The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-20

ing the total wfuS male NoAe as q
white majority.
She declared that many women
we're sfnster mental subsection. Up TO
this time the men Of Virginia haa
not been nj fault Tor the reason thai
the women OF the state had not asked
for the suffrage. Now, said she. we
are here before you asking ior the
right.
Mrs. Valentine $ remarks seemed 90
engage the closest attention of the
committee. Her to ling hits seemed
to be thoroughly enJoyed by the com
fr1ittea several OF whom have already
Indicated that they Will vote for Il
ravoraBTo report on The amendments.
Mrs. Valentino Introduced Miss
Mary Johnston. the yorld-famed au-
thoress. a Nirginian TO the manner
born and proud of IT.
Probably no snecch, delivered this
hundred years in the House of Dele
gates ever had closer attention than
that which rtls accorded Miss John.
sion's effort. She treated suffrage
for women - an Inherent right. she
showed that under changed environ
Z nent and IN the Developments of these
latter times women needed tho right
Of suffrage FOR her own rejection;
and that common honesty should give
Representation. Her discussion Great
ed a profound impression. " Mic II
could be readily seen that many.
ma torify. of the committe" had steel
al themselves against permitting such
an awful Thing happening Ia them
as to become converts "a this form
Ui htresv. that she seed 1T the gospel
oS equal suffrage Nas planted in thes3.
-.e4faf.fittf-r-~trrrrT TIM tarfss uctIsnd Tho
tnoven, at urmiy believed.
Miss Johuston said
Miss Mary Johnston speaks.
Mr.. Chairman and GcnticTnfu.- ~
the course Of lHtla more than gem
Grafton most ,hinss IN earth have
changed ror us all The environment
OF to-day il more different from the
onyironment OF yesterday than vas
The environment of yesterday from
!h4t o. Eve hundred years ago. 1t
II law Of life that the organism
must change with the changing en-
vtronmeut. If II does not do It dies,
or at least weakers and detcriorates-
We live Ia an Industrial. rapidly NOV
ing civilization, In a civilization which
TI0rT aTTti TIUre rEDds {" IcaXe tho
military plane, ina n civilization that
more and more comes tn depend not
on strength OF muscle. but on grey
matter. we live In AN age OF peace
tui coninFs and goinGs. OF rapid in
tGrcnnnunicat4A1ll- s4s-{aeaG. Of Free
dom of speech and of thought Every
day of our lives we say, think and
do things for which our ancestors
would have burned US with glee in
the market place.
The environment has changed, and
with 1t has changed the human or
ganixrns mode Of life. IL is tfa
human organisms highest good md
morality that IL can aud does SO
change STAYING IN an oHtwern s0eli
is the most ncn-ethicaI thing that The
human organism can do.
with the change In environment,
WITH the change IN tile thinking ord
acting matter OF the organism, Is
changing and Will continue to change
the st-u, 'ure of society. Suntiy, swill-
~, inevitably, naturally. benc aciatiS
xo on. All around as even VIII l. We
talk. changes sn the point Of view,
In the el;Ki ans and institutions t'r the
people.
But in the Midst of all this chang g
of sta us 50 general SO recognized,
so welcomed. there appears to exist,
In a number OF minds, a stony obJec-
ton TO any change in the status oi
woman. she alone OF ali orga ntsnis
is TO he unaffected by any change
VI 9A't aAohF - -
stand, like Lots wife, unatia pied and
unacceptable. She alone is to pre-
serve the equilibrium Of the DARK
Ages in the midst OF the electric light
of the twentieth century. She IS te
travel by oxcart, while you, gentle
men, take the airship. She alone 81
AL organisms and Institutions of tine
revolving globe is to remain without
onward motion. She alone Ia no
10 evolve, She alone is not to fol
low her inner voice which say.
Grow" She Is to follow your votct
which says. do not grow We vii
do the growing for both.
Thank God. the voice Of nature ii
stronger gentlemen, than is you
votce Well for Nou-weIi for you--
that IL liz SO Else We would pres
entity have less able legislators In th'
Virginia House Of Delegates ana pres
entity those who were not able al ali
There are many things in this worlf
that may pass for midsummer med
f44i4l-4ftsttrtr-r-
man like the man OF to-day who ne
Se.ches the bearer of the twentieth
century and the twenty first centur
and the twenty -sccnHd and all tn
centuries 10 come, 80 r@maiu as wa
.ha bearer of Thc eighth century. o
even as WAS the bearer of the eigh
taentA century | would that We had
IN Virginia schools fer grown PEG
pie
S4.,en Million Women -eiS-Supportina
Ia this country. nearly seven mil
lion women are out ia the world o
Industry. supporting Themselves, am
In the majority OF eases supposin
others. There ARE more Se1f-supppft
ing women In this country. To-day tti;ti
there Ware men, women and ChilaFe)
i'm the day Of the Declaration of Ia
a.nefttsa nee. In tht hundred aU
thlrfy odd Wage earning pnd salarie'
occupations, women aftt-J"ngagcd b
nll but three or four. Threc-fnurth
Of the teachers oC this country ar
women: Jhree~toprths Of The fore
that is fnouiding the mind Of III
centuries Ia COME; Ghree-fourths %
All hanta nitnrisf ana social Bptt
organizations: ihTee-fouiths of al
cultural associations are women. /
this, high schools 81 the country tw
girls graduate each year To one ho}
Tlaans. are IN .ssssll4Ke t!3is se;tr 80 aha
country forty Thousand women. Th
census Of 1909 gave liI.hnn MGR
iiliterate males Ch4n tliiterate fe
males.
But" says some gentleman W
don't live in America, We 1.-Two il
Virginia" There are forty thousan
woman OPERATIVES in-A- itls{ n i-sy 7 }t+4t-
are twetvG tnpuSaud Women and gil
Industrial workers Ia ii@hHl%tfa altsff-
There are ni4st- hundred trained nurse