Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-24
BY MRS. T. G. WINTER
Wy ITH the thrilling news that
w comes to us from over the

wv comes to us from over the
sea Of victory coming closer
and closer, it is natural that we
should heave a sigh of relief, per-
haps, feel that our job is finished
that we can relax our tense efforts
to back up the army by our home de-
votion. But this would be a fatal
Nmistake. Clihching the results of the
war-after the actual fighting is
over-is part of the Win-the War job.
1t is the part of the job that falls
almost entirely on us at home. The
boys over there are bringing their
\ part to magnificent end, an end
that makes us proud and humble be-
fore the young men of America
Don't let us fail them now.
Every great war in history has
been followed by social and industrial
difficulties, and this, the greatest of
all wars, fought by the greatest Of
all armies and the greatest of all
generals, is going to leave the great
est of all results:
ing of society and government to
the results of war, and reconstruc-
ton is going to be tremendous job.
England and France-particularly
England-have been making plans
of the most far-reaching kind, No
man is to be discharged from the,
British army until he goes directly
to a definite job. Every possible i'll
dustry that can be tau Sbt to the
wounded is to be taught, SO that the
manned soldier may keep his self
respect and independence and not
become all object of charity. Edit
cation, industry, social organization
are all being made over with deter
mination that England shall be pre-
pared for a newer and higher democ-
racy, finer and stronger than ever.
America Cannot Lag Behind Allies.
Now, the United States of Amer
fca cannot afford to fall below this
standard. We must be an America
of greater liberty, greater fairness to
everyone, greater opportunity in in
dustry, and, above all, higher under
standing of the meaning of democ-
racy and the ideal of our country.
The plans of the National Council
OF Defense have been made with
these things in mind, and the very
things that we have been doing in
Minnesota land all over the United
States) are intended to dovetail with
future national efficiency.
Among the immediate duties will
be our insistence on the food CAM
paign. Whether the war ends or
not, nations must eat, and there will
be no more food in the world until
after the next harvest. But there will
be greater demands than ever when
the half-starved nations whom we
have not been able to reach during
the war are again in contact with the
rest of the world.
The Children's Year is the express
sion of our national determination
that the next generation shall not
repeat the failure of this one. If
one-third of our young men had been
shown by the, draft to be unfit for
military service, they are also unfit
for full efficient civil life. The stand
ards of Americas physical life must
be raised.
The AUGMENTATION progress
must create united solidi6ed nation,
instead of the half-welded people we
have been. The newcomers from
other lands must understand and CO.
operate. English must be the lam
gauge taught and spoken all over the
United States. There must be no
hyphens and no great body of aliens
living under the shelter of our flag.
But this real United States can come
only through democratic measures
and not by force.
Must Be Crowned with Victory.
Patriotic education must, teach
ourselves and our children \truer
love and understanding of our own
country.
The great problems of industry
are going to lobm ever larger with
the end of the war, and the read
justments of conditions to the re-
turned army are going to take wis
dom and patience. The ugly features
of industrial life have got to be les
sened and the standards of life, of
wages and of skill must be raised.
The duties of the great war organ