Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-06-12

dren. There are thousands, many
thousands of women ready to go to
work to save the child. We must
use our man power first, then our
women power, and our child power
last. We must not take our ideals
from our fathers or from the
angels, but from democracy, trans
lated in terms Of today. We must
teach in our schools the democra-
tic ideals of government. At last
all ~oots in spiritual forces. If we
come out no stronger than when
we go in, if we go forth to make
the world safe for democracy with
out clean hands, if freedom, democ-
racy are not more than empty
words, then we are worse than in
the beginning. The only way we
can make moral progress is
through our home, school, and
church. Here we must keep our
fountain heads pure. When
listened to President Taft this
morning my prayer was may God
make us pure, make US keep our
fountain source pure, and safe
guard our children. In England
and France the ravages of war up
on their children were such that
the government took a hand. Prus-
STA is so awakened to the value of
training her children that she no
longer separates them at the age
of II or Is, but now keeps them in
schools, under the supervision of
special scientists who pick out
here and there, the boy of greatest
promise who is trained by the gov
eminent.
I'VE want to be as wise as Prus-
STA. More and more we want to
spend money for education. Make
it worth while for teachers to re-
main in the profession. Nowhere
can we render a greater patriotic
service than in the school room.
In my work as chairman of the Wo-
mems Committee of the Council of
Defense, | receive about five hun
dred letters a day from school
teachers, saying I wish to serve
my country. Where can | be of
greatest service | have just one
form letter." DR.. Shaw said,
(which | instruct my secretary to
send to all these. 1t says. If you
are patriotic, if YOU do love your
country, stick to your job, Stand
by the schools. There is where the
forward looking teacher can rem
der better service to her country
than anywhere
You have my advice, girls.
am Seventy-one years old: old
enough to give advice: old enough
to take it. Get Your ideal; dig it
out for yourself. Get hold of it:
believe in it. 1t will not narrow
your mind but broaden your life.
There are many mansions in this
world as we'll as in Heaven. Make
yourself successful. Make your
self believe in yourself. God never
SquanderS his talents. If he has
given a power to do he will make
possible the way to do it. Oppor-
tunity and responsibility remem-
Der, go together. You cannot sep
arate it. We cannot escape that.
This is such a wonderful time in
which to live! Some may wonder
that | do not refer to marriage for
women. That comes when it comes.
It is just as foolish to talk about
marrying to women as to men. In
the meantime everything that de-
velops character, that makes you
of use in the world. will make YOU
of more use when that time comes.
The business of life before us to-
day is to take hold of the first OPP
portunity for service. No woman
has a right to occupy space with
out giving back some service in re-
turn for the space she occupies.
4 believe in conScription,' DR.,
Shaw said, only in a democratic
way. | believe in the CONSUMPTION
of women if it's necessary. But
first before this government has a
right to conscript its women il
must make its women citizens OF
the government. Then it has as
much right to conscript them as
the men.
Il was working in the field and
| received word to come to Wash
ington. went to Washington anC
was told was to take charge OF
the Defense work among women
wasn't asked if | would. | was
told to do it. | am an old woman
haven't many years to live, but
every power of my being. every
throb of my heart, every thought