Bisbee daily review., 1916-01-06
WOMEN MILITARISTs.

The women of the country to be in danger of giv
 ng up their part of the nations o
 human life and health and rushing headlong into idi
 rested schemes for preparedness" and national de fense"
 If the movement confined to a few society women who, in their craving foE excitement eagerly take every idea that along work feverishly drop the one would be serious But the movement to be widespread
 New York women plan to canvas the of the city
 nd to classify by card index all who willing to serve
 heir country time. They even list the different
 of service doctoring, nursing making sup ,les singing to wounded soldiers, etc And the middle west comes the demand of Chicago women for universal army service" These women even go into such details usually left military experts point ing quoted in the Chicago Tribune, that our need is for land forces cannon rapidre guns and ammunition"
 They adopt resolutions, send delegates Washington and do everything they think of calling Congress for proper and sufficient" national deense-meanng ap- parently, degree of defense which year ago they would have denounced arrant militarism It is silly for women to run around in circles urging huge and costly armament. And merely listing the thy souls who willing give their time writing let ers for wounded soldiers, singing in military hospitals and making supplies for hypothetical war is insane way for a wideawake American woman to spend her time
 This action the part of many American women is unnecessary it is silly. The nation whole recognizes the need of increased preparedness Congress the president military and naval experts, patriotic civil ians all thinking and working this very subject As and satisfactory scheme be agreed upon it's actual execution will be begun And in this the whole nation probably stands back the people empow cred to act They need added urging and proddng by to be held back
 The most tragic phase of the whole women's defense is it's perverson of the service these men should render their country For years they have been gaining power efficiency in their chosen field of human life They have learned to pull to- gether for improved working conditions for and children health safety efficiency in public schools They have worked push all sorts of reform for the mental moral and physical improvement of the They stood above all for PEACE And for this work they have seemed especially gifted and qualified From good mothers and managers in their homes they have grown be good mothers and managers for the community for the state for the nation.
 And now in frenzy they have abandoned it all and outdoing the in their clamors for armies. In their blind enthusiasm for national defense they do not see that they urging the -mitarism.
 Dr. Robert Grimshaw of New York University, who ad- dressed the group of New York who form the leus of this movement New York; referred to well born, well bred well ducated well inten toned women" And is this what good birh good breed good education, good intent lead to-iust mill tarism?
 It hoped that this extreme defense work among he will prove be only fad and that it will lie out before it has done irreparabe damage. It is fight that the should be interested in the de- inse and should keep ntellgently in touch with it. But their influence should be restraining one keeping ngoes and professional miltarsts in check lot prodding them