Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-06-29


than our own Stars and Stripes, l would
beg permission to place across it, in letters
that che who ran might read" Unity My
friends, it is our only salvation. Today we
see our country in the throes of another
barbarOus war, the past comes before us as
hideOus dream, we can see thousands of
homes broken up, mothers going around with
aching hearts just as our fore parents did
when their children were snatched even
from their nursing breasts and sold on auc-
ton blocks; we see thousands Of our loved
ones going to be slaughtered and we shudder
with grief. But we can pause and think of
the lesson this war can teach us. Here is
a sample of that same Unity | speak of.
Where have you ever before seen such blind
devotion to leaders right or wrong? Unity,
amongst our enemies has been their watch
word
''Theirs was not to question why,
Theirs but to do and die"
The lesson is here for us, the opportunity
is yours, will you take it? God has given
us each forces and capabilities. What will
you do with them? How Use them? Club
work in this far Northwest is still in it's
infancy. Yet we have made the start and
with the united effort and cooperation of
each one of us, working together for the
future, Washington will soon become known
as a State where the people Of our race do
things for good and that count of something.
But we cannot succeed without the united
aid OF each one of you. Some of us COM
plain that we have the same women in office
and as leaders all of the time, but, my
friends, that is not our fault. We are not
paid salaries we often make enemies of our
friends because we try to lead, but if you
sit at home and find fault and won't take
hold and help, we are like the hunter in
the woods, we have taken hold and we can't
let go. Now that the start has been made,
rather than fail, we must keep on until you
decide to do your share.
TO my mind the future is filled with won
derful possibilities, and on us as Race wo-
men the fulfillment of these great opportuni-
ties depends. / have always insisted that
when we can, as a whole united body of wo-
men, show to the world, especially the wo-
men of other races, that we value our homes
as they do, that we want our children to have
the best in education, skilled labor and
trades and professions, thus increasing the
morale amongst our race, then they as
Unit will help us, the women, to do away
with lynching, and it will be done at once
1t is the women who do things always, and
it is up to us.
So let us forget the past with it's terrible
wrongs to us as Race, let us work for
Unity, drop all narrow mindedness and
petty jealousy, hold up the hands of our
leaders everywhere. Let us see the value
of organization to us in this new democ-
racy which the world is fighting for; let us
help do away with the dives and breeding
places of crime and we will share to the full
est extent in all good things to come to this
world when peace comes. Let me suggest
few ways in which the Federation of
Washington and Jurisdiction can help. One
efficient aid will be an active civic league.
How many of us really know the value of
a wide-awake Civic League? How many of
our clubs do any civic work? How many
of our people know the meaning of civic I?
You can watch out for our young people.
especially our girls, protect and advise
them; when question Of politics is promi-
nent, find out the morale and fitness of cam
didates also hold community meetings and