The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, May 27, 1918, Page 16

A Chat With the President’s Daughter “We Must Think; We Must Talk,”” Mrs. Sayre Says, in Order to Bring ' About Real Democracy at Home N N : N SN =~ A AN N A\ \\\\\§ S N AN AN W N SN X N N c ‘\\\\\\\ NN N NN Ny X % 2. e r/élla S S N\ N N ~§\ ” % Nothing proves more clearly the high principles of President Wilson than the way he brought up his children to be liberal, honest-thinking women. The ac- companying interview with Mrs. Sayre, who was Miss Jessie Wilson, shows how she feels about the struggle for democ- racy. The story was first print- ed in the Boston American. BY FLORENCE WOLCOTT HAT is world de- mocracy ?” The question was asked by Mrs. Francis B. Sayre, daughter of Presi- dent Wilson. With children she is living in quiet quarters in Cambridge. “Suppose each soldier said, ‘I have only one life to give; what good will that one life do in this gigantic struggle?’ Yet every general and every statesman knows that it is the individuals, the countless number of men, whe make the army. And so it ~ is the countless number of thoughts that make progress, and the thought of every individual is absolutely necessary. “A Russian colonel wrote: ‘I am surprised you call America & democ- racy. Trotzky has told us about your democracy. He tells how he was treated by you. We know you are not a democracy.’ . “In our own midst there are those who ‘deny that there is or ought to be such a thing as democracy. “In the face of such confusion of thought how are we all to solve the great problems confronting us? Our soldiers are fighting for justice and liberty. What are justice and liberty ? JUSTICE TO WORKERS IS LACKING “A man once told me that he thought justice between labor and capital could be attained through sym- pathy, with a kind word and a smile,” and Mrs. Sayre smiled herself, but a little wistfully. “More than the kind word and sympathy is needed. . That is not enough, it is only the first step; sympathy, indeed, comes first, but knowledge and the will to act * must follow. Only so can we solve : the problems. before us. © “All-who have lived in close touch with the workers of America know Conservation Pancakes ! Soak 1 yeast cake over night in il a quart of potato water. In the morn- ! ing add enough buckwheat flour to make a soft sponge; let stand in a warm place until next morning. Add 1 cup buckwheat flour and 1 cup bran, £ 1 rounding teaspoon soda, 2 table- ! spoons corn syrup and enough warm i water to make a batter (not too thin). If eggs are. plentiful, add 1 or 2, if not, the cakes are quite as good with- | out. - ‘Make your cakes; be sure to have about a quart of batter left for ] her husband and that justice to them has not been at- tained. Opportunity is chiefly for the privileged. g “When I was in a settlement I often saw two families living side by side. The home of one, dirty and slovenly and mean; the home of the other neat and clean and sweet. In a week, by the turn of the wheel of fate, through sickness, accident or nonemployment, the God-fearing family was on the level with the slovenly family, and through no fault of its own. Then they had to start all over again in their fight for respectability and life. “Surely something is wrong with a system in which -such things can happen. When a family has to face such a change in a week’s time there must be something fundamentally wrong. Can things not be improved? - A SACRIFICE OF NO AVAIL? “What is the use of our men pour- ing out their blood on the battlefields of Europe if, at the same time, we are not doing our best to establish a real democracy here at home? “We have all the ideals and ele- ments of a democracy; we have with- ir us the power to become one in very truth, but we can not be one in perfection until we all put our shoul- MRS. SAYRE AND ELEANOR If the family is large and requires more cakes than can be made from this amount of batter, soak %4 -yeast cake in a little water at noon, adding all to the batter saved, before going to the next morning’s cakes. bed at night. I do not add salt as it kills the yeast. Do not keep in a tin vessel as it may cause ptomaine poisoning. It may require a little practice to.get them perfect. . MRS. ED ATBERG, ' Acushnet, Mont. PAGE SIXTEEN ders to the wheel in such great num- bers that success is assured. “People can no longer follow like sheep. The time has come when they must give of themselves, " especially of their thought, if conditions are to be bettered. If they are not bettered, when our armies are victorious, shall we be prepared to receive the men who fought for democracy? “To give money is not sufficient; all should join in the great fight on this side to win what the soldiers are fighting for in Europe. Each must do his share.” TIME FOR NEW THINKING There was a pause, and then Mrs. Sayre asked, “Do you know the verse by Robert Service? “‘A-leaning against the sand bags, Wi’ me rifle under me ear. Oh, I've ’ad more thoughts on a sentry-go Than I used to ’ave in a year.’ “We have examples of that new thinking every day. Not long ago a soldier was leaving for France. He turned to his companion and asked her if she believed in immortality. She could not answer because she had never known nor cared to know Him who not only taught but lived im- mortality. Well, the soldier went to France. He died in the trenches. Later that girl wrote: “‘For the next soldier who asks me whether I believe in immortality I shall have an answer.” She had come to know Jesus Christ through whom alone we can attain the full knowl- edge which we need for every-day living. “The time has come when we must view life with a world vision; we must réally see. If we want world democracy, we must think and exam- ine for ourselves everything here in the light of the great idea. We must think. We must talk. It is the day of the individual, and the individual must rise to the great challenge.” The Great Army of Motherhood YOUNG farm wife A of Missouri recently went to a military camp to bid her brother goodby. He is a boy of 19 _who volunteered in the ar- tillery. “I dread the news from now on,” she told her hus- band on her return. “Some way or other, I think the soldier must feel like the woman who is to become a mother. He wants to go —to do his duty—Dbut still, to leave all that is dear to him is almost more than he can bear. Then he thinks, ‘Well, thousands of others are doing the same thing—I guess I can, too.’ For he must, he hasn’t any’ choice. Perhaps if we moth- ers had a chance to back out, a lot of us would be cowards. I have often won- dered if I would have been.” ‘Why Not Women Voters? Burley, Idaho. Editor Nonpartisan Leader: I disagree with any woman who says we should fight against our own freedom. - Woman suffrage would mean more freedom, and until we get it we are almost slaves. We are not equal with our husbands or a negro. How much longer is the weaker sex going to be foolish enough to submit? As far as the fear of a woman president is concerned, I think as long as -the grand old Nonpartisan league exists there is no danger, unless it puts.a woman up, andthen, I say, if Nutrients can be divided into two classes. The tissue-building: foods are called protein. - Cheese, meat, eggs, fish, beans, peas, peanuts, oatmeal and such foods are rich in protein. The other class of nutrients include starch, fat, sugar and fiber. These produce. heat and energy. They keep the body warm ‘and furnish the energy to do work. A good deal like coal in the locomotive, it both furnishes heat to warm the cars and: energy to move. the train. Starch, sugar, pork, butter, lard, tallow and bacon are good ex- amples of foods fich in’ this nutrient. Most foods contain both nutrients, as she gets a majority, let her have it. Haven’t queens ruled as well as kings ? I have seen where women governed their homes to a great extent, and the home was ideal. : We women need to get into politics, and the sooner the better. Men are all right, but they think too much of business and not enough of home af- fairs. We need more laws for the betterment of schools and our chil- dren. i Every woman I know around here is strong for the League. MRS. ALICE THORNTON. Nutrients bread, cereals, cheese, meat, eggs, beans, peas and milk. : Good nourishment, say the North Dakota Agricultural college experts, consists in having these two classes of nutrients supplied in the right pro- portions. To a certain extent one food rich in protein can take the place of another, as cheese, eggs, beans, peanuts, fish and meat.. This makes possible effecting a saving by using the one that is least expensive and it -also makes possible using less meat now. and more, of the other foods in order to make more meat available for export to'our allies. - ; :