New-York tribune., 1919-02-13
Women Claim,
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World Policy
r.,,;u;nc Achievement in
War Work Is Applauded
q, Their Victory Dinner
Baker Praises Devotion
Nine. Breshkovsky Pleads
for Aid for Russia; Says
Education Is Best Cure
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 12--The part
,msrican women are to play in the
-.,al and physical remaking OF the
~srla was outlined to night at the
v;.,orv Dinner in Washington. Women
,..r, all parts OF the United States,
,..dsrs in various organizations, were
present ..c.
w.,bsr Of the Russian Revolution" ,"
with simple philosophy told the women
'hou, some OF the fundamental prin-
Mas from which they would have to
msrk She emphasized most the
n.lus Of education and the dangers Of
w;dsspread ignorance among people.
Her message 10 American women was
that they, with their advantages, could
Do a great work in helping to control
neople mad in their mischief and
~nh.nriness.1 She said she turned to
american women to help control the
sr.s that were at work in her own
~.Sr rosnsry and might spread to all the
wsrld.
earn" said Secretary Baker, the hrst
snsaksr of the evening. 1T is no longer
aame in which he may engage with
m,r respect to the wishes OF others. l
nave seen American women go INTO the
rorkshops and factories to aid our
somrtrv's war efforts; | have travelled
III over war-scarred France and have
sssn her women 90 right up into the
ysry mouths OF the big guns to per
iorn their work of succor.
Says Women Made Army Great
a have seen the women of England
turn 10 with d will when the empire
was in neri, and | would be faithless
to my better impulses II / allowed this
ouportunity TO pass without expressing
to the women OF America my deepest
thanks for the service and assistance
thew nave rendered. We take pride in
our wonderful army. and | for one do
not forget that it was the mothers and
the wives and the sisters OF America
who made that army great.
"Women must help IN the great work
saead OF us. Il We are to have league
OF nations they must help to make IL
real They have a definite, living part
10 play we are TO make another world
catastrophe ike this impossible
Mrs Robson, who led in floating
Canadas great Victory loan, told OF
the work o. the women OF the Do
minlon, who, she said, "enlisted in Au-
gust, 1914, Tor the duration Of the war,
and OF whom not one was ever court
msrtialled for desertion.'
She moved her audience to applause
when in describing the work for the re-
turned soldier she declared "Ali oar
pensions and all our pay are up 70 date,
and Secretary Baker. a few feet away,
smiled with the rest IL the boast.
Brides New Woman Problem
Aside from the demobilization e
Canada's half million soldiers, she
said there is tremendous task of de-
mobilizing $4,000 women. This prob
lem took on new complications with the
sudden signing Of the armistice and
the homeward flow Of troops whieh
then set in. A new woman problem
vas disclosed in the startling fact that
Canada's soldiers we're bringing ho ne
with them 10000 brides, 10000 French
girls the rest English and Scotch. A
special committee was appointed TO haA-
de this problem
Words cannot tell you" she said,
The scenes which took place at Hall
Tax the day the Baltic came in, and We
discovered that she nad on board 1,l2v
brides and 800 babies But the trained
war workers OF Halifax were not long
IN graspng the problem, and those
new citizens o. ours could not complain
q the welcome
"Canaoa's women have come out OF
this war with an intense desire 10 serve
the country. Out Of the death agony OF
tais struggle Canada has been born a
1stlon. There will be just one flag
Saen the motherland calls. but never
again can We calmly take the word
ebony when applied to ourselves as
! nation"
Julia c. Lathrop. chief of the chill
efens bureau OF the Department Of
Labor, who has been in Europe for the
as: TWO months studying child welfare,
sss the fourth speaker. l. is expected
;sst world conference Will De held in
America soon OF leaders in child vel
fare work.
!. Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, chairman Of
us Tomen's committee OF the Council
q National Defence. outlined plans
aee methods for women's work in re-
construction.