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the words OF ex-Premier Vaughan are of
nent as a labor leader as a statesman in
his own country, where he is the motive
force of the nationalist party.
He believes In vigorous prosecution OF
the war and is concerned primarily in the
part that industry has 10 play therein
His mission in coming TO America has
been TO sneak to labor regarding its part
in this war. and also to bring to capital
a realization of its important function.
Mr.. Vaughan is to show the workingmen
of America that the building of ships
making munitions. etc, Is just i'm
portant as is the work of the soldiers
al the front. A favorite expression Of
this speaker is: Every time the work
insman drives a nail into ship under
the coffin of the kaiser"
In his public speeches Mr.. Vaughan is
pointing out that Australia has $50 900, 900
bushels of wheat from it's last two crops
stored in Australia. but no ships to trans
port it 10 the allied countries of Europe.
He likewise tells that great quantities of
meat are available in Australia and New
Zealand il ships could be provided for
Transporting it. He declares. therefore,
that the tremendous responsibility lies
upon the United States government to
build ships.
Wesley Frost. former consul at Queens
town, Ireland. who was first to hear the
stories OF the survivors OF the many sea
disasters brought on by Germanys ruth
less submarine warfare. continues to en-
tighten American audiences regarding the
horrors OF the enemy's unrestricted use of
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of America has led to the dividing OF
the womens work for the war into
the following twelve national di-
visions: Home economics. social and
welfare, health. civics, agricultural, in
dustrial, medical and nursing. motor
driving. signaling and map reading,
general service, camps and home and
overseas relief
With Miss Parker as national com
mandant of the organization. al the
head of each national division there is
an expert. known the captain of
the national division. Local detach-
ments of not less than ten nor more
than thirty members, under the leader
ship of detachment commandment. may
organize under any one of the national
divisions. Two or more local detach-
ments may organize under one ma
tional division and shall comprise a
local section. under the leadership of
a local captain.
The real fundamental principle of
the National League for Woman's Serv-
ice is that every woman in this country
owes the obligation of her citizenship
to that country, and the only Offering
which a woman is capable of making is
efficient service along some line in
which she is physically. mentally and
morally qualified to perform said
Miss Parker in a recent interview. 1T
is all 4 matter Of small groups of wom-
en- training ard working together. and
the work is largely outlined on the
English Gystem, known as volunteer
aid dctachnentS. which has operated
most effectively there. We believe that
II tho spiritual and ethical side of the
war is e be made to touch the Ameri-
can people Gerry person must make it
his or her community problem"
The league is working on closest CO.
operation with the Red Cross. with the
roN-a1's c0'nmittee of the Council of
National Defense with the commission
on training camp activities. food adj
ministra;ion. liberty loan committee.
with the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation and the Young Women's Chris
tan Association. with the mayors COM
mittecs in large cities ard with various
government departments and bureaus.
u is Offering tanning TO women in the
lines OF activities outlined in the ma
ti0u4s ii. isiuns OF its work. so that
when f. is called upon for trained serv-
ice it nay be supplied.
TT is our desire" said Miss Parker
that whenever there is demand for
it's service the league may not be found
wanting"
Miss Parker mentioned as an instance
of the leagues cooperation with other
bodies the fact that more than thou
sand women had organized and trained
that the Red Cross had asked the league
to handle its railway station canteen
service in both New oY krand Detroit.
In the latter city she stated that as
many as 5000 troops had been served in
one day. This is the result of having
ready to deliver a trained corps of
workers." she said. When the Red
Cross made its drive for S100,000.000 it
asked for two hundred women to form
q stationary parade in New York city.
We were ready for that. too, and the
Red Cross declared that our help had
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to an audience of 1000 persons at 1
o'clock in the morning and was received
as enthusiastically as if he had been
the first speaker on the program. Mr.
of the whole situation are most impress
sive. His graphic accounts OF the para
1yzed brihed Russian army and OF the
heart-rending scenes in Europe never
fail to impress Americans with a new
sense of their patriotic duty.
