The Washington herald., 1918-03-15
BUY A BOND, LADIES
By DOROTHY DIX.
The worlds Highest Paid Woman Writer.

An officer who has been. lighting on
the front was asked what the soldiers
thought Of as they went ''over the
top"
IT do not know what dark thoughts
are in the minds OF the French he
replied, but ! am sure that what
every Englishman and every American
Is thinking is, We win not let the fate
befall our women that has come TO the
women of Belgium and Flanders
When the immortal Legion Of Death
Of Russia was fighting to try to shame
their craven men into resisting the
enemy, they took 100 German prisoners
in one raid. OF these prisoners six
were women soldiers, who had been
lighting, side by side, with their men.
The gentlest born women Of France
and England are working in munitiop
factories, doing field work, raising
crops. acting as hostlers, doing any
service however hard and menial that
will help their country win this war.
Will American women show them
selves less patriotic, less willing to
make sacrifices for their country. less
worthy Of the men who are fighting
and dying to keep them safe than
The government is putting the ques-
ton squarely up to them.
So far the women of America have
done but little toward the winning OF
this war. They have knitted a few
sweaters and rolled a few bandages,
and given a few bazaars, but that Is
about all. They have not made any
real sacrifices OF their personal ease
ord nny1nfnrf he - a
other countries at war have done.
This has been due largely to the
fact that they saw no concrete thing
for which TO sacrifice. No visible altar
was erected before their eyes on which
they could lay the Offering of their
patriotism.
Women OF America. you can make
that excuse no more. The govern
ment raises before you the place of
sacrifice and asks OF you to offer up
your dollars for the sake of your
country. 1t asks you to prove that the
service that you are willing to give to
your country is something more than
lip service. 1t asks you to put your
patriotism above your love of luxury.
The Third Liberty Loan is about to
be launched. and by the way that
women respond to that the world will
know the measure of their patriotism.
On this bond issue depends not
only the fate of our own land and
that of our brave allies, but the
preservation OF freedom through
out the world and the safeguarding
OF the civilization of humanity. II
will be an eternal shame to all wo-
manhood IL women do not make this
third liberty loan an instantaneous
success. No American woman can
ever again look an English, or
French, or Italian. or Belgian wo-
man in the face if, at this critical
juncture in the prosecution of the
war. she has held back the money
that is the price of assured victory.
For no other women have been
called on to do as little and make
as few sacrifices as the American
women have. 1t js true that the
American women have given their
men to the war. So have the wom-
en- of the allies. and in addition the
women of the allies have given the
labor of their hands. they have gone
cold and hungry, that the troops
at the front may have food and
clothes. They have cheerfully CIV
en- half. or more than half. of their
incomes in their taxes. We are only
asked to lend. not give. our mon
ey and for lending it to get an in
terest that makes it a gilt-edged
investment even for peace times.