Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-12
ServeI Sacrificed
Mrs. PankhurSt
Tells US. Women
NV MUTTON

WASHINGTON. July 12:- The
women OF the United States and the
women OF Germany are at opposite
poles. That is why American women
ought to be-as they are-very keen
about this war"
The speaker was Mrs. Emmalins
Pankhurst, who for a had Eng
land, and English cabinets by the ears
while she battled for woman's rights
It was she who invented the hunger
strike when they imprisoned her.
England, in recognition of wal
work of women, has given the fran
chise to all over 80 who r house
holders or wives of householders.
1 asked Mrs. Pankhurst what the
war had lone for m
what 1t has done TO them Is self
evident" said she. TT has scared
their hearts with grief. But 1t has
also brought us great opportunities OF
serving our country as nurses, as mus
milton workers and in a hundred diff
ferent tasks.
'The Woman's Party. which 1 rep
resent. is a political organization
which has devoted It's time to help
ing the government. We realized
that the prime question was how to
| preserve our country. What is q
vote if there is no country left7
eff we lost the war, the I'M
OF the allied nations would be be-
low eve the status of h Ger
man women, the lowest of all civ
flized nations The German
mans Idea of his womankind ac-
counts for all the atrocities h
German soldiers have perpetrat-
ed upon the d~efcnscless women
Of the countries they haye In
vaded.
That is the reason we have thrown
ourselves so actively into propaganda
work for u country.
W. explain the war to our work
ers. We fight the pacifsts. We do
our best to prevent strikes. We ask
| what would become of us IL our sol
diers and sailors suddenly truck for
| higher pay or eight hours a day OF
| fighting the Huns.
IT think you need some of this
| propaganda work over here. The
| bulk of your workers seem to be splen.
| didly loyal. But the German has
many ways of spreading his insidiou:
\ poison.
you cant afford to have strike.
In your vital war Industries. Moth.
ing in the world matters right now
except TO win the war. What dc
shorter working hours and better pay
and the vote amount to IL we ALLOW
~ Hun " 80 III 60 CaA 0EN
master?"
I asked Mrs. Pankhurst for a mes
sage for American
"I think" said she, that American
women have got to be ready to serve
and to sacrifice. We need womel
trained for all sorts of things. |
your women are unframed, the!
should proceed to get training.
THE war is sadly depicting thu
ranks of male workers. In England
there is going to be q demand FOL
women in the great reconstructio
work.
After the war there will be NJ
place in the great democratic nationi
for parasites and idlers. no matte
whether they be men or m
I'VE are going to 10 away will
slums. We are going to better thing
for the ordinary man and woman.
But all dreams OF social better
ment depend upon our winning thi
war. To do so We must be as Ell
cient and as active as our foe.
I'VE must go into Russia. Al
Russians who love Russia would b
grateful IL the allies came In. TIL,
pressure upon the French and British
armies in France and Flanders coul'
be relieved IL America would Join u
calling upon Japan TO enter Siberia
when I was in Russia / saw Ger
man agents at work. II we don't g
IN, Russia will be In Germany's arm
by force of German bayonets an
German gold.
eff we don't ask Japan to go 4
now, IL will soon be too late"