Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-08
GIBBONS OPPOSES WOMEN
WHO FIGHT FOR SUFFRAGE.
cardinal Convinced That Their Con-
dftfon Would Not he Improved
III They Enter Politics.
PLEADS FOR DIGNITY or SEN
oehhs Message TO National lssocia-
N"n Opposed - Suffrage. i'm Con-
'cntion i'm Washington - EIihu
Root teAsSerts His Views.

"ASiIfNGToN. December ~ re
S*r" ""inans rights women. and IN.
we" school OF f"mal" progress as ,h.
"'rE' enemies Of the female sox
cardinal Gibbons declared IN :, mas.
sag" 10 tho National Aasoci,,i,r On
.'"ssh I" Woman Suffrage ~ ronv.n-
ton her" To-day
As far as HAY" observed" tho
'h"rch dignitary cnuriIur.I lit am
p""rS mat woman suffrage 10 tn. ak
cent " has been granted has mo-,
changed ia" result Of tho election. OK
c"nt 10 aus" a larger vot. with ,h.
sam" result
Wonan's innuenc" as "Ou.ou of tb.
domestic kingdom" where she rules by
i"N". not by law. IN" Cardinals mes
sag" pointed out. forces tho belief ina,
her condition would not l." itnnroy.d
II sh" entered tn" arena Of ,,nli,ics
ne inessaE" was read by Mgr vii
nam ]. Russell. newly appointed
bishop Of Charleston
hen dcprccat" woman suffrage
me cardinal continued. Il ann pleadir,.
i"r IN" dignity OF woman. am con
tending for her honor am striving
!" p"rp"tuat" those peerless nr.ror,
ives inherent i'll her Sen. who's. charms
ana graccs mad. h.r In. ornu,pcu,
ana coveted companion OF man Wo-
''"" ~ queen. indeed. but her empire
~ IN" domestic Kingdom
The creates; political ,riutu,hs Oh.
"ouIh achieve continued Cardinal
Gibbons. would fad. into jnsiruin-
canoe compared with the scrcn. glory
which radiat"S from III. domestic
shrin" ana which she iilumin<.s and
warns by her coniusal and mothcrlv
warmth
If woman desires the dual omp;r.
q Hi r,,
nal stated. then. like tn" tabled dog
tehoiding his imagc in the water, sh.
viii lose both
she viii fall FROM the lofty pedestal
where nature and Christianity hav.
rlac"d her. and will fail 20 grasp the
political scept"r from the strong hand
OF her male competitor
Mrs. DODGE DECLARES
MOVEMENT Is 4 FAILURE
Mrs. Arthur NJ. Dodge. proyidcn, of
the organization. leading the opposi-
ton TO votes for women" declared
that the demand for a Federal amend
meni vas voiced only by a minority OF
women. and that after sixty-;Ivc wears
ct effort, tn" suffrage movement was a
failure
Elihu Root. in "a message 10 the con
""ntion. rcass.rted his views in oppo-
s!t!on TO suffrage for women. declar-
ing that 10 attempt TO force suffrage
on unwilling States was :. st.p AWAY.
from the liberty of government on
whiSh the United States is founded
Delegates from every section Of tn.
country we're present to-day at tho
opening session OF The first national
ahu-suffrage convention. Most OF the
speakers attacked particularly tn.
movement for Federal suffrage
amendment.
Frederick Huidckop vic--prcsi-
dent of the American Security League
spoke in the place OF General Leonard
Wood. who was unable 10 attend. and
urged the anti-s uffragists to worn for
inc caus" of preparedness.
Miss Mabel Boardman. OF the Amcri-
can Red Cross, told Of the work Of that
orcanization. Other speakers. includ-
ing Mrs. T.. l.. Robinson. OF Cambridge
Mass. president OF tn. Public Inter
csts League, ;old how anti-sumragists
had assisted the work OF The Red Cross
during the war in Europc.
Members OF the national association
Tonight attended "a banquet at which
there We're other addresses The con-
vcntion viii continue through to-mor-
row.