The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-20
Illinois Congressional
to Battle AGAINST War
ny ROY >. GIBBONS

nv ROY J. gibbons
CHICAGO. Nov. 2o.-Mrs. wlnni
fred Mason iIuck. newly elected con.
recommendations from Illinois. ia
practicing for her Job In Washington
Cleaning hounci
When entered tho home Of Mrn.
iiuck. she met me with n dust rag.
She had Just put the finishing
touches TO the top OF the family
piano. A cloth was tied about her
hair and she waA dressed just as any
other housewife curing tho morning
busting
Mother. politician. wife and house
keerer--all these roles have been
crowded into her 20 busy years. now
terminating In an honor which never
before has been bestowed on a WON.
an east OF the Mississippi She In
going 20 Washington TO fiii tho unex.
pired term left vacant by the death
OF her father. william Il. Mosan.
over year ago.
You've come just in time" she
greeted mo. with smile. I'm prac.
ticing for my job az tho capital
Cleaning DO YOU &c, what
meant
but there's one thing. above ev.
erything else. for which I'm going 20
Washington. That e. 20 mako tho
country safe from war My father
WAS against war. And Il IL Co full.
fill his ideas. suddenly terminated by
death. that l am accepting THE post.
-
pose to have referendum taken on
the subject. which will make a dec.
ara,ion OF war impossible. except
In case OF attack upon the country.
without frat submitting the question
TO a direct vote OF tho people.
Whatever else can accomplish
that has far sighted effect. will also
strive for. But 10 end war That ~
my main mission and purpose
Politics II no new game FOR Mrs.
iiuek. Ever since girl or iG. she
has been piunglng into one campaign
or other.
With her father. aho vent about
the country. listening 10 his stump
speeches. and on occasion made nd.
dresses herself I'm his bemalf.
| Her husband In clvii engineer.
They met In Washington while at.
tending high school together during
a time whom her father was serving
as senator.
They have been married Amos; 20
YEAR, and have four children. three
boys and a girl.
CARRYING On"
ses; FATHER
4 will only BE- N congress until
next March. when my term expires. =
she said
Miracles cannot b expected In 70
short time from anyone Hut a,
least. can plant the seed Of what I
stand for and what my father stood
for.
"it Il FOR him that am carrying
on. My platform IL ono Of open.
miudedncas.
y am republican only 40 far as
my party represents republicans.
hut IL am n conscience candidate.
AM will vote with my conscience.
1T viii not represent any partic-
uiar group. but with tho opportunity
afforded. ! will b. especially interest,"
ed In progressive legislation for
woman
Il am dry and don't care who
knows H. And above all elsa I am
a woman. with tho heart and feelings
and syrnpathie- Of . mother.
And Jus, AZ you sec me cleaning
my HOUSE here today. with that same
kind Of zeal and earnentnen. viii I
endesvor 20 discharge my duties TO
the people.
The job ahead Of me IA a great
one. ! take u with fear and ,remh-
ling and with a prayer on my lips.
Hut there are two great Incentives
and examples 10 spur me on and keep
me guided right. hope.
These are my father and his rec
ord. and the voters who srnt me 20
represent them