The Washington times., 1920-07-04

Hor blue &eSc4 analytically ranged
the delegation. and fingered regret
fully upon Maryland and South Caro-
lina-States which refused TO join tho
suffrags ,festivities yesterday. hnaiiH
coming to rest upon the broad nSck
of Chairman Robinson. She said:
Nov that ! think of 1t. our " orr
ems party is happy and satisfied VITA
what has been our share in actiVi'ieS
-. sttr.'
"Wc have fitted in SO naturally
heer so dependable a section or the
machine which drives a convention
We haven't stoppe"
10 conside" before whether we "
liked the basis. treatment. outiooN'
or deal accorded by the men oi '''
party. .,, ito
There hasn't been any question d
;i,,ision. with Democratic men we
democratic women arc the Denhoc' avs
party
COT PROMISES At CHICAGO.
The woman was Mrs. George Bass
chairman of the Democratic Na'iohAl
Woman's party and spectacular heaH
of about 500 women deiesattS' 49,
mates. committee women ana ichi'''"
workers now in san Francisco.
If was no more than three week ;
aco that another httle gray \-halreu
,.'nr,an leaked across n seeth of fnal
dov baIlotipc and answered the dues-
lion asked Mrs. Bass. But her repIF
r,i,nrnd with hurt. and there was np
.,,iur,Db in the smile she turned
braveIy to the aristocratic ana cVasN"
back of Senator Lodge. She sadl:
mfr. HAYS has done what ne coulo
and 30 have some others. we nav
rarnorcd wealth of promises
some time. Republican women
,bolr ,xoorionce the beauty Of real
enfranchisement. TO bring 1t nearer
hnyo resigned as chairman oi IN
Uomen's party. so that I may dcvot@
all my time and energy in hciplhG II
along"
This was the statement OF Mary
Garrett Hay. organizer OF "one" III
thirty EIGHT States. and one OF thc
frst workers for the Cnfranchisemeht
of women IN this country
MRS. RAkER SUMS Up.
Mrs Abbey Scott Baker. brilliant
toiler for the interests OF women AT
large and, who. as she prouolE en-
nlains is affiliated with neither the
Democratic nor the Repubilcah par
ties but is a member OF the Natlohai
Women's party. has summed up tne
direrence. between this and the chi
caro convention as the difference APP
pears from where women SIT
"At Chicago. insofar as was com
patible with mems own interests
women were overlooked and torgot-
ten. o.
when their clamor became annoy
inyIv insistent, somebody threw them
a soporific bit in the way OF prom
ise or a Ave- minute speech whlch was
no more equal representation than
autographed poster as grand opera.
Their women were kept ike a lot
Of canaries in cages. And when one
presumed TO 1utter outside a bit-as
aid Miss Hay with her objections 10
certain workings OF the party-sne
was clspped right back behind the
bars Of limitation.
DEMOCRATS GENEROUS. .
Here the men. are exhibiting q
generous spirit. I may say that
think they are somewhat over con-
scious of their women--that being the
result of newncss Of the situation
That must wear OF az the crispness
wears from a pair Of new shoes be
fore there is tho natural comfort
able adjustment necessary for the
best interests of tho party as whole
The danger hero is that women
will 20 away from San Francisco
satisfied.
Women must remember that they
are not free: that while there Is one
woman In these great United states
not yet wholly enfranchised all
American womanhood is bending to
tho yoke Of slavery.
"if women leave thin Democratic
convention mindful of the fact thai