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would our vote be if Germany should VIM"
1T sounds like case Of What does it
profit one to gain the whole world if he lose
his own soul?" remarked
EXACTLY. Oh, you'd be surprised at the
different tone which the daily papers are tax
ing in regard to the suffragists. Even Lord
Northclffe's papers, The Times and The
Mall which formerly lost no opportunity of
scoffing at US, out with leaders--you
call them editorials I believe, herewith
such titles The Women Are Splendd,'
And the 'antis coming over to our
side of the fence, led by Miss Violet Mark
ham, who formerly one of the principal
leaders of the anti-suffrage party. Isn't it
marvellous? But when you think about it,
how can they help but be impressed with the
work that we are doing? There is no line of
womens war work in which we are not in
terested, and actively interested | don't
mean to say that the suffragists are doing
any more than the other English women in
this war work. They are not But they are
SO we'll organized and used to pulling to-
gether that every one has been tremendously
impressed with their efficiency
do you American women realize | Won
DER Miss Fraser continued, what the
English women have accomplished during the
last three years? Do you know that in Eng
land to-day there are 100000 women who
are dong work which was formerly done bv
men! This means an army of 1,o5O.OOO SOL
diers made possible by the women of Great
Britain.
There are 900 women in munition
factories alone; 100000 are engaged in agri-
culture; $4,000 in government Offices; 4OO 900
working at the military bases in France and
$4,000 voluntary workers in hospitals. And
besides this million and quarter who give
their entire time TO working for the country
there are thousands who work IN the.r own
homes during every minute that they can
spare from their household duties
And then there the 'Waacs' (Women's
Auxiliary Army Corps) a truly splendid BODY
of women ranging from twenty to foryS years
of age, directed by women and officered bv
women, doing all sorts of government work
overseas-clercal work, telegra ply wireless,
signalling, cooking, waiting on table driving
motor cars and ambulances, taking care of
the stores, doing postal work Gncluding the
delivering of 3,0OO,O 900 letters per day) and
tending the graves of our soldiers in France.
These women have been Of such incstimable
its example and is about to form a similar
corps which will be called The Women's
Royal Naval Service already nicknamed The
Wrens'
There is Womens Recruiting Hut in
Trafalgar Square, presided over bv a woman
recruiting sergeant, enrolling women for all
kinds OF war work. The latest official appeal
from the government was for women timber
cutters. There is hardly any line of work in
winch the women are not replacing the men
and every man thus released means one more
soldier in France
AS matter Of fact, investigation has
SHOWN that women are fully as efficient as
men IN many lines of wors. In the munition
factorles, for example, it has been proven
mat fve women are doing the work which it
formerly required six men t. perform
All sorts and conditions Of women work
SIDE by side in these factories. doing one an
other an immense amount Of good This is
true of all kinds of war work | know the
oaughter of a bishop who acts as scuerv
maid IN the kitchen of one OF our big hospitals.
'funcns famous cartoon, which shows the
little cochney slavey working with the peeress
n the kitchen and bidding the latter "Urry
nup with them dishes, Lidy Halexandra isn't
really bit cyaggerated'
There was a wistful look in Miss Frascr's
clear brown eyes as she said: How wish that
| could say something that would help you
women TO realize little of what this war
really means. This Federal amendment for
which your suffragists are working so earnest
~, is easily won if they will only follow our
example and demonstrate what an immense
power they are and Of what nestmable value
their service can be in the winning of the
war;"
Miss Fraser is just finishing book on the
snoject Of Women and War Work" 1t
might not be bad idea for some OF us to
read it and learn of the avenues of work that
are open to when we finally wake up and
decide to do what the English women are
doing-real work. mems work, if need be,
every woman to release a soldier
What price the vote compared to this?