The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-04-27
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at the end. Yet when | speak OF war /
don't mean it's hell.
There was one aspect or war which
was better than anything have found
in the aftermath OF, war. There was a
kindness among all classes Of the pop
ulation. One felt that at last a brother
hood Of men was coming about. At
least, that is how 1t was in England
and feel certain 1t must have been the
same over here. A common purpose
shared by whole nation. If that rur-
pose Is one OF sacrifice, idealism and
helpfuiness. 10 wonderful thing. Think
what common purpose shared by ma
lions. purpose with an ideal of help
fulness and sacrifice of self. would be.
This Is what the war should have left.
I cannot help believing that common
purpose has been left. anyhow In the
hearts of those who suffer.
II cannot speak for the women OF Eu-
rope, but I can speak for the women
Of England, and can say they
through suffering, have determined that
SO far as within them lies. there Is no
sacrifice too great TO make for the
cause OF peace. have seen the women
have seen them tried and not found
wanting. I can tell you it was glorious
sight. You may read diaries of the
war which tell of dinner parties and
plenty in London-but that no more
represents the women OF England than
a night dancing club of New York or
red light district In some city here
represents the women Of America.
Il will tell you what the spirit or
English women was and is:
THE Bishop of Exeter. Lord Robert
Cecil's brother had two splendid boys
killed in the first three years OF the war.
The last year of the war 1000 Ameri-
can submarine chaser sailors were sta
toned in Plymouth. which is In his
diocese. His wife. Lady Florence. did
everything she could to make those
American boys less lonely.
'She had as many as she could care
for and hardly ever was her husband
without some of them. About January,
1918. just before one of the fercest
battles, she said to her sister:
II don't believe I could go on IL
Jack cher last SOM should be taken
1.-THE next morning a wire came say
ing Jack had been killed. This was on
a Monday. On Thursday Lady Florence
had planned an afternoon party for your
sons-those gallant submarine chasers.
when she arrived at Plymouth and
7 saw her white stricken face / begged
her not to have the boys. They would
just remind her OF Jack as he had
been. She looked at me with eyes
can never forget and said: But, Nancy,
they too are far away from home and
we must do all we cam
THE party went on and the boys
never guessing her sorrow were
charmed as usual with the Bishops and
his wife's cheerful kindness. That night
/ walked around to the American Y. M.
c. A. and in talking to some OF the
boys told them OF Lady F1orence's sor-
row.. One boy with tears IN his eyes.
broke out %, why did you let her do
It'll Then he said: IF ever any one
speaks Ill to me of England / don't
feel that could keep from killing him.
That, friends, was the spirit OF the
women of England.
Kinder by Suffering.
Suffering only made them kinder and
Drawer, and that's why / love and adj
nire England.
Nov, what can we do, the English
speaking women Of the worid--and I
cannot help feeling that we have got
most all OF the women with us-but,
what can we do to help the whole world
on? We cannot live for ourselves. alpine
and get ~peaasWe Satitkk even get
happiness, and doubt whether we can
get plenty. We must somehow rectify
the mistakes of the stronger sex when
left alone, and we must do it soon.
when America came into the war
Europe saw the dawn of a new hope
America in the war to end wars. When
America went out of the peace, Europe
was dumbfounded. Idealism took Amer
lea into the war; idealism cannot take
her out OF the peace, no matter what
politicians say.
1.-THE League of Nations was started
by America or by an American. Some
seem to think only Of the starter and
forgt 1t was the high purpose of his
people who gave the impetus which
brought the League from America to
Europe. When we go for the ideal and
not for the idealist, It's a principal we
should follow and not be sidetracked by
a personality. Let us see what the
league. even without America. Germany
and Russia, has done already. If we
realize its achievements we may be in
spired to give 1t greater trust and add
to It's number OF associated nations.
1.-THE League of Nations not only al
ready has prevented three wars and
registered over one hundred treaties
The League has active humanitarian
sections dealing with health, labor con-
ditions, trafiice In opium and drugs and
the white slave traffic. Each one OF
these must surely find hundreds of
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