Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-25
BY N. o. MESSENGER.


- famed and justly celebrated
was but an amateurish ex-
perience in amatory enter
prise. compared with the ardent
courtship of the woman's vote by the
republican and democratic parties
All. tits a touching story. mates.
On the principle that 'alrs fair IN
love and war'-aIso politics-the re-
publicans stole march on their
democratic rivals at the opening OF
the extraordinary session of Con-
gress. They had their committee on
woman suffrage all ready and elect
ed by the House on Monday. Come
Tuesday morning. and before the
democrats had even announced their
quota of the committee, the repupii-
cans had met and favorably reported
the constitutional amendment reso-
luton for countrywide woman suf-
frage. The democrats had not been
permitted to be even among those
present. at the joyous proceedings.
With . fine irony Chairman Mann
secured permission for minority
report against the resolution, the
same to be made by democrat. And
T.: it was a democrat who led the OPP
position to the resolution in the
. House. although. of course, many
democrats voted for it. and as Mr.
Mann explained. in the long run the
I record vote would determine who Ia
vored and who opposed suffrage. The
resolution passed, 500 to "a.
Then, Thursday the republicans
made another bow and advanced,
bearing bouquets. The republican ma
tionaI committee conferred with the
woman's executive committee and in
: vited the woman voters to enter the
management of the republican ma
tional organization, not as an auxil-
larry nor separate entity. but to be
one and inseparable. until death
should them part. Come to our
bosom; be our very rib" they said,
thereby presuming to, go the demo-
Gratis one better in their plan of
organizing a separate national COM
mittee of women.
*y* **
Leather ana prunella" is what
Uncle Joe Cannon called the perform
ance in the
BOTH SIDES ray TO House when the
GET FROM UNDER. democrats and
--' a n =. repub1i C ans
were smaking faces at each other.
during consideration Of the deficiency
appropriation. bill carrying $45,ooo.ooo
for soldiers and sailors allotments. and
civil, Spanish and Indian war pen
eions, now overdue. When the bill
Aane up each side tried to unload
hpon the other the blame for delaying
these payments. The democrats said
h Nas because Of the republican fill
buster IN the Senate last March. which
resulted In defeat of the bill. The re-
publicans retorted that it was due to
,-ths executive hlibuster"-the refusal
Of the President to call an extra ses-
sion in April. because. as Mr.. Mann
phrased 1t, "he was afraid somebody
would discuss the league of nations"
Anyhow. after the necessary amount
of blowing OF partisan steam, the
House got down to brass tacks and
passed the bill. with a parting shot
from Uncle Joe Cannon that he chopped
the Senate will pass 1T tomorrow and
let II take its flight-if not in an air.
plane, then in a fast-going steamer
TO France" for the President to sign
It. The Senate did pass it next day
IN three minutes. The question of the
Presidents signature was discussed.
the only conclusion arrived at being
&hat delay must necessarily ensue
after the passage of the bill. urgent
as is the deficiency. until it can be-
come law. Incidentally during the de-
bate. clear intimation was given of
the probability of an investigation of
the war risk insurance bureau. One
charge which has been made is that
Il has cost 20 cents to disburse each
dollar to the soldiers, and this will be
looked into.
Representative Fitzgerald of Mas
sachusetts-yes, Honey Fitz," for
mer repre-
"HoNEY FiTz" sentative in
STARTS SOMETHING. Con gre 8
and lately
mayor of Boston, who is back again
started something in the House which
may or may not bear fruit. 1t inter-
es;s every housekeeper, however,
whether it eventuates or not. Mr..
Fitzgerald called attention to the fact
that with the high cost of living op-
pressing every family in the land, a
most peculiar situation exists with
regard to excess food supplies held
by the Army.
He said that 1oo,000.00o cans of
beef and 100000 pounds of bacon,
surplus stock of the Army on hand,
was to have been put on the market,
but was withdrawn. for fear of caus-
ing a giut Of food products. At the
same time. the people are told that
the high price Of beef and bacon il
due to a shortage of those products.
He wanted to know how a we'll mean
ing and deserving member OF Con-
sress could square himself with his
constituents on these two diverse