The Washington times., 1919-11-03

likely to quote the lines preceding those above:
o, woman, in our hours of ease,
Uncertain, coy, and hard to please.
Unrewarded sacrifice has ever been womans not man S.
There few in history of men who have given
themselves to without hope of return The Booker
Washngons and Thomas Gaaudes be counted on the
fingers.
Noble women who have given their all to a cause are
egionmost of them unrecorded and unsung few have
received recognition usually after they died.
Frances Willard whose statue is the only female figure
IN Statuay Hall could be distracted from her work by
any thought of reward Lucreta Mott slavery aga
is appreciated by both advocates of slavery and
its opponents
Elizabeth Stanton, Inez Miholand Boissevain in the
suffrage fight Mary Lyon in the educational world Clara
Barton and few others stand history not only for
their accomplished deeds but for their absolute and
swervlng devotion to unrewarded duty But the ma
jority have no monuments to their memory
In war we ask women to send their men away with a
smile They are asked to support their families on
meager allowance to maintain the nations industrial life;
to make the munitions with which the soldier fights to
give their savings for Liberty Bonds contribute millions
for the comfort of in the trenches and for the poor
allied nations
Women respond The Red Gross estimates that
100000 women volunteer workers produced 1854
articles valued at than eighty million dollars
for soldiers sailors and civilians in swept countries
Womens Liberty Loan committees sold billions of dol
lars worth of Government securities At every step of the
STRUGGLE women asked and give their whole
hearted help.
When peace comes, what happens?
Our soldiers and sailors home be greeted as
they deserve with umphal celebrations parades speeches
In Congress, medals and badges of honor.
Their mothers march in parades are not mentioned
by Congress the newspapers and receive medals
sometimes not seats in grandstands see their sons
parade.
Why don't women protest?
Women not worried about their chances for honor
and reward.
The reward" woman usually asks is opportunity for
more service
Consider, for instance the aims of the American
Womens Legion. Composed of mothers wives daughters
and sisters Of who served in the nations FIGHTING
forces this organization might with Justice make it's
pose the obtaining of recognition for the war services
its members
Instead has organized for purposes of cooperation
OF service to the returned soldier and sailor and of service
to the nation during the difficult days of reconstruction
Here are the specific things for which these women
stand and propose to work:
One hundred per cent Americanism
Love of country.
Service of country.
The teaching of these things to the children of the
country.
The friendly cooperation of the women whose men
served in the great
The everpresent remembrance of the crippled
soldier
The banding together of women whose men have
served, into one great national organization.
These the aims Of women who gave their time and
energies some Of them their very blood help in the
war Compare them with the platforms of men organiza
ons and learn something of interest about service for
hnPanty