Evening journal., 1915-11-29
MRS. HALE SPEAKS AS
SUFFRAGE CHAMPION
Former Actress Says Wo-
mans Place is in Politics
as Well as Home
ALL GREAT REFORMS
OPPOSED, SHE SAYS

"The Awakening OF Women WAS the
subject of forcefnl address delivered by
Mrs. Beatrice Forbes Robertson Hale,
the noted suiTragist and speaker, in
Pythian Castle yesterday afternoon be-
fore large audience. The meeting,
which was attended by not only the SUI
fragists. but large number of "antis'
and neutrals as we'll was held under the
auspices Of the Wilmington Equal sui
frage Club. he meeting was presided
over by Dr. Josephine NJ r. White de- /
lacoum. president Of the association.
Previous 10 introducing Mrs. Hale 20
the audience, DR.. delAcfRlr made a few
brief remarks, calling attention TO the
result of the interview with Congress !
man Miller held by the "antis" in the
rose room OF the Hotel dupont on Sat B
day morning during which Mr.. Miller
stated that lie would support the suf-
frage enabling resolution when he went
to Congress next month.
The invocation was made by the Rev
Joseph y. Irwin. pastor Of Delaware
Avenue Baptist Church. Miss Emma
Lore sans delightful solo, ~All the
World from Omar khayam.
The hall was decorated with suf-
frage pennants, banners and yellow
flowers. the suffrage colors, yellow
and white predominating Seated
on the platform with the speaker and
DR.. deLacour were officers OF the Del
aware and Wilmington Equal Suf-
frage Club and Mrs. Florence Bayard
Hilles. State chairman for the Con-
gressional Union,
Mrs Hale, who is a niece Of Sir
Johnston Forbes Robertson, noted
actor. ard who herself has acted with
her uncle many times previous to her
marriage to Swinburne Hale. New
York lawyer. is personally q charm
ing womanly woman. She Is very
tall and fair and possesses an infinite
amount Of magnetism and charm.
One of the main foes that women
have to fight in their battle for the
vote she declared was the machine
politician The MACHINE gang, she
said. opposed woman's suffrage be-
cause those politicians knew that
they could not depend on women TO
uphold corrupt politics. Women care
fully read the record OF the men up
for Office and then regardless Of ma
chine or party they vote for whom
they consider the best man. This rule
party politics and the men know 1t.
she said
Still another foe that women have
to fight Is the liquor interests. While
Mrs. Hale did not prophesy that pro-
hibition would follow Immediately in
the wake OF wOman's suffrage, never
theless. she pointed out how six OF
the suffrage States now have prohihi-
ton.
Concerning womRn's place being IN
the home. Mrs Hale said that woman $
place is in the home and rs politics
bore directly upon the homo IL was
woman's place to see 10 il that her
home was protected.
"Certalnly wOmsn's place IS in the
home" said Mrs. Hale, "an1 no pody
NJ women realize that statement
truth more than the suffragista DO, 3ut
woman's home is vitaily alected oN
the politics Of the State wherein she
pvos The school where her children
ne dearest treasures OF any woman
lie arc sent, are absolutely controlled
~. Tho noliticians It is therefore W. :
n.n's right and duty 10 nolp protec'
bsv bome and the school system under
which her children are be'ns euu-
Gated" ....rov opf
Concerning the manufacturer an.
their women EMPLOYEES. Mrs. Haze SAT-
now the working girl needed protec
ion She spoke OF the ten-hour law
~ tbe minimum wage, and OF othel
rssorms that have been brought aoou
among the millions of women workers
In this country by different woman
organizations. -,
"The women employees of this coun
trv need protection, and II Is one o
fhe aims and objects OF womans sur
rage 10 offer women that protection,
said Mrs. Hale. She showed how al
reforms have always met with oppo
sition Chrlstianity. education, IN
abolishment OF slavery and ever
other great reform that Is now no
only respected, but seen to result D
improved conditions. were only &C
conplished after widespread opposi
tion. Mrs. Hale called attention 10 tn
time a deputation of slaves went
Lincoln and told him that they wer
satisfied with slavery and with thei
masters. but Just because handft
OF slaves tried to show President Lin
coin that slavery was a satisfactor
state did not make that grea! ma
swerve in the least from signing tn
emancipation decree. Just so nov
simply because mere handful {
women have arisen and declare
themselves perfectly satisfied wit
conditions as they now are is no re;
son why the world should think III;
women do not need and want the vot
she said
"Woman's vote viii increase the II
crate vote" declared the SPEAKER, "a
statistics show that more men EN-
CRATE TO this country than do wome
and so ,be illiterate foreign w.men
vote is much less than the illiterai
fo7 ign mems vote"
Following the address by Mr.. Hal
Mrs. Florence Bayard Hllles al
nounced that the suffrage ENJOYS wi
arrive in this city on next Frida
They will be met by a deputation
suifragists and will be greeted I
Mayor James +. Price on the Cou
House green. at noon. Miss Nab
Vernon and others will speak.