Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1922-07-27

against the country that was trying
by might to despoil the world, the
men and women of America who
were not pro- German rose up and
were as willing to give and sacrifice
as were the English, French or Bel
gian women. Young volunteers i'm
mediately offered their services. But
those willing men could not win the
war. Had they. and they alone, gone
to war they would have been crus he'd
To make an equal distribution of the
men serving, the draft law was pass
ed. Reed insisted that it be held up
for three months--to give men
chance to volunteer, That would
give Germany chance to conquer
the allies before we could get in. If
they wanted to volunteer they did
not need three months. In few days
after war was declared, fully twelve
boys had volunteered and gone to the
army from the little town of Des Arc
in Iron County. Those who waited
longer were not likely to offer their
their services. He certainly did not
represent the good women of Mis-
souri, in that action.
When Germany went to war her
people did not cry out against France
or Belgium, but it was always "God
Strafe England" When Mr.. Wilson
found one of our citizens living in
England who had shown fine ability
in giving to the people whom Ger
many was expressing food stuffs from
the United States, he called that man
home to help the Government in
showing our people how to conserve
food and send it to- the allies, that
they might hold on until our men
were ready. Did Mr.. Reed welcome
aid of Mr.. Hoover, and do what he
could to help him as he knew we
women back home wanted him to do?
No, he fought his every effort, alleg-
ing that his opposition to him was
based on the fact that he had lived in
England. 1t surely seems strange
that he should have taken up the cry
Of the Germans, "God strafe Eng
land.' Mr.. Hoover suggested that
| those of us at home do without some
luxuries that were easy to ship to our
boys. Women, did you ever find a
greater joy in doing anything than
you did in doing that? ran into two
women during the war who said they
were unwilling to conserve. They
were distinctly pro-German. Mr.
Reed encouraged them in doing that
way. We mothers loved our boys
with all our hearts, we sent them
away proudly as our Representatives
to help give peace and liberty to the
world, and oh, how glad we were te
do without any luxury that they
might have it. Did Mr.. Reed ever
encourage any such emotions oil
deeds? Did he not rather act like the
/, Republican man now in England, Mr.
Harvey, who says none of our boy
had any high thoughts in the conduc
of the war?
Women, Mr. Reed has fought the
things we women love and live for
, In our last Democratic campaign, h
went to Wisconsin and spoke for
Republican when Democratic mai
was running. He has spoken Away
with contempt of women, and yet b
J thinks with a few high sounding word
J of praise and fattery he can ge
Democratic women to vote for him
, | don't think any Of us will vote fol
him, but we are going to be sure AM
60 to the polls on August 1st and vot
for Mr.. Long, so that he may bea
: Reed? The people everywhere ar
s saying that MIR. Reed will be electe
q unless he is defeated by the peopl
9 outside of ST. Louis and Kansas Cit
4 voting for Mr.. Long. We live out
d side Of those cities. There are won
r en- living in those cities who do nc
Is care for the good of the country ant
/. of our boys, many of them born il
d foreign countries and who have nc
It yet come to loye this country. Let
g set aside August 1st as day wheI
# we will religiously and heroically stan
It by our homes and our country, an
d defeat man who would otherwise 6
# to Washington and use his wonaerfl
n powers of speech in defeating tt
/. the things we love. Let's be Il
u same loyal women we were durin
,r the war and help keep America {;
10 Americans.
= MRS. MILFORD RIGGS,
IL President Iron County Woman
% Democratic Club.
e William Crommer Dead.