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"Men have made boomerangs, bows, swords or guns with which to destroy one another; we have made the men who destroyed and were destroyed! We have in all ages produced, at an enormous cost, the primal munition of war, without which no other would exist. There is no battlefield on earth, nor ever has been, howsoever covered with slain, which it has not cost the women of the race more in actual bloodshed and anguish to supply, than it has cost the men who lie there. We pay the first cost on all human life.

"In supplying the men for the carnage of a battlefield, women have not merely lost actually more blood and gone through a more acute anguish and weariness, in the long months of rearing that follow; the women of the race go through a long, patiently-endured strain which no knapsacked soldier on his longest march has ever more than equalled; while even in the matter of death, in all civilized societies, the probability that the average woman will die in childbirth is immeasurably greater than the probability that the average man will die in battle."

This country talks of preparedness, and the men gathered here are especially interested in that subject. All preparation should be based in this country on justice to women. Mr. Carnegie never sees the armorplate that his steel plant produces. He certainly suffers no pain in producing it. When you take his armor and put it on your ships you pay him his price and you don't tell him that he has nothing to say about that which he has produced. When you take Mr. Schwab's shrapnel, or somebody else's submarine you admit that the maker is entitled to consideration. You cannot have any preparedness for war except such as is based

upon the assumption that women will continue to supply you indefinitely with the chief material

for war.

I am here to say that when this war

ends England will be compelled to recognize the fact that the women who manufactured and contributed every man left dead on the Continent are entitled, in future wars, to have their say and express their will.

TWO OF A KIND.

A private in the regulars went to the Colonel of his regiment and asked for a two weeks' leave of absence. The Colonel was a severe disciplinarian, who did not believe in extending too many privileges to his men, and did not hesitate to use a subterfuge in evading the granting of one.

"Well," said the Colonel, "what do you want a two weeks' furlough for?" Patrick answered:

"Me woife is very sick and the children are not well, and, if ye didn't moind, she would like to have me home fer a few weeks to give her a bit of assistance."

The Colonel eyed him for a few minutes and said:

"Patrick, I might grant your request, but I got a letter from your wife this morning saying she didn't want you home; that you were a nuisance whenever you were there. She hopes I won't let you have any more furloughs."

"That settles it! Oi suppose Oi can't get the furlough, then?" said Pat. "No, I'm afraid not, Patrick."

It was Patrick's turn now to eye the Colonel as he started for the door. Stopping suddenly, he said:

"Colonel, can I say somethin' to yez?"

"Certainly, Patrick; what is it?" "You won't get mad, Colonel, if Oi say it?" "Certainly not, Patrick. What is it?" "Oi want to say there are two splendid liars in this room. Oi'm one and ye're another. Oi never was married in me loife."

Once in a great while a man is driven to drink, but as a rule they trot right up to it of their own accord.

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SPECIAL NOTICE FROM A. F. OF L.

On March 26 by the authority of the San Francisco Convention of the American Federation of Labor there was issued to the organized labor movements of all countries a call to attend a Labor's World Peace Congress to be held at the same time and place that the general peace congress shall be held in which the political representatives of the various countries shall meet to aid in determining terms and conditions of peace at the close of the present European war. There has been considerable misunderstanding as to the nature of the Labor's World Peace Congress. These circulars were sent to all nationals and internationals as well as to the press, that all might know that the workers intended to press home

their rights and the consideration of principles of human welfare in the world congress. From the nature of such a congress it is necessary that those who are members of it must represent the labor movement of a country. Some of the nationals and internationals of our country have understood the circular to mean that their separate organizations are to be represented. Because of the unwieldy numbers and the expense it was thought best by the San Francisco Convention to recommend that the organized labor movement of each country as a whole should be represented by one or two delegates to the general congress. This general explanation is made that all misunderstanding may be cleared up.

A. F. of L. Home Dedication July 4

President Wilson Will Be Present

Washington, June 10. President Wilson has accepted an invitation to attend the dedication ceremonies of the A. F. of L. seven-story office building, on the morning of July 4, and will deliver an address.

A committee on arrangements, consisting of President Gompers and Secretary Morrison and the executives of the various A. F. of L. departments, together with the Washington Central Labor Union, "has arranged for a labor parade at this time.

President Gompers has forwarded an invitation to the officers and members of national and international unions, stated federations and city central bodies to be present and participate in the ceremonies.

"It is realized," said President Gompers, "that where the distances are large, it may be impractical or impossible for all to come to Washington,

but it is hoped that as many as can possibly arrange it will do so.

"It is urged, too, that the unions and central bodies located at no great distance from Washington shall make such arrangements for as large a number of unions and workers personally to come to Washington as possible and participate in the demonstration and ceremony.

"In cases where the officers of organizations are too far away to come to Washington, we ask that they may designate some union member of their trade located at or near Washington, to represent the body in the demonstration.

"It is also urged that every organization forward an American flag and the banner of the union, so that the emblem may carry the spirit of unity and fraternity in the demonstration and ceremony."

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"Then the record stands," broke in the captain.

Some days later the mate entered on the log:

"May 17, 1915. Course S. S. W. Lat. 45° 32′ 51′′. Long. 158° 47′ 13" W. Wind light and variable W. to S. W. Captain Doliver sober to-day."

When the captain read this his rage was unbounded. He summoned the mate and demanded how he dared to make such an entry.

"Well, captain, isn't it true? Were you not sober last night?"

"Of course I was sober," roared the captain.

"Then the record stands," said the mate.

Green-What is a sense of humor? Brown-A sense of humor is that which makes you laugh at something that happens to somebody else which would make you angry if it happened to you.

FIGURES DON'T LIE.

A young man asked his employer for a raise in salary and his employer I told him that he could not afford to do so, as he did not work any the whole year at the present time. The young man, being very much surprised, asked his employer to show him, which he did as follows:

This leaves

You rest eight hours each day, which equals.......

This leaves There are fifty-two Sundays that you do not work.....

Each year has..... You sleep eight hours each day, which equals.....

365 days

122 days

.243 days

122 days

.121 days

52 days

This leaves You have one-half day off each Saturday

69 days

26 days

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