Mr.. Russell began his speaking tour
for the government last october and is
at present completing a tour through
the south and southwest. This will
probably be followed by one throughout
his entire time without pecuniary COM
pensation to the committee on public
information. In commenting upon Mr..
Russelrs war talks before California
audiences, the state council of defense
of that state said: Charles Edward
Russell is doing the greatest speaking
ever heard on the Pacific coast He is
one of the best men to instlll patriot
ism Uncle Sam ever had"
Lieut. Paul Perigord of the French
army is one of the most picturesque
figures among the men who have been
placed before the public by the speak
ing division and his sane. persuasive
and enthusiastic speeches carry every
hearer in his audience.
Father Paul Perigord was a Roman
Catholic priest and professor in a
Roman Catholic seminary in St. Paul,
Mimi. when the war broke out in 1914.
The SORROWS of France, his native land,
made powerful appeal to his patriotic
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point than the average officer.
Lieut. Macouarrie o fthe British Royal
Field Artillery is also recuperatinE in
this country from wounds received
in action. He Is an engaging young
Scotsman, graduate OF Cambridge Uni
versity, who enlisted as a private early
in the war and until recently has been
in the thick OF many of its battles. He
was one of a small army of English
men who helped TO ball< the Teutons
in the battle OF the Marine. He knows
thoroughly all the horrors OF those
early days when 900 men of Britain
faced 2.00o.0 900 Germans and held them
in check, without military training.
equipment or adequate ammunition
Being university man Lieut.. Mac
QUarrie is real sportsman. and would
like to see this war fought on
sportsmanlike basis. This seems TO be
impossible. "A man." he says. cant
fight like gentlemen over there. The
Germans will not permit IL. Many of
their methods are so low and mean IL
is like playing foot ball without a refe-
rec"
After being incapacitated for field
service Lieut.. MacQuarrie was sent over
to this country to speak before OIL
GERS and privates who are preparing
to go over there" He has performed
his task with enthusiasm and fine effect
and many American soldiers have been
fortified by knowing in advance some
thing of the real conditions OF the
battle front in France. Later he was
released by the British authorities TO
the speaking division of the committee
on public information for an extended
tour of the United States.
Here is a bit of advice Lieut.. Mac
Quarrie gives to the American boy on
his way TO the front. Write home
once a week 1t doesn't so much mat
ter whether you write to your sweet
heart regularly: there will be plenty
of men TO console her if you neglect
her. Write 10 your mother. She IS
the one who is going to do the worry
ing about YOU. She will see you every
night with a bandage around your
head. or lying. wounded or thirsty, on
the battlefield. You may be having a
perfectly horrible time, but at home
they will be having it even worse. You
have something to do-something to
occupy your thoughts. They have moth
ing except to worry.
This is the type of message which
the speaking division. directly and in
directly. is attempting to bring home
to American citizens. The division is
receiving hearty and cordial support
from hundreds of the best speakers in
the country and from practically every
patriotic organization OF national inn
portance The work of coordination
of patriotic education activities and the
dissemination to all parts of the coun-
try of the message Of the meaning or
the war is being carried on efficiently
and effectively by this branch Of the
government service.
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meant much to the success OF the cam
paign.
When the military census was taken
in New York state the league supplied
5000 women in New York for ten days
to register the men and women. And
the home economics division distrib-
uted $4,000 Hoover pledge cards in
New York alone. securing signatures
for a great proportion of them. This d.
vision of the league has carried on food
conservation work in 200 cities. distrib-
utlng Hoover pledges and conducting
educational work, practical demonstra-
tions. community kitchens, canning
kitchens and dehydrating plants in
good proportion of them.
The league was the first organiza-
ton IN the country TO establish SOL
djers and sailors at home clubs OPEN
ing that III New York city Il month af-
ter the United States entered the war.
