Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-16
cox SAYS WOMEN'S
VOICE WILL DEMAND
PEACE FOR WORLD
Declares They Prefer Schoolhouses
and Fairgrounds to Armies
and Navies.
FOR PROGRAM OF
SOCIAL LEGISLATION

Cleveland. Ohio, Oct i6.-That Amer
lea will now fulfill her mission as the
champion of humanity in the world, since
the right of suffrage has been granted,
was the statement of Governor James M =.
Cox. in an addrss before n non-partisan
organization OF women IN the assembly
room of the Hotel Statler this afternoon
To demonstrate the efficiency OF woman
work in making government responsive
TO social needs, Governor Cox told OF the
part women had taken IN Ohio IN hls
continued efforts for progressive laws and
administ ration. The governor said;
Not TO have given the right OF suffrage
| to the women of America IN this wear when
| the greatest of all issues ~ before the peo-
| pIc would have been little short OF ca
! lamity Theirs was the greater suffering
| in war and theirs the greater understand
! ing of the lesson Of war. II We are 20 he
! deprived of world peace rs the result OF
The action Of our own country under the
| leadership of partisanship conspiracy,
| II is won an 5 right that her voice be neard
| In protest. II the mothers OF America
cxprss their will. have no doubt Of the
result ] am confident that our pledge
viii be kept
"a considerable experience has been
given me in the leadership Of progressive
! affairs. In thus | know the benefits that
come from women's counsel and the de-
termination 10 win with which she ap-
pruaches Ia SIX. If Il Is for the good OF
humanity IL IL safe TO assume that
women will bc found at all times m favor
of every measure that will Improve
working and living conditions, extend op,
portunitles to those who toll uphold
moral issues. and that VIII tend to make
war Impossihle and set forward every
great principle Of human conservation
~ have urged and worked for woman
suff rage for many wears. because learned
M first hand, in their support Of our rev
constitution and the measures cnactec
hereunder for progress, that Il required
tho and Of women voters for actual nc
cornDlishmcnt | am now glad that Il 4
nv opportunity TO be Judged not only by
men. but bv the half OF our population
that is particularly interested IN the SO
cial welfare Of our nation
These words 10 YOU are spoken N Al
srccritv, not as prediction promises
h,,t on the basis oi a record Of achieve
mcnt IN one OF the greatest states OF th
union.
''It was nv good fortune 70 champio
the new legislation OF Ohio under who
Z We enacted q rtsEtfFt FAalt ~ y 1tAkl
dren's bill Of rights, including mother
pension act. 10 enable needy widows I
keen Their children II their own homes ~
stead Of IL institutions; model child labo
aud compulsory free education measures
a modern Juvenile court section and prr
: VISION to brirg the supervision OF puhli
institutions under the State board {
charities
e'We recognize the evils Of the ol
order placing children promlscuously ]
, State institutions ard according giy urge
and secured bureau Of juvenile researc
IN which Youths brought before the Iuv'
nilc courts are examined toy experts
! determine whether they are TT for norn'
: life or need c,lstodial care.
Under the old order, our school sy
tenn had grown antlquated and IN l9l
AZ a special session of the Ohio gener
assembly. We secured revision Of the Stat
school laws. resulting IN the Ono rur
: school code whereby the country boy ar
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