The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-10-24
SAW WITH HER
] own EYES SHAME
DUE TO WILSON
Mrs. Io'ShaugnessS Wife Of For
: mer Charge dAftaires IN Mex
leo, Relates HerlExperiences
SAW WOMEN OUTRAGED j
Il AND chill DREN TORTURED
Calls Upon Americans To Clear
Nations Good Name BY Wiping
Out Wilson Administration

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How Americans have suffered under
the Wilson /" watchful waiting" policy
is being told throughout the mainland
by Mrs. Nelson o 'shaughnessy, wife of
the former Me&ican charge d'affsires,
now one of the women campaigners
who, starting from New York, are en-.
gagged in transeontinental tour urg.
ing the election of Charles Il. Hughes.
Mrs. o'shaughnessy tells o brief
story, but one that makes every loyal
American blush with SHINE for tbs
ignominy the Wilson administration
has caused to be heaped upon the
United States and the stars and stripes,
+ ."I am for Hughes because with my.
own eye,1 she said, 81 have seen the
destruction of a nation; with my own
ears l have heard the cries Of that
bleeding agonized remnants Of what
three years ago was the Mexican Peo
pie. y fNTl1 '3sA a#&+.-..
h ~ have seen the House Of God pro.
famed, the mipisters Of Christ cast in
to ignominy, holy women have been
defiled and last but not least-I have
seen our citizens, whose right to pro
lection there is as indisputable as that
of the sons Of England, Germany,
France, Spain, japan, despoiled of the
fruits of honest labor--and Oh, my
friends, weep with me-
81 have seen our women outraged,
our children tortured, our men lying in
their blood.
."But now, with the help of God, and
ccnfding to the underlying greatness
of our nation, hope for the vindica.
tion of our honor where other nations
are concerned, and the performance
of our duty where our own people are
concerned" =
Miss Antin is another member of the
delegation on the "Womcn 3 Hughes
Special now on. the Coast q. In her
addresses she charaeterizes Governor
Hughes as a practical crusader for
Amerieanism long before, as she put it,
"hyphenism became>-a fashion and a
passion"
Looking about for a master work.
man for this task of nation building,
we for whom the name America sum,
up the great hope of humanity have
chosen a man who has already made o
record in a parallel enterprise, Charles
+. Hughes, who as Governor of New
York a decade ago already sensed the
need of social justice for spiritual in.
tegration, a man who thought as o
statesman, and fought for his policies
Ike crusader" she says 1--WE want
Hughes to do for. the United States
what he did for New York State. We
want for President man who, can de.
fine an issue and stick to it and fight
for it, We want this man Hughes to
help us lay the foundations of national
unity in condition of life and labor that
shall not shame our democracy"
Mrs. William Curtis Demorest de-
clared the Women's campaign train is
essentially a practical enterprise.
owe are out for votes" she ex.
claimed. 1--WE are to proselytize and
TO recruit. / recall the story Of an
English woman of high rank who was
out recruiting for the English army.
Seeing an Irishman milking q COW in
the field she said: "My good mau
why are you not at the 'front.'" "Be-
cause" he answered, ~ think ] will
get more milk here
1--WE are out for the milk We, can.
not stop with enthusiasm, meetings
and gatherings and cheering and cheer
iTg. What we need Is definite enrol.
mGnts.'
The women are carrying corps Of
secretaries and stenograpbers, The
baggage ear is piled high with trunks
of all kinds, which is to be expected
on train carrying women passengers
Those In Party . J..
Those in the party are:
Mrs, Nelson o 'Shaugbncssy of New
York, wife Of the former Mexican
charge d 'affaires, and author of "The
Experiences of a DIPLOMATS Wife in
NexicO;" Miss Maude +. Miaeh of
House. - .'
Miss Mary Antin, scarslsle, lee,
turer: author Of From Plotsk to Bos
ton, - "The Promised Land" aud
"Thcy Who Knock at Our Gates"
Miss Helen Varick Boswell, New
York. soeiolOgist and lecturer.
Miss Elizabeth Cutting, on editorial
staff Of North American Review.
DR., Katherine r. Davis, commission.
err Of correction, New York.
Mrs William Curtis Demorest. Loon
Lake. member of the Women's Munici.
pal league.
Mrs Rheta Glide Dorr, New York,
newspaper and magazine writer.
Ms. Maude Howe Elliott, Newport,
r. l.. author and lecturer; daughter
of Julia Ward Howe.
Mrs, George Harvey, wife Of editor
of North American Review.
Miss Annie =. Peck.