The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-08-13
Want No Cessation in War Till
Complete Triumph Over
Enemy, Says Wife
Of Soldier
READY TO MAKE
ANY SACRIFICES
Government Gives Aid to Warriors'
Women; Entire Nation Under
Rigid Discipline to Cope
with Foes
BY WILLIAM PHILIP sIMMs.

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Paris. July s0.-QBy mall )--"How
long will the women OF France let this
war go on?''
Suddenly and without warning put
this question to the wife OF French
soldier a man 43 years old. who has
been under the colorv since the begin
ming Of the war. year this week.
deliberately surprised the lady with
the question when she was most down
hearted. Her husband had just been
ordered into the front trenches at one
of the hottest parts of the long line.
north of Arras; yet her answer was
immediate and unhesitating:
''Until the Germans are beater."
Her voice was low. yet is seemed to
fill the air. like Doom pronouncing
judgment.
But your husband?" | insisted. It
was cruel, | know, but wanted to
get at something. Wouldn't you like
to have your husband with you nowg"
NO" she said quickly. 'fhe Ger.
mans are still ~ France"
so you are satisfied that he shall
remain where he is?''
"He must remain until the Germans
are beaten. ! would not have him
back before that, even II could.
The lady spoke as though inspired
Her eyes burned brightly. almost with
fanaticism. To her--and she is an
average Frenchwoman--the war is
Holy War. and to discuss with her on
any terms other than the complete
defeat OF the Germans, is an insult
She is about 40 years old and there
are no children. Her husband is her
one great interest in life and should
he die she would have to go out In
the world and earn her own living.
The couple have a costly furnished
apartment but at most not more than
thousand or so dollars in the bank.
There is no life insurance. At amy
rate the death of her husband would
mean the breaking up of her home
and the necessity of earning her live
| lihood.
| relate these facts because the wo-
men of France have always exercised
great influence on the country's his
tory and because one often hears the
remark:
"The government and the army may
be willing to continue long drawn
+, out war: and they may be perfectly
able to do so from the point of view
of men and money. But what about
the women"
The ans wer may be read above. The
women of France have themselves un-
der sort of self-imposed discipline
no less rigid than that which the mel
folks are subject to at the front They
are part of the union sacre" just as
much as the men and they win see
the war through.
1t must be stated here that the gov
ernment is doing its share aiding the
army's women folk. Each wife gets
% cents day and more II she has
young children. OF course If the hus'
bands salary at the start of the war
was above a certain figure tabout
$500 Year the wife is supposed mol
to need this allotment The French
lady above gets no allowance. for ex
ample, though her husband was earn
ing when he left to Join the colors
only about $50 month. She is com
PEELED to live on her capital nov
which, thanks to years Of thrift. is am
pie to see her through.
II French effort, for the past scar, hal
} been universal 1t had to be IL III
Germans we're to be held In check
for most of German preparedness
backed bs 100000 of people fell o.
, France with her democratic unprt
. paredness and her mere forty million
RI And 1t was largely due to the wome