The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-08-15

not discussed In the legislative bodies OF
the United States. Seventeen bodies OF
Europe recently have given this question
serious discussion. she asserted.
Representative Baker spoke briefly In
favor Of the suffrage issue, detailing the
good work accomplished by women vot-
ers OF his State.
Representative Heating advised the
Rules Committee not to dodge the woman
suffrage issue.
Sometimes a political party Is justified
In lodging a minor ISSUE" he said. but
woman suffrage is no longer minor
issue. When 100000 voters come to Con-
gress and the Democratic party and pre-
sent a petition Of this character, the least
they can ask is that Congress shall be
given a chance to vote on woman suf-
frage, and / hope as a Democrat that
there will be no lodging of the issue
Mr. Heating evoked applause smons
the sufrragists when he said that he had
seen white women scrubbing the floors
Of the Capitol for $50 a month, while
black messengers Of the male sex sit at
committee room doors with nothing to do.
Suffrage, he said. would change all this.
DR.. Wiley Thinks Time Ripe.
DR.. Wiley said he is for woman SUI
frage because he believes, under the doc
trine Of evolution, the time Is ripe Tor
women to have an equal share in gov
eminent with men. DR.. Wiley, however.
condemned the militant methods Of some
foreign countries.
I'VE cannot hope to obtain equal rights
for women by shattering window panes
and breaking heads said he, land the
methods employed by our militant
friends in other countries are hurting
our cause more than helping it.
He urged the committee to adopt
resolution creating special standing
committee of the House on woman SUI
frage.
DR.. Wiley seemed to doubt the literal
truth of the Garden of Eden story. He
told the committee that he did not be-
lieye woman had been created as an
afterthought. Study had convinced him,
he said, that woman came from the
same monitious bioplasm as man"
Miss Mary Mcdowell declared that suf-
frase was necessary for the protection
of women workers
women workers must be treated on
an equality with man." she said. There
| is not enough chivalry among men, even
among statesmen. to protect see.sp
women workers who must have the oal-
| lot for their own protection
While arguing in favor of woman suf'
frage Representative Falconer was
| asked by Mr.. Hardwick, Of the Rules
Committee, IL it were true that a Gait
furnia town had been recently voted
wet by women.
Il don't know anything about 1t" saia
Falconer but ! do know that tre
brewers and distillers all over the coun-
try are against woman suffrage. When
they are against anything it is generally
a good idea for everybody else to be
| for it."
| Entertained on Lawn.
| Last night Mrs. De Voc, the delega: e.
| to the council, and many of their friends
gathered at a reception held on the lawn
| of Representative William Kent's home,
at 1926 F Street Northwest The lawn
was strung with lanterns, and between
| the pauses of the music suffragists ard
women voters discussed the outlook for
their cause Miss Adams. Mrs De
Voc, DR.. Viola NJ. Coe. DIR. Cora Smith
King, Mrs. Charles Morton, and Mrs
Champ Clark were in the receiving line.
At a big mass meeting in the Belasco
| Theater tonight four women voters Will
explain to the people Of Washington how
| woman suffrage is working in the West.
| This is the only open meeting to be held
under the auspices of the council III
Washington. Mrs De Voc will preside.
The meeting will come to order at 8
| o'clock. Miss Jane Adams, Miss Mary
Mcdowell, Miss Helen Todd Of Cali
fornia, and Mrs. Jessie Hardy Stut bs
will be the speakers. Tickets for the
meeting will be on sale at the theater
all of today.