The Washington herald., 1914-12-28
Militants AidEngland
MISS RICHARDS TELLS WHY
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Lauds Fair Reservists

! At her weekly talk on Current History
! Day by Day last Monday morning in
/ Woodward & Lothrop's Auditorium. Miss
Janet Richards declared that the most
important happenings in the worlds
! work for the preceding week were:
The German naval raid upon the York
shire coast OF England.
The official proclamation Of Great Bd-
tain announcing the end of Turkish suze-
rainty over Egypt and establishment of
a British protectorate; the deposing Of
| Khedive Abbas and the naming OF his
uncle. Hussein, as his successor under
the more exalted title OF Sultan.
The organizing of the women OF Eng
land Cboth militant and nonmilltanO into
corps of defense, to be known as the
'Women's Volunteer Reservists."
The rout OF the Austrians from Servia.
Appeals for Charity.
In home affairs Miss Richards touched
upon the probable effect upon the bust
ness of the country resulting from the
recent decision of the Interstate Com
merce Commission permitting the 5 per
cent increase in freight rates.
Miss Richards made an appeal for gen.
erous aid to the Associated Charities for
the relief Of our own unemployed. BY
supporting such an organized relief so
ciety. she declared that the possibility OF
fraud and of giving duplicate aid is
largely eliminated, and mat the visitors
who investigate the many applications
for relief certainly earn their small sal
aries many times over by the earnest ana
patient work they do and the valuable
results attained.
Tells of German Raid.
Commenting upon the German naval
raid on England. Miss Richards main
tanned that from a strategic standpoint
the attack was seemingly planned fdr
the triple purpose of, first, proving the
Pre- gnability OF the sO-called British naval
Gordon around England; second. TO de
coy the British feet from its base and
thus lay It open to attack by German
submarines. and, third. TO check the ship
ping OF further re-enforcements from
England to France"
Miss Richards said: THE recent sue
Cesses of the allies in pressing the Ger
mans back along the Belgian frontier
have doubtless been due. in part, to tn"
British rcinforcements, which have been
landing in such large numbers Of late
a. Havre. And it seems probable that
the Germans hoped TO check this activity
by creating a panic in England through
fear of the landing OF German army
by way Of England's east coast.
However, as nothing decisive seems TO
have resulted, the world is still wonder
ing what the strategic value OF the raid
may prove TO be.
How Women Are Organized.
"One direct result in England seems to
be the utilizing OF that formerly desPised
force, known as 'suhraSette activity
into a feminine organization based upon
military efficiency. to be known as the
'Women's Volunteer Reserves 1t seems
that this organization was started by the
Hon. Mrs. Havertield, who first gained
fame for the wonderful remOunt camp
which she organized in South Africa dur
ing the Boer war. Her Women Reserv-
lists are now drilled by regular British
army officers, and upon passing the
requisite examination the women can
gain commissions as drilling officers and
replace the male drill masters.
Among the distinguished English
women Of the 'ReseTyists' are the
Viscountess CastlcreaEh. who is colonel
in-chIef; the Hon. Evalina Haverfeld.
honorary colonel. and Capt Adam Rob
erts. the head drilling officer.
The primary object of the 'Women's
Volunteer Reserves is not to fight, but