Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-23
S|OELIGHTS ON
K|WAN|S ACTION
Act of Virginia Suffragist Stimu-
lated Resolution Made on
Constitution

The placing Of the suiiragc amendment
above the State constitution OF virginia,
and the constitution OF the unieeu states
h.d ,uch to do with the action OF the
K,wanis clubs of the Capitol district on
SATURDAY. in deciding to see that every
s.hool child within their jurisdiction had
comics of both the Declaration of lndc-
r,endenee and the u. $. constitution IT
!. said.
At the sessions OF the trustees of the
c,uhs from Roanoke, Lynchburg, Ports
mouth. Norfolk and Richmond Virginia
and Washington, Baltimore and this city,
the Virginia delegates emphasized in
every possible way the movement TO cdu-
cate the children of this country IN the
Declaration of Independence and u. s
constitution. At first thought it was pre-
sImed that it was the Rcd menace that
the delegates from tho upper south were
aiming at. But there was another and
more personal reason. 1t was suffrage.
]. ID. Hank, Jr., assistant attorney
general of Virginia was one OF the dele
gates and at the luncheon OF the kiwanians
On Saturday afternoon, when told by
Mavor TAYLOR to arise, tell the guests who
he was and what he was doing here, the
reason for some of his vigorous support OF
fhe Kiwanis resolution to present school
children with copies of the national doeu-
ments became apparent.
Ua told the guests who he was and that
no came from Richmond and that he
was for a few hours evading the audiences
be had been giving daily To suffragists
Who sought his opinion as 10 the legality
of certain laws. To his friends he had
previously spoken more plainly about
the matter.
ssWhaf would YOU think of a woman who
camo to see you about legislat,onr he
said. "and who upon being told That lt
would likely prove contrary To the consti-
tuition. to be told by that woman IN
iiippant careless way:
tiOh if its contrary TO the constitution,
then rip out the constitutonl we want
this 90 90 through and we don care
about an constitution.
Sueh utterances aroused all the respect
and fealty and love for law and the con-
sti.ution thal the attorney from Virginia
holds most dear.
In discussing the incident hc said, II
tell YOU, when a woman and | respect and
admire them as much as any gentleman
does, or anv person talks about ripping
up the constitution, its time for some one
else to get into action. IL poStlVelg feaeh-
si the limit. He said more, none OF
which was deprccatorv TO womanhood IN
any character except for the thoughtiess-
ness of the suffrage supporters VINO so
boldly Haunted the constitution.
At the sessions of the trustees, 1T WAS
cited that the constitution was part oi
the curriculum in most public schools,
but this was not the case IN Virgins. 1t
was stated Led by Mr., Hanks, the Nir-
sinia delegates had little difficulty in
persuadinp the other delegates to support
the move for better public education on
the constitution.
'1t's time we did something that will
teach the children, what the constitution
stands for" sud Virginia representative.
for If they learn tn love and reverence It
IN their youth. they wont. circulate
around legislative halls whenN they are
women seeking to destroy the very foun-
dation of this democracy.