Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-01
WOMAN'S MISSION
TO PUT END TO WAR
Mrs. Nellie McClung Says Her
Influence Will Readjust
World Ideals,
SOFTEN MANS INFLUENCE

Using the title OF her latest book,
an Times Like These" as her sub
ject, Mrs. Nellie L. McClung OF Ed
monitor. Manitoba, foremost Cana
dian suffragist, addressed an exclusive
audience at the new Blackstone hotel
Wednesday afternoon at 5 o'clock.
Her pleasant voice, easy manner and
meaty talk delighted her audience and
drew from them frequent outbrurstS
OF applause, and-at other times, the
tribute OF tear. Following the ad-
dress, in the short intermission before
tea. Mrs. McClung entertained the au-
dience with some of her own carly
poctical efforts
You can't do much to stop the
woman question now" said Mrs, Nc
Chung. 1T is here through causes
which you cannot reach--all you can
do now is to rcadjuSt yourselves to
cope with it.
"ln Canada VIC have a new country
where precedents-thc precedents OF
| old England do not exist. We had to
make our own precedents. and so 1t
was easier for us as trail-blazers in
opening up new paths to make clear,
unimpcded roads for the war-stricken
people who will come to us when
peace is declared. That is why we
have been very successful in gaining
equal rights for women
Are Not .En,ulatIno Men
That women arc not trying to be
like men by getting the ballot. was her
affirmation There is fundamental
difference between women and men.
For that reason men cannot represent
women. Chase and pursuit appeals to
men. There is all element of dcstruc
tiveness in man which is God given
quality. But woman's touch is low
ing, constructive, healing For this
reason the two natures should be COM
bined. International affairs are in the
charge of men, Because men are
destructive we are now having war.
The world is suffering from too much
Insecurity. Women would never
have caused war.
This new desire Of women Of politi-
cal speech is not desire for publicity
but the organized protest of woman
hood against holding life too cheap
Women do not cheer when they sec
men borne away to battle. A woman
would never wantonly, deliberately
plan a war of aggression.
Has Son in War.
81 have earned, ! think, the right
to make an appeal to the women Of
the United States-the land of peace
by giving my 1S-year-old son to the
cause. He is now somewhere il
France What we need now is wal
against war. If women remain in
active another war will come. The
indirect influence Of woman ha;
always been against war. But wher
you have tried indirect influence fol
1916 years and been unsuccessful
surely you will not be considered radi
cal if you try some other method.
am willing, if necessary, that my Lac
should die if it will bring about ;
change, but if it does not, am no
willing to make the sacrifice.
III vi iNii oSiit
message to the women of France il
June. We are thinking. feeling anc
suffering as you. When this war i!
ended we will join with you tc
prevent its recurrence" Mrs. Nc
Chung commented the women OF thu
United States should be able to dc
something more tangible than say
when asked for their aid, 81 hope you
: do we'll"
Appeal to American Women.
Mrs. McClung closed with all appea
to American women on the basis o
their sisterhood to join with tn
women of the world Sn their fgh
against war-a prayer for life over
flowing.
Tea in the lounge room adjoinin,
followed Miss Phyllis Nielsen Terry
Ellen Terry's niece, now playing a
the Orpheum, who is an ardent ST.
: fragist, attended the tea.