Evening journal., 1921-10-19

are a member, let us say OF a Repub-
it impossible to ask the women of
the Democratic Committee to work
with you TO gain some end. through
you might all be In accord as TO its
desirability. The reverse is true.
You could not as a Democratic Com
mittee Woman appeal to the Re
publican women. but the League of
Women Voters embraces all women
and is non-partisan.
Last winter the Delaware League
Invited the women of the Republi-
can State Committee and of the
Democratic State Committee and of
IAN the principal women organiza-
tions Of the State to work together
during the legislative session as
joint legislative committee. They all
accepted, the committee was form
ed, 1t functioned-what is more it
functioned without friction and was
30 per cent. successful in securing
the legislation it worked for. The
Delaware League justified its exist
ence then and II is justifying it now
These are unusual times in which
we find ourselves. The problems be-
fore us today are as serious, as COM
plicated--yes, even more so-than
the problems we faced during the
war. We found in war time that It
took all the woman power of the ma
ton banded together to achieve the
tasks set women in war work. Some
women realize today, 1 believe. what
all of us will realize tomorrow, that
it will take a united woman power
to achieve the tasks laid on women
in this period Of reconstruction.
During the war when a great
task was to be performed. we did
not ask the party afiliation of the
person engaged beside us in war
work. Republicans, Democrats, In
ependents-we all sold bonds to-
gether, we knitted or sewed side by
side. There are Just as gigantic tasks
for women today as there were then
and we as women can accomplish
them only by working as a united
league of the Women OF America.
But you will say that the war activi-
N@to WtAt AA0A ROAAAAldAs ALL NOu III
get that politics is the regulation OF
! the State for the preservation OF its
safety, peace and prosperity
"As we work throughout this land
for legislation which will better the
conditions of mothers and young
children, as we seek the solution
through legislation of the problems
OF unemployment and high prices
we are working for those things thai
make for the safety. the peace and
the prosperity of our country When
during the war we sold Liberty
bonds, we were helping to finance a
war which we entered for the safety
the peace and the prosperity OF ma
tons. Both are political activities
'Today the greatest call upon our
time, our attention and our strength
should be the arousing of public
sentiment 50 strong that It shall
sweep the country from Maine tc
California, in the demand for a re-
duction OF armaments, that the con-
dition shall be changed so that nc
longer out OF every dollar pail in
taxation TO our government, shall ss
cents be spent for war. This is the
great political work before our
women today-Democrats. Repuhli-
cans-women OF all the parties OF
protest, Independents.
"As citizens of America. let uI
give vocal expression, each one Of US
I othe demand that war shall cease
with its hideous toll of lives and
property. Let US strive to bring an
era of international fellowship. Let
us work looking to the day when
out of every dollar paid by the citi-
zens Of America for Federal taxes
our nation shall nevote, not s8 cent
for defense, and the burden left by
old wars. Let us look to the daS
when we shall no longer appropri.
ate only IL cents to cover the up.
keep of all the department Of gov
ernment, the development of nationa
resources, the problems OF the farm
er. the merchant and the laborer
To the day when we shall spend ou
of the national dollar, more thar
just one copper cent for educasoI
and cultural needs.
The numbers Of the unemployed
are steadily increasing. How can i
be otherwise when our tax burder
is so great and when almost four
ffths of our money IS poured into tn
ver-grinding mill Of war.
, Never during the war was theil
n greater call for service, for pasri
otic sacrifice. from the women O.
America than there is today. Their
are no bands playing, no flags flying
no picturesque uniforms or hea'
dresses to attract US; but TO stan
aside and say that somc one else cal
do It is to be a Stacker just as e
stand aside during the war was to b.
a Stacker.
America needs tn inspiration o
her women now just as she needei
1t then. The little chill lren OF Amer
ca need the woman's voice pleadinl
at the doors Of Congress as -ruly a
the dying soldiers in the war zon
needed the Red Cross nurse. Infan
= deaths in America exceeded the cas-
+ ualties among American troops II
! France during the same period o
, time.
[ The farmers OF the nation leagu
themselves together to obtain leg
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