Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-28

most admirable readjustments. we car
got anything beyond another million
lighting men within tho course OF the
| next twelve months.
CONScRIPTION OF WOMEN
ArrEARS UNNECESSARY
What about tho women?
! Ally own experience is that the women
are even more jealous than men in
their patriotism. The work which
women are doing is an abiding wonder
to US all. In munition works they have
been splendid.
Eor the same work thcy arof en-
titled TO receive the same pay as men
IL they arc TO be on an equality with
men-and. rs an individual. | have al
ways recognized they should be-and
thcy arc going to have political
equality with the male brntec." they
must recognize that the same rcspon-
Sibilitics should fall upon them as fail
upon men,
CONSUMPTION OF women is not only
in the air. but it is being seriously
considered. It is not at all UNLIKELY
| that before long there will be Il reg
lister made OF all unmarried women
| between the ages of eighteen and
thirty-iive.
The difficulty OF tho middle class
woman is that unless she has guidance.
she docs not know what she can do.
She does not think She Is s:ron.
enough to work in munition factory:
she is sure she would be no good on
the land.
Her chief fault is not indifference,
but dihidcncc. She does not desire 10
slack or TO shirk. but she is constantly
asking, What can ! do?' She and
her lficnhs can do great deal OF work
IT work is found for them. and they
arc set to do it.
My own impression is that conscrjn-
tion for women would not be resisted
put would BIO welcomed nv women
themselves. There would not he many
conscientious DIRECTORS among the
women Their hearts arc even more
deeply in the war than are those OF
men.
II is now all brains and all hands
70 win the war. y draw. through *
haustion. would be tantamount 10 a
defeat for us. We have got 10 break
German mili.arism or we have go, to
live under il. There is no a!ternu-
tive.
Ana 70 those who. in ignorance. are
critical OF our administration. lot me
assure them that great though be the
thinSs accomplished during Tho last
eighteen months. they are insisni,ica
70 what will be accomplished next
Spring. when We are at the ton Of orr
strength.
have been with the grand Zee; at
sea. and have been with our ,roou,
al tho front Recently have been al
lowed t" witness the preparations for
the mighty cndcavor of next wear.
THIS last week in Il great snlpbuild-
inS center. | trod the slippcry decks
OF what VIII be one of the mos, won
dertul submarine destroycrs anoat.
Ten days ago | was in an afrnianc
factory. and climbed n ladder and ner-
sonaily inspected a 'rcprisal' machine
capable OF travelling ninety miles an
hour for eight hours. aud weighing.
ht'csn tons. The other planes in INC
shed were like fcrvyboats aloncsjd. :,
liner iii comparison This is no,
hcarsay.
myself worked tho cradles TIM,
arc going TO carry tho bombs Intended
10 give the Germans hell" as some
oody is reported to have said.
Next year is 10 b. the rreo. yo,-
y" VIII DC right il We are right. Let
inc spirit or those Of us at home he
eager and stanch
Let each OF US. individually. h. ,p,ro
Nee" 10 10 our duty than to criticize
Others whom we suspect are no. dom
theirs. 'o'"s
DO not Let US have home ouarre,s
Let the government sternly do it's dn,y
oE tho democracy. and the democracv
VIII 90 ITS duty by the higher ideals ~
civilization. VI