WOMAN'S WORK.

White Ribbon, Volume 23, Issue 275, 18 May 1918, Page 15

WOMAN'S WORK.

GREAT WOMEN’S PETITION. On March 4 Senator Jones, of Seattle, in presenting the great woman’s petition to Congress, spoke as follows: —“A few days ago, Mr President, one of the most remarkable petitions .ever prepared was presented to the President of the United States, asking in very respectful terms that he exercise the power that Congress has given him, and, as a war measure, prohibit the further use of grain and other food products in the manufacture of malt and vinous liquors. That petition was signed by many prominent women of this country of every (lass and occupation. It was signed by the representatives of all the big women’s organisations in the country. It represented (>,000,000 of the patriotic women of this country, of the most representative character, not only in their own persons, but for those whom they represented as the officials of organisations of various kinds. This is distinctly a ‘win the war’ appeal by the patriotic women of this country, who are doing everything in their power to bring this war to a successful termination. The women of America are doing their part now, as they have always done it in the history of the Nation, and they presented the petition to the President as a war proposition. They believe the course* suggested by them would have much to do with the winning of the war, and as patriots, and not as partisans of any particular id'*a, they presented it to him. Mr President, 1 have the letter transmitting this petition to the President. I have also the petition, signed by about a thousand of the most representative women of the country. Many of the representative women of the country hive* not signed it, simply because they did not have the opportunity ; but the women whose names do appear do represent the patriotic, loyal sentiment of the great majority of the women of the Republic. “I think this is th<' first time in the history of the temperance movement that all of the leading organisations of women have* united in behalf of a particular proposition. They have all united in behalf of this proposition, and they are all represented in the petition that was presented to the Piesident.

“This petition was prompted by that great organisation, the Women s Christian Temperance Union, and, in my judgment, will take rank among the historic petitions of the world." CANADIAN WOMEN AND WAR CABINET. In a recent conference cf representative Canadian women with the War Cabinet, the following resolution was passed:—“Whereas the allied nations are facing imminent starvation, and are looking to Canada as the source of supply, and whereas the* people of Canada are making great sacrifices, and are willing to make further sacrifices to supply this ne/*d, and whereas part of the grain which is being sent to Great Britain is being wasted in the production of spirituous beverages, which are no benefit, but a very serious detriment to the cause of the allied nations, therefore be it resolved that this Conference express its belief that to prevent this waste of foodstuffs the milling of grain be done in C anada, and only the manufactured article be exported to Great Britain until such time as remedial legislation prohibiting su< h destruction of foodstuffs be enacted in Great Britain.’’