South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-05
Wives and Daughters of East
ern MiIIiOnaireS Failed to
Put in Their APP
pearanCe.
MISS ANTlN DID NOT
LIKE OUR EDITORIAL
Tells Hearers There Are Some
Things Worse Than War.
Other Women Make
Short Talks.

Three hundred South Bend women.
reinforced by as many republican
party leaders and curiosity seekers
as could find room for themselves.
listened 10 half dozen addresses by
women from the Hughes alliance
special headed for the west, which
stopped here for three hours Thurs
day morning. Breakfast for the fem
enine campaigners and the local
women Cvho paid for their own
meals) was served in the tapestry
room OF the Oliver hotel shortly
after s o'clock and for an hour the
audience heard the series of "testi-
monials'' in which the speakers
pointed out why they stand for
Charles Evans Hughes, republican
presidential candidate. as against
Pres't Woodrow Wilson.
Those women who attended the
breakfast in the hopes OF seeing
some Of Americas Wall ST. aris-
tocracy were disappointed. Al
though the advance notices sent out
by the Hughes alliance announced
that among those who would &C
company the speakers would be
Mrs. Phoebe Hearst. Mrs. Mary
Hartman Rumsey. Mrs. Robert
Bacon, Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney
and many others who occupy high
-ositions among the eastern 400, "
none Of these women were in evil
dence. Therefore the disappOint-
ment
Many Antin. lecturer, authOreSs
and settlement worker, opened the
speaking program by raving over
the front page editorial which APP
peared in The News-Times Thurs
day morning. which asked whether
the women who attended the meet
ing were in favor OF sending their
sons brothers and fathers to war
Worse Than War.
The reason why the masses of
people in this country are saying
they are for Wilson because he kept
them out OF war is that they want
70 secure their skins" she declared.
There are many things worse than
war and one is national dishOnor.
IF AZ that Wilson has done is 10
keep us out OF war then let's give
him a vacation. would rather
have war than to have America for
get to be American. These people
who are for Wilson because he kept
Us out OF war do not care for Amer
lean ideals"
Mary Antin did not refer 20 the
attitude she took when making an
address here several months ago in
which she cried out against the
horrors Of war and described the
terrible devastation created in
Europe through the strife there.
She said Thursday morning that she
had always been an advocate OF
peace but assured her audience that
in her opinion Pres't Wilson had not
conserved that which was most inn
portant 20 her the honor Of her
country.
Tells About Mexico.
Mrs. Nelson O'ShauCnessy. whose
husband was recalled from his posi-
ton as CharCe d'Adaires to Mexico
by Pres't Wilson I'm well rehearsed
speech rallied against the democratic
administration for its Mexican
policy. asserting that the United
states had destroyed the Mexican
government and was responsible for
the horrors and rapine that have
occurred there during the past sew
eraI years Dramatically she related
in campaign Eeneralities the depre-
dations against life and property
which she had seen while IN Mexico
city.
Il have seen women outraged and
"A government destroyed she dra-
matiCalIy exclaimed. And another
organized government Is responsible.
have even seen our own American
people disgraced and trampled upon.
THAT is why 7 stand for Hughes who
will vindicate our national honor "
Not ErraI,d Boys.
Mrs Maude Howe Elliott. daugh-
Ter OF Julia Ward Howe. declared
that the women aboard the Hughes
special did not come ds "errand
hovs but as torch bearers" She said
that the women of the country.
should stand 10y their men and elect
Hughes. In openins her address
Mrs. Elliott declared that the face
~ one man was missing from among
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