The Washington herald., 1919-05-22

their share OF the work Of good gov.
eminent" he declared
You can no more stop this wau
o; progress" he added. than you csi
roll back the seas with a broom, whicf
has been tried once. The good peot
pie everywhere thank their God tina
we have the noble women of Amer.
ica to stand against the waves o
unreasonable wildness sweeping owe,
the pold''
Representative Clark. Of Florida
who with Mr.. Kitchin made the prin.
cipal arguments against adoption Q
The resolution. based his pIea on a.,
ground of States rights lie com
plained that we could not form ou
, armies out of women"
We can't make EN- without WON
en-. either. can we7' shouted Reprc.
sentative Little
There was so little opposition IN 4.
resolution that pairs were hard 10 find
Representative Sullivan. Of Masachg
setts, tried 10 arrange TO be pairss
with some opponent OF the measure
but his efforts were vain.
Il have never set myself up as
prophet nor as a son of a prophet
sald Mr.. Clark. But on the Fourtl
OF July. twenty-uinc years ago
made little speech which containc.
! two prophecies. one was that tn,
American people would give ib,
night Of suffrage TO women. and Tn,
other was that we would live to Sc,
people flying around in air machines
'One OF these prophecies has beer
realized. The other one will conn
TO pass within the next few days.
Il don't expect this legislation e
bring about the millennium and :
will not do the great damage 10 ouI
institutions that some men profes:
TO think it will.
Il think my wife and daughter ar,
just as capable of voting as any mar
in the country. ! would be ashamed
OF raising a daughter who was no
capable Of exercising this privilege
Progress OF the human race Is
going on all over the world. II W
want to keep pace with civilization
We must adopt this amendment
We cannot go on boasting OF ouI
achievements and accomplishment,
would be behind every civilized ma
tion on earth.
In my own opinion. il this propN-
sition was submitted TO a plebcscit'
il would carry by an ovcrwhelmInE
majority"
Women Express Pleasure.
Immediately after the passage OF
the amendment Alice Paul, chairman
Of the National Woman's party. said:
The women Of America are con-
ident that they are at last 10 re-
ccive the freedom which they were
the first in the world 10 demand
other leaders in the Woman Suf-
| fraCe Association expressed 'entire
satisfaction with the House deci-
sion. because 1T presaced victory in
the Senate"
The passage of the suffrage amend
ment by the House and the pledge y,
! its passage in the Senate will ena bic
us TO turn our energies with power to
act upon the serious reconstruction
problems with which our country Is
faced" said Mrs. Maud Wood Park
Congressional chairman Of the asso-
citation.
Miss Mary c. Hay declared that
passage OF inc aNnet1onlent lndicateS
the progressive record viii be main
tanned"
The suffrage association issued =
statement. under authorization Of Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Gait. president. ex-
pressing its appreciation Of the House
action.
Never was there a more splendid
response to the movement for justicr
, 10 women now sweeping the world
than the quick and gallant action OF
the House of Representatives" said
the statement. 1t is certain now that
our victory will be made complete by
similar action in the Senate.
, 4 am convinced that ratification
will follow in the various State lecis-
latures. and thus the American wom-
en- will be released from further strus-
gle to secure political freedom"