heard by personal correspondence steadily and wisely all through the war.
Much later came the following tribute, in a most valuable book written by
Sir Archdall Reid and Sir Bryan Donkin ("Prevention of Venereal Disease,"
published by William Heinemann (Medical Books) Limited)[N]:--

"Sir Bryan Donkin's letter, which appeared in _The Times_, in
January, 1917, and other communications which he published as
opportunity offered, brought him an introduction from Sir J.W.
Barrett, M.D., then serving as A.D.M.S. with the Australian Force
in Egypt, to Miss Ettie Rout, who, by profession a journalist, had
come with the Australian and New Zealand Forces with the object of
ameliorating, as far as possible, the hardships of war. She had
been horrified by the pestilence of venereal disease which broke
out among the troops in Egypt, England, and elsewhere, and, with
extraordinary resolution and courage, had embarked almost
single-handed on a campaign of prevention. She furnished Sir Bryan,
and later myself also, with much valuable information, and for her
own part fought the battle most strenuously--living among the men,
lecturing, finding and instructing lecturers, providing
disinfectants, importuning authorities, writing most trenchant
letters, establishing medical clubs in England and France, and the
like. I think that when the names of those who opposed her are
forgotten, the memory of this brave lady will still be green among
the descendants of the valiant men for whose welfare she
struggled"--p. 176-177.

[Footnote M: The _New Zealand Times_ daily newspaper published my first
article and was severely reprimanded by the New Zealand Government for
doing so, and all New Zealand newspapers were then prohibited from
publishing any further articles relating to V.D. in the New Zealand