning
of the ttji-i W
on with Prosi- g ??& | J|
?re he went to ^ Mmji & %
most difficult Sj^3
the war bega n. =y3j
tn nations, has ah]
m that we do ^ The owner-prestige won and hel
advantage out Eg Lexington is due not alone to its e
not understand jug j)ut ajso because it has sufficienc
iy great nation qjp
i this, with our j[p 'p^e cflicicnc-y of the Lexington
i could"'hardly II of a never-to-be-doubted certaintj
it we were per- ^ formance. In congested traffic,
out with empty j|g through mud or sandy roads, th
said, "they are wc never need worry about the abilit
tand that, be- [jV Lexington to come through wit
iere on the bat- Sf}u| .
ley are able to ejcj CO ors*
hem their dm- Lexington sufficiency reach
and men to die gni ., .. M,y.
tho?e oi u, ?5 vr than lts excellence of perf.
ve perhaps the p* Kqual to all road demands, the L
hiiU '1 I'll laiffln. StLH olw'A Qflonnofdltt f iilAllo nifA??tr n 11 v?r
J ??" lyr IWOV C4V1VJ UMtVIJ 1 UII1IIO V VCi J |H'I }
tile more than jjjp can required of a motor car.
ninjf." an]
out or war. ^5 The Lexington has ample powt
said we want jp3 dant speed within reason, easy cot
ii, I said in my he) usual flexibility, sturdy endure
e that we want ^fj] addition it has sufficient size, wii
of the war, but, tjS ? 1 e
* ! i2Qj roominess, luxurious comfort,
est thin* out of EE
er come to the foP *niart appearance, rich appoinm
now and peaee jny
lat peace out of F"1 \ J A TVT C &
is there that it Jg & < V AllJ
umanity? Was L:' JB?* T * ^ VWu'
ance offered to ?j'c*
'as there ever a [fP LAI
s of all nations |jQj
? 2 our" r \^m2iMmffliSm La
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been slighted, so full of not'tlons of all Eu:
been consulted, so full of not1 It a pact that
been recognized as a great and' gress was not t
ant and dignified member of prlation bill, so
(Knitted body. When senators into debt bocuu
? tell how dignified they are In' to pay bills,
for people to And it out. It is attending to
time they rested upon some- would not have
else because that is a very much in Paris
kind of dignity. This senator's would have be?
was not upon the League of, This is the t
s at all. It was all because this country,
dug was not done which he among a group
it ought to have been done. ( One, howevei
is no doubt that a great many his dishonestyhave
not been done which all not know what
hink ought to have been done. ?he has been 1
Is not one of us who does not to say that he
he can do things better than League of Nati
ly else. Most of us would like a lot of other
e been set upon a pedestal and nation to go al(
r. Wilson sit down in front of, the time has gc
I ask us our opinion. j try can stand
still, notwithstanding that, we gone by when a
rfectly willing to accept what an individual c
en evolved by those men who to itself.
II the facts before them, as the Heaven o
ing which can be done now. j We have co
i not think the League of Na- where we can
s perfect. 1 say that because. country to any
ody else says it. I really do earth, almost, a
ow why it is not perfect. And closel yinteralli
ot because I have not read it. e?ts merge the
lave read it and re-read it and in such a mam
1 it. A particular friend of alone. We nil
after we had been reading it, v
together, said to me. "Now.! (Cont\nu
ould you put into it that is not j V
And I said, "The thins that I'I '1^^
b tne is how they found so
things to put into it that are Wash
surface
hold mi
aty a Marvelous Document. warm Salt water;
Treaty of Peace which has ^JL.
submitted to the Germans I ICBLS
Is the most marvelous docu- "YOUR BODYGl
In the world, and I have been ?
ring how many hundred men it #? d
? think up all the demands they PROFESS
to that peaci^pact. Congress d
le league covenant has delayed DK. J. KKK
Congress has been feeling Dent
lly because of that. The sena- Office Hours:
ave been blaming Mr. Wilson 8:80 t?
e of the League of ations. and 2:00 to
j time that the peace confer- And by
as been working up this mar- Office P
peace pact on this League of Resldi
s and investigating th econdi- Office over 1
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WILSON, De
NCASTER, S. C.
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AUGUST 5, 1919. |||
rope In order to make
is fair and juat. Con- Jfl7
ible to pass ail appro- I V
we have been running 9^B '
ise we have no money
If congress had been
its Job, Mr. Wilson
' been fretted quite so
and perhaps bis job
$n ended long ago.
htng we are facing In
It is a sort of quibble
of men, for what?
r. Is honest enough in
?Mr. Reed, who does
honor is and never did
honest enough at least
does not want any
ons at all. There are
people who want this
>ne in this world. Rut
me by when any counalone.
The time has
country no more than
an live to itself or die
: ?Which?
me to the place now
tly in a day from this
other country on the
nd we have become so
ed that national inter!
one with the other,
ler that we cannot go
ist look facts in the
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