Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-03-08

saw a notice just the other day Of
some woman who wanted a mar
servant, to care for her little dog
Also, not many weeks ago, an exhib
ton Of little Pekingese dogs, the kline
these women carry around under the
arms, was held in the heart Of Lon.
don. These pampered members of IT,
canine world repCsed on cushions OF
silk and velvet, and viOletS and other
choice flowers We're strewn around
them. These and other Indicate rs
lead me to think they can suffer a
little more taxation.
Another matter is troubling the
British conscience. The Zoprel MS
come at their sweet will, and slay
women and children and destroy Brit
ish homesThe English have no mean:
Of stopping these raics. Their guns
are inadequate, they have no air
craft to fight them properly, although
I believe they are awakening to this
lack--but slowly. So the question
arises, SIS retaliation justifiahIe?
Is it right for the English to drop
bombs on defenceless women and
children in Germany, because they
do that with us? The matter is argu-
ed in every journal. Some contend that
is the only way of stopping these
raids, the only weapon in our hand.
Others, rightly, 1 think, say "No, let
us not sully ourselves by these ne
farious methods of warfare, but keep
Iii, o1o oh f0
suffer wrong, than to do wrong"
The English papers continue to
speak most respectfully Of America,
although l imagine inwardly they
often writhe. Many over here be-
.leve, that America is pro-German,
and to these would reply, 1T is
not surprising if she were, although
do not believe she is, because you
haye never felt it worth your while
to cultivate her in peace times, and
now even, you are doing nothing to
counteract the German propaganda. I"
Another thing that troubles the
Britcn is the fact that his Compulsion
bill isn't sufficiently compelling, in
shcrt isn't filling the bill at all. AS
Lord Kitchener has announced that
this bin is not supplying sufficient
men to assure victory. the Daily Ex-
press comments, This is peculiarly
disconcerting in face Of the fact that
the Cabinet is pledged against any
extension of compulsion authorized
by the Act This is the price we
pay for our unconquerable yearning
for compromise and for our refusal to
deal courageously and thoroughly with
insistent problems. If we are to win
this war, every man and woman OF
us must regard himself and herself
as a soldier in the national ranks
ready to do the thing for which we
are best fitted. This is the spirit Of
Germany, and if we are not able to
emulate the individual devotion Of the
enemy. our-of often acclaimed inten,
Ition to beat him to- the ground will
certainly never, be realized"
The women have come splendidly
to the front in this critical stage in
England. / think wrote that every
man who has attested under the Lord
Derby scheme, wears on his left arm,
khaki armlet, bearing a red crown
Now all women it is announced, who
will join the land army Of 100000 wo-
men who are needed to take the place
Of numerous farm hands who have
enlisted, will wear green armlets en-
bossed with the royal crown. This
appeal is made to all classes of wo-
men, and some Of the things for which
they are needed are hoeing turnips,
potato planting and picking, milking,
cleaning out yards, haymaking and
fruit picking. Some women are be-
ing sent for instruction to France,
where already women have proved
themselves useful in this spher. They
say women Of all classes are already
applying for these positions, another
indication Of the social changes that
will follow the war.
1t seems to me England is sure to
win this war, Of course with the aid
of her allies. Her navy the great
resources Of her colonies, Canada,
India, Australia, makes it certain.
And although paper is scarce, sugar
also, we bear the discomforts, and
rejoice that our case is not worse.
EDITH F. NORTON.