Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-10

her letter with "oh, hopeless youths" after
she made the absurd statement that three
tourths OF the eS-soldisrs could not give
one an Intelligent idea OF what the various
state and Federal compensation bills pro-
pose, etc, etc.
This lady who. believe. should sign an
Elderly Lady in Distress" has voiced the
narrow opinion OF hundreds OF her sex (al-
though in their hearts they know Il is not
true), whose thoughts are travelling in the
wrong channel and who are becoming very
narrow and esotistie by such thinking.
You are associatins with the wrong set.
Miss Price. Where you meet this type
OF young man Sou will meet the same type
OF young woman. Birds of a feather nock
toHethcr. you know. Elevate yourself and
you will automatically ind yourself in tho
midst of higher type.
Have you visited any OF the colleges.
universties night schools. Y VI, C, A..
etc. Do you know that there are thousands
OF young men studying under the old parlor
lamp. after day OF toll. tho various
courses offered by correspondence schools
throushout the country? In short. do you
know that young (real American) manhood
is studying. preparing for the future as
never before in the history OF the world?
The type OF young men whom you evil
IDENTIFY seek and OF which there are thou
sands aro too busy 10 waste their time on
Idle frlvolity. or so-called bonus for cx.
soldiers or any other kind OF a bonus You
Will have TO 20 some 10 be privileged to
III tntlT set
Why criticize and condemn the eS.sol-
dier7 What has he done TO YOU? II Il were
not for the khaki-clad Yankee you would
be under German dominion right now. Do
you know what that would mean7 To whom
do you owe your liberty? You owe your
liberty TO your fathers. brothers and cousins.
tho bows who fought for It. Just sit down
and think what you really to your
Yankee brothers whom you think arc so
utterly useless and stupid. Read your Amer
lean history. Read the biographies OF great
scientists, historians. writer's. poets. In
rentors. surgeons. d!scoverers fighters,
minded. What do you owe 10 man the
conaueror. the founder OF religion. the writer
OF the Bible. the preacher of the gospel. the
fighter for right. purity and liberty?
Vhe real American lad today prefers to
remain single. This Is one reason why you
do not meet him SO often. There has been
too much female. propagan nda: too much cheap
publicity: too much showing on" so to
speak. The real male has lost a good part
OF his interest in the female sex The
certain qualities which he appreciates and
adinires most are cast to the four winds.
The league which has just been organized
Tor women to assume their maiden names
Is driving more good marriaseable men TO
cover than anything I know Of guess
they will keep their maiden names all right
In your next criticism. Miss Price. exclude
! tho eX-doughboy. Have 4 heart. You don
know how soon you mSht need tho fighter
OF all hShters. the khnki-clad Yankee. TO
protect you from aggression and all the
terrible humliations inflicted upon the con-
ouered because OF the passionate ambition
OF the man from the East.
J. A. vEsPE.
L. OF P, West Phila., Sept. :, 1921