The Washington herald., 1914-08-16
WAR Will UNITE
women FOR VOTE
Mothers Will Insist on Having
Means to Prevent World
Calamity.
THEIRS THE SUFFERING
Nor Will Thew Eoroet that Tbsv've
THEIRS THE SUFFERING
Nor Will They Forget that They've
Had No Voice to Raise Against
Worst Horror of Ages.
BY CLARA BERWICK Colby.
NO. TX.

NO. TX.
While there is a cessation Of suffrage
militancy in England on account of the
ward to the inescapable success of wom-
ems effort to gain representation in gov
ernment. The war itself will in the end
arouse the women of the world to see
their powerlessness to protect without
the vote Scarcely two months have
elapsed since the international orgsniza-
ton Of women declared for universal
peace, and now men, without in any way
consulting women, on whom ever falls
have exploded themselves into the most
frightful conflict of a century.
The great psychologist, J. Rodes Buch-
Rnan, toward the close of the last CEN
tury predicted the troubles of all sorts
that We are having in this first quarter
of the twentieth century, including this
universal conflict; and he added, the
close of this first quarter OF the century
will see established the worldwide free
dom of woman and it will be worth to the
old world all It has cost"
War VIII Unite Women.
Women are fighting the battles for and
with men in each country in their own
way. In Servia, side by side with the
men or taking their places; in Germany.
gathering in the harvests to feed the
army; and everywhere doing their best
TO help their country to survive the trou-
bles forced upon it by the military spirit
of men. But in the wiping out of the
flower OF their nation and in the impov-
erishment and desolation which will par
alyze this and the next generation. wom-
en- will not forget that this war was none
Of their ordering; and that no woman
had a chance TO raise her voice with
authority to prevent it,
While women will defend their own and
their country's honor. they will not for
ever accept the false standards Of honor
that men have set up. This car will
unite the women of the nations more
closely in their determination to have in
the future a voice to prevent such world
calamities. for they have felt the human
tie which is stronger even than that Of
nationality. and everywhere where
Rachel weeps for her children the women
Of all lands share her sorrow.
The underlying cause OF wars is fail
ure to appreciate the value and dignity
OF human life. Overestimate Of property
underestimate of the human, are the
causes of every kind OF militancy This
has been the underlying provocation
which made the militant women of Eng
land feel they must destroy property to
call attention to this canker in the ma
tional life.
Take some OF the happenings of three
consecutive July days in England as re-
ported in the papers: A well-known deal
er charged with assault of two-year-old
girl. Magistrates discuss testimony OF
doctors: convicted man is guilty. Sen
tence. two months. The same day a
dockyard laborer found In unlawful pos
session OF a small portion of human hair
from China Sentence, six weeks hard
labor A drunken father beats his eight
year-old boy with a leather strap until
the child is bruised all over. A shock
Ing case. the magistrate says. Sentence
twenty days. Middle-aged man begging
on the streets. fourteen days. At the
same time the Bishop Of Eondon's bill
for the better protection Of girls is emas-
culated in the House of Lords and with
drawn from the Commons, because Mr.
Asquith has no time for IL. II Is not the
intention in these letters to 60 into these
matters. but they press upon US today as
being a part OF militarism Its horrible
expense has made Il impossible to care
for the social and Industrial phases OF
life. and II has biased mems estimate OF
values.
Ask Pointed Questions.
English women are still asking perth
nent questions in their cartoons. One is
uAg . light rubber ball with Its message,