The Washington times., 1922-04-16

Is IN the tlknt dfid All ai iShhSiy stout
on the left. The monument is sixty
five feet high.
remember that they are the
daughters Of fathers.
All this talk about giving up the
expressions my children" and
your children" for 'our children"
"the states children" Is bad
Tor Mothers Pensions.
I believe thoroughly in mothers
pensions and advanced legislation
of that kind. And we must have
day nurseries and welfare centers
for tho children of working
women. But the ideal is for
every woman TO be able to care
for her own babies in her own
home. ,a- - ,.... ~
Women I'm politics win en-
counter much prejudice. The
fight Is not all finished by just
gaining the vote.
Most IAen have IN a sense of
justice, that once you have won
they will accept you and make no
display of their dislike over your
presence at the polls or in the
legislative halls But prejudice
still remains In some, and pref
udice in either man or woman is
one of the most binding things
in the world--aimost as binding
as hate. / find that there is a
great temptation to meet Il by
becoming prejudiced ones self.
That Is a hopeless way to try to
conquer IL.
We cannot expect, men to drop
Immediately their age-old tradi-
tions. We must avoid being ag-
gressive. IL men blustefs there is
no good clustering back. We
shall be In q dreadful muddle II
we begin to look upon men as
our natural enemies instead OF
what they are-our natural help
ers.
We shall require much patience
and understanding and self-con-
troll. But believe that in time
We shall achieve that equal com
radeship which the world so
much needs.
Women realize in peculiar
way that progress is something
more than bread and houses and
comfort.
believe that most thinking
women are born social reformers.
and to me one Of the chief tests
OF whether a politician Is progress
sive or reactiOnsry Is his attitude
toward women I'm politics.
II he really wants social and
moral progress he welcomes the
women's vote, because he knows
it viii help him to get his reforms
through. II he is afraid of II, you
may depend upon II that he thinks
the moral standard is going to be
screwed up uncomfortably high.
Women are face to face with
great problems and great oppor-
tunities and think that they have
certain qualities which VIII help
them to respond. III few women
go into politics for the sake of
service, despising personal careers
position. they Will do n great deal
TO lift the standard Of national and
international politics
Women have ideals and they
are bound by the nature of things
to have a practical knowledge of
everyday affairs. A combination
of these two qualities is no bad
contribution to make to public
life. ... ... -7..- &C.. Cd,
The Future Woman. ..
But we must not flatter our.
selves. The world will never be
put right by woman as she is now,
only by woman as she is going to
be. .. '..E
No doubt we are suffering, part
ly from failings which are common
to all who have been kept In n
state OF submission. But we have
still a great deal to learn. 's
Many of us must learn to In.
Vestigate facts more patiently and
to weigh them more impartiauy
before ,jumping to conclusions.
Some of us must learn self-disci-
pline, to do team work, which
means playing for the side, not
for ourselves,
Most of all. we must put our
professions Of brotherhood into
practice,
Let us be perfectly certain when
we speak about this spirit that
we mean to live by II.
II is much harder to love soTne-
body at home who seems to stand
for the things we despise and dis
like than to cheer for a distant
comrade in a far country-but the
fret is really the more important
Above all. do not let Us start
with a single ideal and let our
efforts end there. An ideal Is OF
no more use than a headacne un,
less you strive to translate u into
action.
Now is our opportunity. Let
us pray God that we may be
worthy to seize II.
Copyright, 1923, by Republic Syndicate