The Dolores star., 1919-04-11
Every Worker Must Remember
She Is Valuable to Economic
Life of the Nation.
ASSIST IN FOOD PRODUCTION
Should Utilize Household Experiences,
Employ All Their Human Affec-
tion and Exert Whole capae-
ity Of Understanding.
BY MISS JANE adams.

SSNN6 NSSO"Ss
During these eventful days when
the awakened minds and aroused con-
sciences of the entire civilized world
are turned towards measures Of re-
construction, 1t Is well for women to
ask themselves what distinctive part
dertaking which involves not only the
welfare of all living women but the
future Of their children.
1t is obvious that the women of
America have 4 most advantageous
position in this task. Women in this
country have always had unique
freedom from traditional restrictions
and unusual opportunities for higher
education in schools. American women
have become organized into social and
educational clubs, into mutual benefit
societies, into religious and nationalis-
tic groups whose membership counts
into the millions. Many of these or
composition of American society and
all of them register the relatively high
intelligence and independence of
American women. The courses of
study in some of these organizations,
as well as their cosmopolitan member
ship. have prepared thousands of
women to take a disinterested, far
sighted view of public affairs. In
those states in which women have
been voting and in many other states
through their suffrage organizations,
women have long. been studying polit-
ical questions. At this tumultuous
moment when the fall Of Russian and
German autocracy has SO momentous-
ly changed the world outlook, 1t Is
hoped that these women have a sense
Of historical perspective. and that
they may be able to capitalize our
political history for the benefit of 9TH
er nations, urging the experience of
this country in the abolition of legal
barriers between the several states,
the giving of equal rights to all citl-
zens, the establishment of federal
supreme court, and the necessity of
federal control over the common high.
ways of commerce.
1t Is also hoped that they will be
able to hold fast to that good will SO
desperately needed for the healing of
the nations, by remembering the valu-
able contributions to American life
made by people who have emigrated
here from every country in Europe.
Already desire to help nations less
fortunate than our own has expressed
itself among women In many ways.
Whils congress has been advocating a
restriction OF immigration for the next
four years. 1 have heard American
women urge that women's organiza-
tions of various sorts might well offer
to take care of war widows with lit
tie children who wished to emigrate
to the United States. by guarantee.
ing to the government that such FAM
lily groups should not become public
charges. Women would undertake
such task in all humility of spirit,
realizing that the United States has
been subjected 10 the strain of war for
shorter time than the other powers.
Women Have Had Much to Do.
American women as whole have
also enjoyed a higher standard of living
than those of any other country, and
through the invention of machinery
and labor-saving devices have been
relieved of much of the drudgery
which women In other countries have
horne in their households. They have
been able to respond in overwhelming
numbers to the service under the Red
Cross for the preparation of hospital
supplies, and clothing for war refu-
gees. Women of all sorts have met in
groups under nationwide auspices to
respond to these demands, and have
found not only heightened patriot
ism, but new sense of cemradeshlp
in the mutual tasks. The results Of
much of this activity will remain in
America itself, in the establishment of
country nursing and Of community
councils. or In the development of
those war activities instituted by the
children's bureau. which resulted in a
more accurate knowledge of the
status of the children in the nation,
and in the provision for adequate care
for all maternity cases. even when the
i'NG III piohCSh pHi 10
of the country.
The women responsible for 22,OOO.-
900 kitchens who We're asked during
the war to modify their accustomed
ways, to make technical study of
resources to conscIentiously conserve
food, will be obliged to continue such
effort II the worlds immediate needs
are to be met. Fortunately thousands
of American women have so stretched
their sympathy and sense Of respon-
sibility to include the care of children
in Belgium and In Armenia. that they
can never again become Indifferent to
them. These women have also real
lied that If at the end of the war.
whole populations are left depleted by
mainutrition and their national vital
ity thus permanently lowered, such na-
tions will be able to make little use of