The Washington times., 1915-05-05
Because He Doesn't Under
stand, Says Mrs. John Jay
White, and Because He
Must Be Shown Comes the
Talk of "War Brides"
Patriotism and NationaliSm
Are Press Agents of Pow
ers-Mme. NazimOva Ex-
plains Woman'S Part in
Great Crisis.
By FLORENCE E. YODER.
Prologue

HEN man with a good
\A/ mind, man who makes
Wv an excellent living by has
sheer ability to think
consistently and consecutively. has
to have something explained to him,
isn't Il good reasoning power to as
sumo that other people less highly
endowed mentally have to have the
same thing explained to them too?
What's all this talk about war
brides and why the play, War
Brides and what good is II going
to do?" is the very question which
Just such a man asked the other
day. and 1t is natural to assume
that a great many other people who
have merely heard the phrase have
like desire.
THE less said about the war
brides the better" commented the
Man With a Brain sagely. and hav-
ing settled the question to his own
satisfaction. he left.
But he hadn't settled it to the
satisfaction Of the Woman OF whom
he asked the question, so she made
up her mind to go and find out from
the woman who was playing the
leading role in War Brides" and
from the chief representative OF the
Woman's Peace Party in this city.
why the Man didn't understand and
in what way war Brides" would
help him out.
He was an average man, the Wo-
man figured. although IN some re-
spects he had more than an aver
age brain, but perhaps In another
country he would be called upon to
serve in the ranks.
Since he did not understand. and
wouldn't stop to think or Mke her
word. surely other men were in
doubt, too; other men of the type
who would All in the ranks If 1t come
to a question of war.
She went first to the chief repre-
sentative of the Woman's Peacs
Party. And this is what she found
out.
Men in the Ranks
"If there were not just such men
as he, War Brides would never
have been written. and there would
be no need for its existence. He 10
the very type of man who needs to
be shown that there Is u means. OF
stopping war, and that women mold
the key. He couldn't see because no
doesn't know. He MADE tnat play
possble!"
Mrs, John Jay White. one OF the
national vice presidents or the
Woman's Peace Party. did not waste
a moment in saying just what haa
already deduced. but which woulo
never carry just as much weight as
when stated by one who mas rakeo
the peace question and ns reia''or ~
TO the individual betterment OF
naonies over from every point Of
view.
"He doesn't understand she con-
tinued. because he doesn't kno"
and he can scarcely see the mean
ing Of the play even after ne naS
seen and heard It. because ne ls IN
grained with so many different IDEAS
and ideals that It is like renouncins
ones religion to replace them, she
continued.
THE purpose OF the woman
Peace Party and of War Brides Is
to teach lust such people. men as
we'll as women. that there Ia way
ont. and that II each woman wouiG
do her duty by her children, ano
each man do his duty by refusing 70
submit his body for slaughter there
would be no more war
"Just as we are educated Tor war
by every thought and action In our
natural lives, so we should be taught
that war is futile. Surely We nave
learned that 1t Is such. and ina,
since human beings are the things
which keep it up. the only way I.
prevent 1t Is to stop having humat
beings specifically for that purpose.
THE masses must be taught tina
nstionalism and patriotism are
merely the press agents or powers