Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-03
ENTIcING WOMEN INTO THE WAR GAME

: was connected with the executive Of
fees of the Missouri Pacific in st
Louis until he was transferred to New
York in 1912: he has been vice presi-
dent, director and assistant to the
president Of the Missouri Pacific rail-
way, the St Louis, Iron Mountain &
Southern railway; vice president and
director Of the Texas Pacific railway;
assistant to the president Of the D. X
R. G. railway. He belongs TO a string
OF exclusive clubs yard long.
Mrs. Phoebe A. Hearst is the mother
OF the we'll known William Randolph
he who owns so much property in
Mexico that his string of newspapers
/ felt it necessary TO howl for interven-
ton in Mexico for months and months.
William Randolph Hearst, as we ali
know, is strong for the fag-just like
/ George NJ. Cohan-to wave at the right
time and secure the applause and the
admission fees.
The Biddles, tbs Aldriches and the
/ Carnegies are we'll known. Mrs vii
lard H. Brownson is the wife of Rear
Admiral Willard H Brownson. and,
naturally, is interested in the navy.
This accounts also for Mrs William
/ Brownson
Mrs William H. Porter is the wife
Of the well known banker. now a mem
Der of J. P Morgan & Co, ex-presi-
dent Of the Chemical National bank,
director in the United States Life In
surance company, Aston Trust com
panv. Fifth Avenue bank, Chemical
National bank, Fidelity Casualty
company, trustee Mutual Life Insur-
ance company Of New York, Title
Guarantee & Trust company, Franklin
Savings bank: ex-president New York
Clearing House association, treasurer
Chamber Of Commerce. and so on and
so on.
Mrs Thomas Stevens is the wife of
Rear Admiral Thomas H. Stevens. L.
/ S. n The admiral can't belong to the
Navy league, because it wouldn't be
proper. but there's no reason why his
wife shouldn't belong, is there2 And,
/ Of course, she's interested In the navy.
Mrs. Molly Elliott Seaweu is a we'll
known author who has written a num-
Der Of navy stories and also. inciden-
tally, book called Twelve Naval
Captains" which has been adopted rs
a textbook at the United States naval
academy.
These people are all. no doubt. hon
estly and earnestly interested in the
navy. They believe in IT, They are
people Of position. property and re-
sponsibility in the community; they
are our best people" They know
why they want a big navy; they want
| it to protect commerce. TO safeguard
our overseas possessions, 10 defend
their lands, their bank accounts, their
mills. factories, mines, city blocks,
banks, trust companies, incomes and
riches, And they want it because they
make money out Of building and
eQuipping it. They believe in their
native land-they ought TO, for they
own it. They are honestly convinced
that The eapitalistic system of indus
/ try, which means labor and poverty
for the many and leisure and riches
for the few 1.-THE people of their classl.
/ is God-given system which It is a
crime to attack. They look on So
cialism with adherence. They ara
militarists from conviction. necessity,
education, habit, and because 1t PAYS.
But because these people have a
stake in big navy and a big army
/ in private profits from war prepara-
Ition-shall they be permitted 10 fool
the many into siding with them AMI
| playing their game?
Are you ready 10 go to war to pro-
tect their property and their lives
while they stay at home and consent
I to be protected? It's time TO wake
/ up These people know their class
interests; they play the game TO win.
And the only way they can win is 10
fool enough OF you-the vast mass Of
you-into supporting their system and
playing their game When will YOU
wake up and refuse to do il?