Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-24
WANTS WOMAN T0STAY
WHERE GOD PLACED HER
Representative Hefin's View of SUI.
frage-He and Senator Gore
Address Meeting.

Woman suffrage, the tango and othe,
modern dances. the responsibility fol
public opinion, and the public school sys.
tenn of this country were some Of the
| subjects touched upon In addresses by
Senator Gore of Oklahoma and Repre-.
sentative Hefiin of Alabama, at a meet
ing held under the auspices of the Dis
| trict Federation of Women's Clubs at the
Public Library today. Mrs. Ella S
| Knight. president of the Sunshine So
ciety. told of the work of that organiza-
ton, and Mrs. Ellis Logan. president of
| the federation, presided.
Praising the work Of the Sunshine So
| ciety, Representative Helm said the
| women of this country could do great
good in such work and that what had
been accomplished in one case cited
where provision had been made for the
education of a little blind girl, was ten
thousand times more than the tango
tangle-ups that were receiving so much
attention in some quarters He urged
that newspapers should devote more space
to telling women how to make man
or woman" than in giving cuts of the
latest tango dances.
Should Interest Others.
He urged the members of the society to
seek to enlist in the cause persons who
were able to assist in work of a charita-
BILE nature. Many persons. he said, who
have about all their hearts could wish
for have shut themselves off selfshly
without thinking of giving aid to others
less fortunate.
He declared that it was best for the
nation that woman should not enter poll
tics. Il do not want to see the Ameri-
lean woman taken out of the sphere
where God has placed her." he said.
The he me is FOUNDED led
an effeminate man and everybody abb
hors mannish woman. I fear woman 8
entrance into politics will break up the
American home. The fact that the home
of the downfall of Rome. When 1 am
fighting woman suffrage. am not fight
ing the American woman, but I am fight
ing for the American home and for chill
dren yet unborn.
Senator Cores Theme.
Senator Gore spoke chiefly of the re-
sponsibility for public opinion. urging
that all try to uplift its character.
I'VE generally seem to think that
public opinion is something for which
no one in particular Is responsible" he
said. "As q matter of fact each citizen
uluSI Sndfo lu6 PRAISE anu Lie uldIIlC
for the character of public opinion. It
is different from what 1t would be on
account Of each one of you.
You cannot escape this responsibility.
This civic responsibility is personal and
individual The greatness and the glory
of q nation Is the character of its citi-
zenship. We have been most fortunate.
We have taken the most beautiful flow
ers and the sturdiest oaks and planted
them here in the Eden of the west. We
have fused the many nationalities into
one of the highest types"
He said that it was due to the charac-
ter of the Mexican people and the people
of South America that they could set
up no stable government Let US hope
that Mexico will emerge from the pres
ent situation chastened and better equip
ped he said. adding that he should hate
very much to have to cast his vote for in
vasion in Mexico. and he briefly voiced a
hope for universal peace.
The senator urged that the school sys-
tenn of Germany. which fits for indus
trial life, should be adopted In this coun-
try.
I'VE want to make citizens first, but
we must not neglect industrial fitness"
he asserted.