The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-18
Outlined By DR.. Effie Jones
During An Address
HER SEX NOT SLACKERs
More Lands Must Be Cultivated
In Minnesota State, is
Her Claim
From Saturdays Daily.

DR.. Effie McCullom Jones, field
secretary of the National Woman's
Suffrage association, delivered an in
.structive and interesting talk on the
great problems of the times at the
public library auditorium last even
ing to fair sized and attentive aud
fence. The speaker was introduced
by Senator j. w. Andrews, who stat
ed that Mrs. Jones was a suffragist,
and that he was an ardent suffragist
himself, but that other subjects OF
vital interest would be dwelt upon by
the speaker.
Mrs. Jones explained that although
she was speaking on aid work for
women during the present crisis she
did not want anyone to forget that
she was talking as field secretary OF
the suffrage association, and would
tell OF the newest activities of the
WOman's National association. Re-
ferring back to the Spanish -Amerc;t.i
war, which people had thought would
be the last war, Mrs. Jones said tn;
war was more likely to occur when
the countries did not have true de-
'mocracy, by which she ment that
women being given equal rights in
the government. She spoke of the
great adjustment to conditions that
has been going on since the present
war started, and the program OF the
suffrage workers during the war,
stating that an immense campaign
was on hand for votes for women.
She told of the national council OF
100 women. which had offered the
services of the association OF the
government before war was actually
declared, and carefully itemized the
program which the national Organ-
ization had mapped out. ~
Will Be Busy Later.
Some of you women think that you
are very busy now said she, "but you
are not nearly as busy as you will be
in three or four months from now"
She then told how 100000 extra
women and girls are needed in New
York, and how the men had been
asked if they would be paid the same
wages the men had received, and the
reply had been, Most certainly not
we will pay them what we think they
ought to have" She stated that il
was one of the objects of the asso-
citation to see that the women re-
ceived as much pay for the labor az
the men received. f
This, said Mrs Jones, was the logic
Of the women'sN wage system, it
seemed.
;. Increase Food Supply
Increase of the food supply and its
conservation was dwelt upon at some
length by Mrs. Jones. IS.
II am appalled, as I go around the
state of Minnesota and see that the
people are not making more efforts
toward cultivating all land. I didn't
notice this so much in other states.
But Minnesota is too prosperous and
well fed to realize the seriousness
of the situation. We have a, great
duty ahead of us We must furnish
food for ourselves, food for our ar
And we must allow for the, food that
is lost through the activities of the
submarines. All this means that an
enormous quantity of food must be
raised in this country this year
Plant every acre and patch of ground,
no matter how small. How many of
you have gardens?" Many hands
went up in the audience. THAT is
good. 1t is the fashion this year to
raise your own garden. You must
tell your friends it is not fashionable
this year to eat vegetables, etc., un,
less you raised them yourselves.
Everyone wants the farmer to do
more, but is unwilling to help. Every
bit of gardening you do, releases Just
that much for those who live where
food stuffs cannot be raised, and more
produce from the big farms will be
on the market for them.
Every woman who is not a Stacker
must be willing to undertake kinds
of work which she has had not been
accustomed to. We women must adj
just ourselves to the tasks before us.
in an emergency hatever needs doing
lie tha ioh that must be- done.