IhlS club was opened in our own head
quarters and hundreds of men have
come to it every Saturday and Sunday
One of the men remarked that il was
the nearest thing TO home the boys
have struck since they left home. 1t
not only keeps US cheerful but clean
we have extended this branch Of
our work, as we found il necessary to
rave place where there is proper ac-
commodation for the men to meet girls
IN wholesome club spirit. In COOPER
alton with the committee on training
camp activities these at home clubs
FOR enlisted men have been established
IN hfteen states, and attendance at one
western club has reached as many as
5000 men in one day
~
One of the most important early ac-
complishments Of the league was the es-
Establishment in Washington of a bureau
of registration and information. to work
under the Department OF Labor and to
deal with the subject Of mobilization of
woman labor and the welfare of women in
industry. This bureau was established
in March. 1917. under the direction of the
Secretary of Labor. 1t was financed by
the league. on October / this bureau was
made d part of the Department OF
Labor, with which it still co-operates.
Through this bureau thousands of
woman workers have been supplied to
the industries, which means that the
league has done a goodly part in keep
ing in motion the wheels of the in
dustries which furnish battleships, air.
planes. munitions and other supplies of
war.
The motor division of the league is
doing excellent work. II is now organ
lied in sixty cities throughout the coun-
try on a standardized basis of training.
The division meets the demands of mill
tary and naval authorities as well as
those of other officials and unofficial agen-
cies. In New York city the motor division
has been appointed the official motor
service of the Red Cross, including am
buance driving, truck driving and trans
portation of officials.
This organization Of women, in its
single year Of operation. has attained a
of 100000 volunteers. who
have enrolled in thirty-eight states and
700 cities. 1t is building stone upon stone
a strong establishment which has been
created not alone to support the country
In time Of war. but 10 to assist In it's
when peace comea
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and sixteen Six weeks before war was
declared by the United States AS cities
set to work. Records show a total OF
1000 articles made by 5000 girls aver
aging one hour a day. Commissioner
Finley is the chairman of the national
education association committee on CO.
operation with the Red Cross and his
plan as it applied 10 New York state
was largely carried out IN the national
junior organization.
The aim Of the Red Cross in estab-
fishing the junior membership is pri-
marily n educational one. Second in
Importance is the production Of Red
Cross supplies. This interferrs in 70
way with the school work. but is sub
stituted for some of the vocational
crafts, sewing and manual work, al
ready a regular part OF the school
work.
Instead Of the girls making clothes
for themselves. they wiz sew and knit
for the destitute of France and Bel
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cheney of women in meeting the
everyday responsibilities to home, to
state. 10 nation and to humanity; to
provide organized trained groups in
every community prepared to cooper
ate with the Red Cross and other
agencies in dealing with any calamity.
and in time of war to supplement the
work of the Red Cross, the Army and
Navy. and to deal with womens work
and womens welfare. The slogan Of
the organization is. For God, for coun-
try, for home"
The program on which the work of
the league has been based is: First.
to develop a clearing house of informa-
ton regarding women's organizations:
second. to coordinate the work of
women's organizations and to develop
the resources of women through
standardized. nationalized program OF
activities; third. to recommend to the
proper governmental agency a regis
try of the woman power Of America
and a woman's bureau under the fed
eral government to deal with women's
work and women's welfare,
The standardizing program of activi--
developing the resources of the women
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a FAR back as 1915 group of
IN representative American wom-
~ en- saw the possibility of war
- < in America and talked of pre-
paredness. In 1916 this group of women
felt that war must come and no longer
talked of preparedness, but began to
make actual and practical preparations
for organized war work among Ameri-
can women, so that they might be
ready when the war came.
Believing that a knowledge of what
other women were doing in a war
stricken country would be of service in
organizing, this group delegated the
woman best qualified for the purpose to
go to England and observe how her
women were carrying on their war
work From that observation the
American women intended to base their
establishment of an American woman $
organization which wou!,. be equipped
to serve the country in the emergency
of war.
