The New York herald., 1922-04-29
HUGHES PUTS HOME
FIRST FOR WOMEN
Asserts They Must Protect
Bases of Society Rather Than
Seek Political Fame.
LADY AsTOR AT MEETING
She Urges Canadian Women to
Emulate Example of Eng
lish Suffragists.
Special Dispatch to The New YoEk HpsArD.
New York Herald Bureau.
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Anril %.

Special Dispatch to THE New yoEK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. c.. April 2S. J
Lady Astor and 1000 women dele
gates arrived here to-day from Balti-
more where they have been holding
their National League of Women Voters
| convention. Lady Astor came by auto
mobile and the delegates by special
train, but they met soon after reaching
the capital and were together for sew
eral affairs. chief of which was mass
meeting tonight in Continental Hall.
| Lady Astor made two speeches and Lord
| Astor made one.
| Among the speakers was Secretary
Hughes who reminded the wome that
welfare work and social hygiene We're
| important home duties for them to fulfill
before plunging into politics and that
they must protect these bases of society
whether they go into poltcs or not.
| Sir Auckland Geddes. British Ambas-
| sador. told them they were ignorant a
statement which the delegates received
with vociferous applause. Chiles AM
| bassador, Senior Mathieu. openly
espoused woman suffrage even for the
| Latin American countries.
Secretary Hughes,s Speech.
Secretary Hughes, the first speaker.
said. "you ask what can the women
of the Americas do to promote friendly
relatons?' l am tempted to answer
What cannot women do? I do not, how
ever, look upon women as having in our
political life segregated tasks or obliga-
tions. It Is their simple duty as 1t js
the duty Of man to fulfill their parts as
training. experience. talent and oppor-
tunity permit.
and education. Here are practical con-
Germs as to which the State nuts do
much but the final success must ever be
found in the home and in the social
standard OF the community. 1t Is the
every day self discipline and home
hygiene that count for the public health
and It is by the standards of the home
and social circle that you must measure
the actual extent Of educational influ-
ence.
You cannot grow fine human crop
by statute. Undoubtedly woman will
have a most helpful and conserving in
fluenoe In our political life, but her most
| important contribution, whether In or
out Of politics, will be found in what
she does to protect the bases OF society
itself. There oan be no success with the
| political structure II woman fails In her
work upon tho foundations"
The audience had looked hopefully all
during the program toward Lady As
| tors box. but she had refused an invt-
tation to address them When the last
speaker on tho program had finished,
however. and there was call for her.
she nodded graciously and came down
| to the platform.
After referring to the League Of
Peace" as she prefers to call 1t, she
spoke particularly to the Latin-Ameri-
can delegates. urging them to work for
suffrage. To the Canadian women,
| thirty-four OF whom were present. she
said they had been left out too much
| and her message was to dare.
The women OF England dared do an
unpopular thing and II did not hurt
them" she assured the visitors from
across the border.