The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-04
Dark Men and
White Women

This last war surely showed The
world that men made in America"
nrc thc real goods. 90 inchcs TO the
yard. and warranted not 90 shrink.
Now. look az our s2d regiment OF
black boys. returned heroes. cheered
and welcomed BY our united nation.
ibid any old Bourbon In Virginia. 80
years ago. even with his regard for
his petted ex-slaves. and his protect
Ing affection for his ignorant but ef.
fcient black nanny" ever irnag.
Inc that the Germana' subordlnation
OF fidenity. faith and future TO the
slogan OF Rule or ruin" would give
birth TO the evolution OF the negro
patriot
And yet today We wave our ker-
chiefs " we are called society buds.
we say Good for you. men Of black
skins and loyal hearts II we are
INST women. plain and unadulterai-
cd. and " We are men We shout a.
they pass, "Ail hail. fellow country.
men. we have bceu thru he'll togcth-
cr. let's rejoice in the land OF the
free and the home Of the brave
This country haa learned that the
negro IN a good fighter. He IN loyal.
he IL brave. and the white men have
realized and admitted the fact that
where the fight was thickcst. tho
negro held his own and faced the en-
cinies OF his country with the stoi.
African Junglcs. and tho courage
and chccrfulneSs irnbedded In a race
born under the Stars and Stripes.
Then the women. heaven bless
them. See what a start they have
given their husbands. sons and
brothers. The Red Cross. the great.
est religion OF humanity the world
has ever known. owes It's nurses. It's
sewers. its knitterN. its historians, its
workers In all branches OF service. to
woman. Tho Red Cross. founded In
this country by "A woman. Clara Bar.
ton, and fostcrcd by women OF all
ages. OF all stations in life. OF all col
ors, OF all crceds--tho Red Cross has
given the women an opportunity to
show tho world that heaven is not
somewhere hidden behind clouds.
but heaven is brought down TO earth
when the crimson cross on the field
Of white is seen on the battle ground.
in the hospitals. or anywhere where
famine. pestilcncc. fire. flood or war
calls for help.
There are 80 many wonderful and
unexpected things that women have
done in the way OF heroic sacrifices.
daily hard work and steady cndur.
ance. one OF the incest things that
has come out OF this war is that the
society lady. the club woman, the
scrub maid. the clerk behind the
counter. the cook, the nurse. trained
or raw. the wife. whether rich in
money and poor in brains or rich in
brains and poor in money. they have
started to learn line in poetry
which we hope they will enlarge upon
and frame TO hang over the Intel of
the door OF their prayer closet. This
line OF poetry Is by Rudyard kipling.
and IL says that Julia O'Grady and
tho Colonel's lady are sisters under
their skins"
Many woman otherwise good and
clever has eaten her heart out be.
cause she was silly enough to desire
TO 20 over the top when she was
stationed in trench No. 3. All this
war work has induced the Colonels
lady to descend a step 90 meet Julia
O'Grady. who is stronger and quite
as alert ms she Is. when Julia
o'Grady runs up the steps with
surgical bandage to save life, or
cheerful word 10 save n soul.
IL has not hurt the Colonel's lady
to let her poorer sisters look ut her
frills and flounces. 1t has not low
cred her opinion OF the image she
secs In the mirror several times per
diem. And what n thrill 1t has given
Julia O'Grady 10 feel in her heart
the downfall OF prejudice and the
lowering OF the standard set up by
woman against woman. when idle
ness bred prejudice and ignorance
bred intolerance.
The war has begun your enamel
patton, girls. II is up to the sex
called fair" TO be either fair or I'M
fair. Remember what the fellow
Is the best policy;
ought to know, because / have tried
them both We have all showed
our hearts and hands in war work.
We have also, as motorists or In 9th.
or manlike positions, shortened our
skirts. We are now called upon to
lower our skirts. We have been COW
cred. uncovered. discovered and re-
covered Now let us begin n sister.
hood of woman to help the brother
hood OF man. We have showed the