The body of women outlining this
plan had as its chairman Miss Maude
Wetmore, daughter of ex-senator w ell
more of Rhode Island. The woman
chosen to go abroad in the interest of
the new organization was Miss Grace
Parker of New York. The organization
which was formed on the return OF MISS
Parker from Britain on lines based on
what Miss Parker saw to he the main
necessities of country a. war was the
National League for Woman'S service.
This league was organized in January,
1917, nearly three months before this
country entered the war. \ month later,
foreseeing war. it had issued its cmer-
Gency program for organizing the
women of America in case of war, and
INN ediately upon wars declaration the
National League for Womans Service
was ready for work and was actually
the first woman's organization in the
field for relief work after the declara-
ton of hostilities.
OF the National League for Woman's
man. Mrs. Coffin Van Rensselaer, is
vice president, Miss Anne Morgan Is
treasurer and Miss Grace Parker is
national commandant. In the latter
capacity Miss Parker is in actual and
active charge of the activities of the
league throughout the country. She is
intensely alive to the need for women's
service, and since the outbreak of the
war she has Travelled hither and yon
in her efforts to stimulate interest ana
activity in the countrys emergency and
the country's need. In speaking OF the
work of the women of England. Miss
Parker said:
The demands have hitherto developed
resources unthought of in connection
with women. Common service, common
sacrifice. have inspired a common un-
Outstanding. Human relationships and
relationships to responsibilities have
been shorn Of superfcialities. Old ira
ditions and old prejudices have disap-
peared. and woman as a civic, an in
dustrial and military asset has been
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GUM. The boys, instead of bringing
home work benches and match scratch
ers for parental approval, will make
stout packing cases, work tables and
other things needed by the Red Cross
The work offers to school children a
release OF energies, stimulated at the
present time by unusual conditions
The work they do for the Red Cross
has all the educational value of the
previous work of the sewing and man
uai courses. and in addition teaches the
lesson of personal service for others
and lays the foundation Of n broader
stronger character. As President will
son said in his proclamation to the
children. You will learn by doing
those kinds of things to be the future
good citizens of this great country we
all love"
Although in existence such n short
time. the membership Of the Junior Red
Cross reached nearly 1000 900 before
the list OF February. Starting with
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How One Organization Prepared for War i'm Time of Peace

revealed to England for the first time
in Englands history.
"Based upon the demands that have
been made upon the women in England
and upon the work and splendid
achievements of some of the womens
organizations in England as well as
upon the conditions and needs in
America, the plan of organization and
coordination of the work of women in
America was prepared"
In general outline this plan has been
to coordinate and standardize the
work of women of America along lines
of constructive patriotism; to develop
the resources and to promote the eff
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w lesson of personal service.
III The boys and girls Of the
- United States are playing that
age-old game playing grown-ups-"
Only today II has a deeper meaning, a
broader significance. for it means the
winning of the war. Little mothers
of America are sewing baby clothes. fash
ionfng tiny garments. with fingers not al
ways skillful but ever willing. for the
babies Of France and Belgium. Little
"fathers'' OF America are busy at work
bench making strong packing cases in
which 10 send the baby clothes and other
offerings safely to their destinations.
Just as the women of the country gave
UP many Of their pleasures to aid the Red
Cross in it's work OF furnishing the war
refugees with necessities and comforts. so
are the schoolgirls of the country. large
and small. learning that the making of
baby clothes holds greater joy than the
fashiouing Of dresses for dolly And as
the men OF the nation learned the lesson
OF self-deni5l that the broad canopy Of
help and comfort @! the Red Cross might
be spread over AL unfortunates- So too,
are the scHcolbovs o. the United States
learning that they can work for the
hyhgry. suffering people of the old
world aud ind therein greater pleas
ure than in their erstWnlIe boyhood
sports.
