El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-13

~ ONE. italy, May 13.-"It won't be
necessary for women to smash
- windows and go to jail to get
their rights when this war is over"
said Miss Cristobel P~ankhurst. to a cor
. respondent OF The Associated Press.
during her visit here for the purpose
OF forming a closer organization Of the
women Of Italy with those OF France
and England.
This war is helping the cause OF
women wonderfully" she continued.
Eve are helping the men with all our
might, with all our strength, and 7 am
sure they viii appreciate this fact.
when the war is over. Besides. Eu-
rope then viii be mentally and spirit
ually 90 years ahead OF where il was
before the war started. There has been
an eNaEEeratiOu. for instance. Of the
amount Of physical destruction caused
by IL, but one cannot eNaggerate the
mental awakening il has brought. and
This means "a broader outlook on the
position Of woman.
Mental Male RcvoIutiOn Needed.
This mental male revolution was
sorely needed, both in England and in
Germany. ] feel that I'm helping TO
down Germany, as the women Of Eng
land. France, Italy and Russia are do
ing, by their physical work, we are put
ting down the great enemy of woman
Kind. The Kaiser. yoU know. has al
ways frustrated the efforts Of German
women 20 rise from their subordinate
position. and he typifies the attitude
Of the German men. At that. however.
the German women viii nav TO fight
out their own salvation after the war.
along with the men. They won't get
any help from us. There has been too
much internationalism. heretofore. Now.
% viii be a matter for each nation to
solve many Of its own problems and in
particular the German nation
EnEInnd Slow 10 Awaken.
England has been driven out Of
conservation. at last. We women have
rshown English men that we are worth
something, that we are not inferior
creatures. j am sure that If women
had had a say in the conduct Of the war
England would nave been ready quick
er. One Of our misfOrtunes has been
lhat the young men, the oDen-minded
men. have gOne to the front to fight
leaving the old, slOw-minded men. i'm
charge. Take the case Of the effort 10
get steel helmets for the men so that
they might be protected from bullets.
and especially from bits Of exploding
shells. After these helmets had proven
useful I'm France, the old men in Eng
land were stlll discussing the advisa-
nility Of using them.
IF women had been in charge Of the
supplying Of their soldiers with pro
80" W. y aN AAA NNHLL
would have hesitated to manufacture
them I'm "a hurry Women are too eff
cient for that. Besides their very love
would have urged them on.
can DO Mems Mork Better.
Possibly the largest lesson for men
in this war, as regards us, is that wom-
IN know how TO do mans work. and
often better han men themselves. Eng
lish women are driving motor cars. are
working i'm the factories. on the farms,
everywhere. I'm England we have once
more learned the lesson Of the dignity
Of labor with the hands, AND with wom-
ans and at that. Today no woman
in England. no matter VIVA her rank.
Is afraid TO work. and this is q lesson
we in England viii not forget after the
war. That's N reason why ] lave al
ways admired the people in the United
states, they appreciate the Of la
Dor, OF hard work, and are not ashamed
Of IL. God pity them If their wealth
makes them ever forget this truth
This dignity of labor, OF woman's
labor, is going 10 have n large influ-
on the marriage question. on the
OF population. It has been
asked What Will become OF the young
women Of Europe Of marriageablc age .
after the war is over, when. there arc .
not enough husbands TO go around or I
when the men feel themselves too poor
10 get married and assume the respon-
sibilities OF family lifeT
Happy Marriage Only Sensible Thing. !
well, the women who must go un-