The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-12-22
"WOMAN AND THE WAR"
Fine Essay Delivered at Bethel Church, Sunday
Afternoon, December 9
By MISS LA URSA w. SNEISON

than the American Red Cross, whose
honorary head is the President of the
United States, Woodrow Wilson. The
beneficial work of this organization can
scarcely be estimated. The Red Cross
reaches every country and is of great
assistance TO every government. But
woman has been called upon to do even
more than this-she has been called
upon to turn the wheels of Industry,
without which a successful modern
warfare is impossible.
In the language of the sacred kingly
Psalmist, "What is man. that thou art
mindful of him! And the son of man,
that thou visitest him. For thou hast
made him little lower than 'he angels
and hast crowned him with glory and
HONOR What is wOmanl Is God
mindful of her! Has He made her a
little lower than the angels! Will she
be crowned with glory and honor!
What are her capabilities! Are not her
tasks in the war full as important as
those of man!
Today IN all the warning countries
thousands and thousands of women are
employed in ammunition factories. Are
munitions important to modern warfare'
A few days ago the daily papers re.
ported that in one of the foreign eOun-
tries women had taken the places of
men, even in the coal mines, that their
Spartan-like heroes might go to the
front. Is coal important to modern
warfare! In the United States and in
some of the foreign countries women
are being used as railroad section-hands. |
Is transportation important to modern
warfare! Women are doing about fifty
per cent of the worlds farming. Is
food important to modern warfarei
Can soldiers fight without food ?
Women in Canada, under the leadership |
of the WOmen's Committee of the Coun-
ell of National Defense, are holding
services of intercession. Is song and
Thousands and thousands of patriotic
women with oversight and without eye
sight, are working day and night that
the soldier who goes forth to battle may
be supplied with sweaters, warm socks,
muffiers and rist-bands. Is clothing
important to modern warfaref Can
soldiers endure the hardships of the
snow and cold in zero weather without
the proper elOthingf Young American
college women are taking the part of
"angels of mercy" to the poor, bewil-
dered peasaRtry in France. Are San
gels of mercy" important to modern
warfare! Space will not permit the
enumeration of the numerous oeeupa-
tons in which woman has engaged her
talent and handicraft since the present
world war began, nor is it necessary for
us to enumerate them. We see evil
denees of woman's activities along this
line in the daily papers and magazines
published throughout the country. We
do know that each woman now engaged
in work formerly done by a man makes
it possible for that man to enlist in some
branch of the army or the navy.
Not alone in material things, as in the
factory, in the mines, on the railroad,
on the farm, in needle handicraft, is
woman taking her place of service and
patriotism, but in her answering faith
and devotion and undying love for a
boy, brother or a companion is woman
making her supreme sacrifice and uni
versal contribution to her country.
Woman, go on, go on You are not here
TO play, to dream, to drift;
You have work to do and loads to lift.
shun not the struggles; face them,
For they are Gods gift.