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for Germany and Bismarck recommended that 

 bombardment should take the place of siege in 

 order to hasten victory, the Empress Augusta and 

 her Court ladies exercised their powers of persuasion 

 to frustrate his wishes. We are told " the secret 

 of it all is that the Empress, with ideas that she has 

 got from England, cant ideas as to ' humanity ' 

 and ' civilisation, ' prevents us from carrying through 

 our military measures as we ought to." 



These facts, coupled with the deplorable cruelty 

 shown by Germans in the present war, show plainly 

 how quickly culture and civilisation may revert to 

 barbarism unless care is exercised in spreading high 

 standards and lessons of humanity amongst the 

 young. In order to influence character and increase 

 noble ideals amongst boys and girls, it seems all- 

 important that both men and women should work 

 together upon Educational Committees and in 

 those assemblies that are concerned with what they 

 share together in public life. 



The following expression of opinion concerning the 

 helpfulness of woman's work, as considered from 

 a man's point of view, shows plainly with what 

 diplomatic skill, tact, and common sense Canadian 

 women have entered into the advancing movements 

 of the day. In an address, the Honourable W. H. 

 Hearst, Premier of Ontario, says, " In politics 

 we say that if we can secure the help and co- 

 operation of one married woman, even though 

 she has not a vote, that is at least equal to two or 

 three votes, and if we can secure the assistance of 

 one unmarried woman, that is at least equal to a 

 dozen votes. And we know what we can do in 



