Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-26
MRS. BLANKENBURG
DEPLORES THE WAR
AS ASIRREPARABLE EVIL
Men Killed in Battle Flower
of Race = Women Con-
servators of Peace-Work
the Key to Happiness.

Mrs. Rudolph Blankenburg. wife of
the Mayor of Philadelphia, has returned
to town after two months spent at her
country home in pocono Pines followed
by a fortnight in September at Atlantic
City
on the devastation and suffering of
warfare Mrs. Blankenburg holds decid-
ed views. Il think this war, as war,
is u terrible thing" said she. "and
kno wthat, when the women of the
world are consulted there will be more
peace. 1t is a stock argument of the
anti-sutfragists that women cannot fight,
but the anti-suffragists overlook the
fact that it is the women who produce
the fighters 1 know many mothers
who want their children to go and fight
for their country, but believe that
the majority of women hate the very
idea of warfare. When women have a
voice in the Government it will be far
more difficult to have war. Personally.
when l think Of the widows and orphans
left can find no cXcure nor apology
for it.
zone of the worst features about
war" continued Mrs, Blankcnburg earn
esty, "is that the hale and hearty young
man, who, before he is accepted by the
army authorities, must see we'll, and
be we'll and have a fine physique, is
being killed. while the lame and the
Blind and the feeble stay at home to
hc the fathers of the next generation.
That is the vital point in which war
fare weakens a nation so much"
Mrs. Blankenburg has just given up
the vice presidency Of the General Fed
Grafton of Women Workers, as she finds
she cannot devote the necessary time
to it this winter.
"Do you think the woman worker is
the hagpiest?"
II think that every man and woman, no
matter whether they are rich or poor
should do some work TO insure their
own happiness and growth said the
MAYORS wife. lit gives them n wider
outlook in every way. TOO, No matter
who earns tleiT own living, il is hard
work II is a difficult thing to get started
into way of comfortably earning
living, and so long as women have to
earn their own living this evolution is
making il easier for them to he prop
eFlE prepared ana equipped LOT tne SlfuS-
gle. 50 long as women do go out Of the
home To work they cannot be too well
DO you think the very rich woman
works as hard as the average middle
class worker who earns her own liv-
irg?"
There are a great many kinds of
work" said Mrs. Blankenburg. "A great
many rica women who are supposed to
lead easy, leisurrd lives work harder
than many % poor woman You cannot
live I'm luxury and elegance without hay
ing a good deal OF care along with it,"
do you think there is as much hap
ptu--s among the poor as among the
Ich""
OF think" said Mrs. Blankenhurg, that
poor people, provided they are not
actually hungry or In want, have as much
raanpc 10 be happy as the rich. In fact
think the man or woman who has "A
comfortable home and a little money ~
the bank is infinitely happier than the
me who keeps anXiously counting his
millions.
"T should like" she continued, "as a
sunraEi~t, 10 express my qualification
that the Ladies Home Journal had so
promising an editorial in its September
number, this editorial stating that IT
would be well for women to get ready
for tae ballot