Through the Junior Red Cross an or
ganization Of but a few months exist
ence is this being done The Juniors"
were organized last September by the
war council Of the American Red Cross,
and that same month President Wilson
issued a proclamation rallying the a.
o0o, 600 school children of the country
around the newly made standard of
the Junior membership. Organized at
the beginning of the school year and
after summer in which many children
had spent long hours in aiding their
seniors in the work, the junior organ
before several cities reported a 100 per
cent membership among their schools
public. private and parochial. Among
these were Pittsburgh. Pa, and Plain
field. y. j. In Chicago, out of total of
305 schools, with an attendance of 30O-
show that more than $4,000 articles
were made by the children there up to
January l, 1918.
Before Americas entrance into the
war the school children Of New York
and several other states were actively
engaged in doing Red Cross work as a
regular part Of their school work Com
missioner Of Education for New York
State John II. Finley worked out a
plan OF cooperation with the officials
of New York might carry on in their
school hours Red Cross work adapted
to their particular age and abilities
Hundreds of thousands of children
were enrolled. of which total so, 900
were girls between the ages of twelve
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EIHAT the spoken word is yet one
of the most potent agents at
hand TO convey the great mes
sage of the day was recognized
by.President Wilson when he said: 1T
is essential in this hour to speak. act
and serve together"
Sad that the spoken word concern
ing the truths of this war might be
fifty carried by word Of mouth to the
penple in every section of the land, a
speaking division OF the committee on
public information was created, its OBJ
ject being to bring home to the people
their duty to fight and farm, mine and
manufacture, conserve food and fuel,
save and spend. to the one common OBJ
ject of vindicating the principles of our
peace and justice. freeing the peoples
of~the world from the menace and &C
tua4 power of a vast military estah-
iishment controlled by an irresponsible
government
Tfe director Of this speaking divi-
sion is Arthur L Bestor. president Of
the Chautauqua Institution. In COM
rne1tinE upon Mr.. Bestor's appointment,
President Wilson wrote to George
Cree1. chairman Of the committee on
public information. Your suggestion
OF Mr.. Arthur E. Bestor 70 direct this
work is excellent You are fortunate
TO be able TO enlist one who has been so
intimately connected with great
American educational institution de
voted to popular instruction without
prejudice or partisanship.'
sir Bestor is not only qualified to
tell the nations story in a patriotic and
popular way. hut he has been able 10
gather together a group of public
speakers of recognized ability, who can
present the message of the time in
most effective manner, as well as to Sc
cure the services OF International
speakers of note. who are now touring
the country in the interest Of the great
cause of today.
Another important accomplishment Of
the speaking division has been to or
Fauize and conduct war conferences
throughout every state in the Union
These war conferences are designed to
bring together in the capital or largest
city in every state the various war COM
rittees. Hlemhe of county and sub
sidiary councils. and all men and wom-
en- of ability as speakers. who shall
confer upon the purposes and mode OF
conducting the wars activities in their
separate communities. and shall also be
present and assist at the public meet
inEs. where great public speakers ad-
dress the people in regard to the war
and its countryS aims regarding II.
In accordance with the above plan,
the first war conference was held in
Richmond. Va, and war conferences
have since been held in South Carolina,
MARYLAND. Pennsylvania. Indiana. ILL.,
braska- Michigan. North and South Da-
kota a series is now being arranged
by Mr.. Bestor in the south This will
probably cover Georgia, Alabama, Mis-
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fighting line. he has been attached to the
stan of one of the divisions. a fact which
enables him TO speak upon the war from
broader and more comprehensive stand
point than the average officer
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7OCNG AMERICA is learning the
lesson of personal service.
The boys and girls Of the
United States are playing that
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a FAR back as 1915 a group of
IN representative American wom-
~ en- saw the possibility of war
g & in America and talked of pre-