The Washington times., 1922-04-20
WON I BOW.
TO CLIQUE,
SHE SAYS
Frozen Out Of Astor Reception,
Congressional Hits Back
at Foes.
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~Aunt Alice" Robertson an
nounced today that she has
thrown down the gauntlet TO wom-
ems organizations"
"They say the women's organi-
xations have the most powerful
lobby in Congress. Well, / refuse
TO knuckle down to that lobby. 1t
can't bully me-" said the woman
Congressman from Oklahoma.
War Is Opened.
The League of Women Voters
openly has declared war on Aunt
The only woman member OF the
Congress of the United States has
not been asked TO take part In the
welcoming of Lady Astor, the first
woman member of the English Par
lament.
There is much comment here over
the fact that the Lady from Okla
homa" has been completely ignored
by the League of Women Voters, un-
der whose auspices Lady Astor
been given no place in the conven-
ton OF the league to open in Bslti-
more today. which will honor the
American woman who sits as one of
Brttain's lawmakers.
According to gossip, this freezing
out" of Americas only woman Con-
gressman was deliberate because Of
"Aunt Alice's" refusal to support
the Sheperd-Townsend maternity
bill.
AUNT Alice seemed undisturbed
about II and refused to make any
comment.
But when told that the leagues
convention may result In an alliance
of the voting women of the world
20 prevent future wars, she said:
when the mothers Of the world
want no more war, there will be no
more war.
Women SentimentaIists.
THE women want war-yes, they
want It. Maybe, It's the primitive
ness or cave womanishness or some
thing in them. but they want war
more than the men do. Women take
glory In seeing their male children
go off to combat and win hero laurels
In battle.
when the mothers want wars TO
cease, they will cease-don't worry.
They only will have to demand it."
Aunt Alice" announced she would
resign from the American Associa!
ton of University Women. She de-
clared It was "one branch OF the
lobby of women experts"
'It sent me orders to support the
Kelly naval appropriation bill to re-
duoe the navy" she said. well, ]
didn't obey those orders.
"The League of Women Voters Is
q misled organization. 1t heads what
is known as the most powerful lobby
IN Washington. This woman's lobby
millions of women are said to COM
pose it-are supposed to tell men,
bers Of Congress what they are ex-
pected to do.
"To have a woman's lobby contJ OIL
ling Congress is about as dangerous
as having any other kind of lobby
even more dangerous than most
kinds.
cit seems the army and navy
bill did not give to some of its
members all they wanted in the
way of high priced welfare jobs.
They had women in the Conference
on Limitation of Armaments.
Challenges Lobby.
Il have not met the approval of
the most powerful lobby in Wash
ington because have felt that in
these times OF need and stress 1.
who have lived close to the women
and children of my wonderful
State, should consider their condi-
ton. And because have been near
TO these farm people who sent me
here, I have voted to reduce in
every way that / possibly could, the
taxation that would come on our
people.
II am in Congress to serve the
people OF my district and the United
States, not to serve any one class
OF women"
'T have thrown down the gauntlet
TO the women's organizations-to
this most powerful lobby in Wash
ington. The woman's lobby like
every other lobby is vicious and /,
for one, refuse to bow to it's bully.
ing tactics"