Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-08
MABEL S. GROUITCH
WOMEN TO RESCUE
Rt ARII - ERnI fIIIII

C'OMlNG from Switzerland. where
- every ouur" Of th" material re-
sources is mobiliacI and counted IN y
patriotic effort to resist the paralyllug
aud stuurlug effects Of war ! hayc
been amazed aud mortified In my ma
,ioual pride At the fuIuity i'm tho 20
suits Of the social scrlirc propaganda
with regard 10 s"li-rcSiraiut lu foods
here, If am to Judge from what hear
and what ! 500 printed The only p"r-
sonal observations I have hocu Hbl" to
make have been In one or two hotels
aud in quit" a number of homes for the
most part OF great wealth Here Ger
tainly there has been q change hut II
go happens that people whu cuigrjaiu
missionaries like myself are not ,u need
of thcu
I'm the theatres. th" shop. every
where I 500 luxury aud e'it-ludulE"uro
aud cannot help but contrast this With
.th" ,olt-dcuiH of the Swiss. who haN"
brought their rations not ouly ni food
but fuel and All household and Waidr"h"
necessities down to tn" minimum
Switzerland has endured all sorts of
indignitics and hardships and privati"nH
rather than subscribe to the war loan
repted these things with that rcslgna-
ttou which the weak must always show
i'm the presence of brutal force.
Mr.. StoVall the American m.uiSt"r To
Switzerland, speaking the other day,
said switzerland is now dependent on
tho United states. II viii be no mis-
take to provide food for tn" p"opl" of
Switzerland. for they are in position
where sooner or later We, ~ a WarrlnE
country. will hav" to max" our "pp""l
for the protection of our American sol
diers who are captured by the German
army through them by sending food 4"
thosa pcorlc, who are our friends quit"
a. much As our allies are, we will only
bc doing our kiutN'
one who has witnessed, aS have, ia"
terrible effects Of starvation, not "nlF
on the prisoners of war hut on lH
women and children. knows that every
ounce Of -four. sugar aud bacon that ~
scnt over there will help WIN III" war
ouito as much as IN" sam" quantity OF
ammunition It will h" the saving of 4
friend, an ally, h" II man woman ~
,hild who may he potentially of greater
use to tho Allied cause in winning the
war than would be the life of the per
son who depriyes himself W' order to
send that food ayross. The ilrst "l u''S,
persons are already "oyor th"r" an"
arc doing theH hit
So often have | repeated, particularly
to rncu going to the front. 'hat there Is
"A higher sefvir" to their country llaU
rislirC their lives just to Sh"" 'n''r
courage and natriutiSm unless some l'"
/ military end Is attained. II Is the '""'
age 10 live on. to work. after inc "a'
is over with the Same HfM Tor ,h'''
/ country aud allies. The rear i'S' ="
, racial strength ana economic sup'n"ri\
yin come after the war. and in such n
/ way that not only every par "I i"'''
but every capable brain. however mutt
lated the body IN which it is lodged max
hn will he needed to make the Allies
victory a final ono.
Food IL necessary for the upk"op oj
, the brain as well as phySlral che'EN
4 People over there can llN' on Tess :"
the same Kind Of food than the AMER
can constitution has been accustoln"'
to. know, for I tried IT. bht t''N
must have food.
Since America has hccom" an lllN :"
y France and Belgium. since She lS' ~ az
WAYS. on friendly terms with h'r S'S'''
republir switzerland. it Is as h'u'" ~
atrocitv for any individual American Il
refuse to refrain from vast" or 100"
stufrs as for Germany to send H'pp'
Inns ia bomb dCfenSolosS women an'
children. II is more Of an atrocliN h'
cause Germany is an open enemy OF 'h'
people she is fighting. II is her ann III"
only to destroy the Allied armies hl
to deprive them Of the power OF rach
recuperation and uattonal NlGor' 50 Una
when neaCo is signed. even though I'M
military victory may be against th"n
the racial struggle shall have been ad
Vantageous TO them
Now that America has entered TN
war to stay until 1t Is won either D.
attrition of the enemy's forces or by
military victory, will the American
housewife and all the producing am
trading forces starve out their allies
Will America refuse to give the dallN
hourly service which comes from StuCy
ing the use of substitutes In our die
for something which can be sent abroad
Even by using all manner OF substitute
there is not enough over there TO hee