Evening journal., 1915-09-04
BY HENRY WOOD.
nA nD-'hA WVVHf
United Press staff Correspondent.
,c,.,,rto,t 1ofb bv fhe limited Press

United Press Stan Correspondent
Copyright, 1915. by the United Press.
Copyright in Great Britain)
SOFIA. Bulgaria. July 27.-(By
Mail to Nish. to Rome, to London TO
New York; The woman who IS
queen OF Bulgaria has an interesting
message for the women Of the United
states. It Is that al. who possibly can
should learn the Red Cross work.
Queen Fleanora, who by reason OF her
work as a nurse en- the actual field OF
hattle.in the Russo-J Japanese val and
the two Ralkan wars has been called
another Florence Nightingale, talks
I'm way familiar 10 American read
ers. Her message is such rs might
come from one of the American Wo-
men who have won their place IN
world affairs. And this is not strange
for Bulgaria is sometimes called the
America OF the Balkans.
The queen was gracious when the
request for an authorized interview
was presented. Through an inter
mediary she granted 1t.
To appreciate the authority Will
which her majesty speaks-her SUB
iect is that of womens work In wal
American readers should know
that she spent years Of preparation
in the leading hospitals of Europe
served them for fourteen months al
the head of the Russian imperial am
bnlance in Manchuria during the wal
with japan. prepared further for thu
work and served her own country
when the Balkan wars began. Sh'
worked not only in the hospitals, bu
under the enemy's fire at the front
The gratitude of the army and th'
nation was supplemented by militar.
decorations awarded solely for per
sonal bravery.
Since the outbreak Of the presen
war and the strong prospect thai
Bulgaria may be drawn into it, sh
has worked increasingly to perfec
Bulgaria's Red Cross and hospital
facilities.
Her statement to the United Pres
follows:
After her natural role of mother
no greater, no nobler, and no NOR
important field Of usefulness is hel
out to the woman of today than tina
OF the Red Cross or its auxiliar
work. Only a woman who has know
personally all the horrors of moder
warfare can grasp what this fel
' really means. And strange as 1t ma
seem. the field today is larger an
more pressing than ever before. Wit
all the perfected means of whOlesal
destruction which modern warfar
! has at its command, the preparation
= the world over for caring for n
wounded have become very made
Quate.
what nobler work can there I
than that of saving human life? \
woman of today who seeks a life
|. usefulness TO the world should ha'
! difficulty in knowing which way
turn.
"My one wish, is TO awaken n
only in Bulgaria but in all 9th
!. countries a realization on the part
!. the women of the role which tn
: have to perform in that greatest ira
edy of human existence war. Wo
= derful as has been the preparation
= y the Red Cross and auxiliary sOcieti
y up to date. yet the exigencies of mo
y ern warfare have demonstrated tn
~ il is Inadequate
!. Here in Bulgaria we are now sol
a ing the problem in the manner
u which our experience has taught
y it can best be met. This is by {
establishment of training schools (
nurses and the organizing of auxilia
societies 10 the Red Cross. Why.
70 deed. should not every woman
'i- the world have an adequate traini
OF for this service. Is it not a duty II
ng woman owes 10 the state just as mu
In. as the military service that Is re
be dered by the man? But if it is aski
IL too much that all women should
Nv prepared for this work. there a
nu thousands at least of young won
in every country who can well l
dertake II. For these, all of I
strictness and requirements Of I
~ full Red Cross service are perhi
Ike too much. but there is nothing
Mt, hinder preparation that will ena
er, them to contribute their full share
ct, wards the alienation of the horr
'lo Of war should the moment come WI
ng their services may be needed.
1t was largely the desire to stt