Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-29

want to think Of our parade on sat.
urday, April 90, and Of the message it
carried Through our streets: It was not
an amiable afternoon; there were sharp
winds and gloomy skies, but the order
had gone forth--"ram or shine c'-and so
for rain or shine we were there.
wonder il those who stood watching
US knew how We felt, what we were
thinking as we. the women Of Philadel-
phia. walked by. our orders were to be
serious, but we did not need to he told
that we were the women OF our city
privileged to demonstrate the mighty
call Of service of the war. and we hoped
as far as IL was possible to each OnlOokei
we might bring some Of the seriousness
Of these times and the great ,chanCe
for women to show that they are not
second in patriotism and usefulness.
our womans Liberty Loan committee
was called at the request Of the Govern
ment because it recognized ;he help
which only women could bring and If we
are unseltish i'm our service through TINS
great crisis We shall have done some
thing for the whole cause Of women
for all future time.
It is very right that we should take
such a part in a war for freedom, for
every great movemen- through the
worlds history in behalf of liberty has
furthered the position of woman, bring
ing her possibilities of education or in
dependence and equality with men such
as have been noticeably lacking in
| those lands where military power is the
! first aim of its Government
I I,prplaDv and its 1ptpCfahlN friend
/ Turkey are hand in hand in every effort
/ to suppress the personality Of women.
/ German women, to the superficial OBJ
server, would seem not to be classified
with the Turkish women Of the harem
/ buc TO one who has lived in Germany as
7 [ have and seen the little consideration
allowed to the wife and mother | fee
that ! can speak with conviction. The
man is the soldier. and as such receive!
/ all the consideration from the STATE. Tn,
| expensive uniforms make it impossbl,
for the average German wife to dress
I herself with any style or luxury. She T.
, always the one to he sacrificed in tn,
home and in order to encourage tn,
. man to he willing 10 give ;he best o
his strength and time for military eN,
ercise. lie must be hattered by tn
homage that he everywhere eNacts by hi
uniform. II is he who enters the car
riage first, who has the best seat, fO
whom everything in the street make
way. The officer is the bully Of tina
country, and it is necessary that /
should be so or he might lose his en-
thusiasm for his autocratic task
Now that the war has come it is nj
surprise TO those who have seen hin
in his home that he should prove one O
the most overbearing and detestable 0
conquerors whenever dearly bough
victory is his.
The women Of America have too lon
enjoyed the blessings of courteous con
sideration, and equal privilege in tn
eyes Of the law to fail now to do thei
utmost 10 preserve those rights and priv
ileges, not only for themselves, buc 70
their children as well. They were per
haps the first in our country throug
compassion to realize the need for hel
OF those i'm France and Belgium an
through that experience of helpfulnes
they have spread from end to end {
our country splendid propaganda whiC
has been of ines;imable value to OF
country, now that it has become neCei
sary to call it's men to the tranin
} camps to prepare for war. They wi
work now and they will not cease the
, work until those trained armies Tetu
, victorious, and then, know, the wome
of America will not be afraid TO go OF
to welcome them, knowing that the
f, too, have tried N do their part