The Washington herald., 1914-04-28
ONEWIFEENOUGH,
ASSERT MOTHERS
Congress for Child Welfare
Urges Anti-polygamy
Amendment.
PLAIN DRESS Is FAVORED
PLAIN DRESS Is FAVORED
Body to Pass on All Songs Before
They Are Copyrighted Also
Planned.

The appointment of a commission which
shall pass upon all songs before given
the protection Of the copyright is urged
of Congress in a resolution passed last
night at the final session of the Third
International Congress on the Welfare OF
the Child. II is recommended in the reso-
luton that one member of the commission
be a woman.
The resolution further recommends sim
plicity and inexpensive dressing for
schoolgirls of all ages. Congress is asked
to adopt an anti-polygamy amendment TO
the Constitution and to enact such legis-
lation as shall bring about uniform mar
rage and divorce laws in all States.
This resolution was much in line with
the address by former Senator FREDERICK
T. Dubois. who spoke at the morning
session of the convention. Mr.. Dubois
deplored the fact that polygamy existed
in the United States.
MIR. Dubois Speech.
He said, in part:
Il doubt very much whether Congress
will ever pass the legislation which is
being asked of it in regard to polygamy
and the liquor traffic.
Through the splendid work OF you
ladies, the various States Will demand
of Congress, or enough States will pass
OAA
gress will call a constitutional conven-
ton which will pass the required laws
Joseph +. Smith. president Of the Nor
mon church, before the Privileges and
Elections Committee of the Senate In
answer to the question Of whether the
children of his five wives were not
brought into the world contrary TO the
law of the land. after he had promised
the government of the United States that
polygamy would cease. said yes.
He was then asked, Did not your
predecessor receive a revelation from God
that from that time on polygamS in your
church would cease?' Smith answered
that he had received such a revelation.
Then he was asked, In that case. these
children of your five wives came into the
world contrary to the laws of God and
contrary TO the laws of the land, did
they not? This question was asked by
Senator Hoar, and Joseph F. Smith an
swered:
.Yes-What About Itf"
Yes; they came into the world against
the law of God and contrary to the law
of the and. what are you going to do
about it? / am only responsible to the
people of the State of Utah who approve
of this practice.
I'm the last three or four months. Jo-
Seph r. Smith went 10 SnlCdSo W ueul-
cate two Mormon churches. He had with
him his fifth wife. his four other wives
were at home. Now il that Joseph r.
Smith had been of any other d"nomina-
ton. or if he had been a lawyer. a mer-
chant or anything else. there in Chicago
with his five wives, he would have been
arrested under the white slave law.
Now, why doesn't Congress act? Be-
cause this organization has become
great political office, and II Is an object
of solicitude to the politicians. There
are four States where you cannot elect
a Senator or a member of the House
unless the president of this church says
he is acceptable TO him."
Other addresses were made by Bernard
J. Newman. of Philadelphia, on "ihe
City's Protection of Congested Dis
tricts;' Hon. Logan Waller Page, on
Country Life Department" John NJ.
Patterson, of Philadelphia. on Ten
Years in a Juvenile Court" and Kew.
William Q. Bennett. of Pottsville, Pa.