The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28

politics takes the NumanlnfNa oui OF
women
The above IN the verdict ~ one
woman Tor another woman. u l.
what rrept into my mind AFTER ] us
tened 90 Nliss Rsha . liurn. N Hp".
kane. only woman senator TAX" ihs
floor ~ tho senate for ,ht fret time
Tur.dsY. 90 defend The child h'"t
amendment ll vas the child ihat
eau rd Aliss Hum 10 take the floor
after her senatorial record Tor ~
I lsnec which extended over the HsH
sIon u 1898 and up 60 tho present
time
|I.I An about 20 break my record
/ az aiirnrs on the floor of ms
,.r.t. state senator Hum. AZ she
.r,.s ts spsaH Perhaps WASH x
senatorial dignity but " was very
human Senator iiuFu bluphrd
"One Of my colleagues IRON
Spokane always says "h'n
agree with him. "Now you talk
like a lawyer When ! disagree
with him hr declare. Now you
talk like a woman.
n agree with shat has been said
ahou, idlsuess think work u a
good thing and idirnsss q crime. o.
All this talk about the children being
I Jcrksd FROM tho farms b. q might
mare. II viii merely rtsulai" the
work n Young children In the lac
tones. the mines and mills
THAT argument carries no weight
with me,
we may Disagree about the hEr
limit about certain phases ~ the
amendment bat there BE- one state
mtu,. which is almost divine that
I few ~ a. can disagree on aud That
il that We 10 not want 10 srr ehll
dren ot 10 is auI 70 y~Bfp IN the
mines. factories and mills surely
you viii sI aErr- thht l. wrong !
won't quote nniisgiea bscaufc II there
h ono child working in a mine u is
wrong That d why am tor The
child labor amendment
TlHE senators, mrn. opposing the
L amendment. had talked ~ Idle
boys. Of tho jazz struck Kirl, Of ions
congressional records. Of economic
conditions. but Il waE LETT 10 a won.
nn 10 give them vision 'he child
~ tho industrial slave
u seemed TO be- the day Of The
Great Apology In the senate.
{ Lawmakers like senator William
WAY. af King county, aud s"na
Tor William bishop. Of Jefferson,
tlallam and San Juan counties.
arose to tell why they voted for
the resolution mrnorinliIing con.
Ercss 10 pass child labor law
and then recorded themselves NJ
against the amendment, thi, ses-
I lion.
They said they we're not Informed
Women IN the gallery smiled con.
teniediy 81 these admissions snug
Cling 20 themselves tho additional
proofs that the power Of changing
minds is no longer monopolIEcd by
the women
senator Guy o Groffs Southern
accent ran broad aud thick az he
read from long congressional records.
Senator Dan t.andons customary
gentle murmur rose 10 dramatic rum.
bles as he spoke % party platforms
and pledges which had been repudi.
ated.
TT WAS truly day OF dramatic.
i In the senate. The galleries were
crowded Civics classes from tho
various high schools Of Western
Washington enjoyed a lively session.
Statistics became acrobatH-twist-
ng and turning under the training
Of opponents and proponents OF the
amendment
Historical characters. psychology.
crime. educational systems. rearing
Of children. home wrecking. lfnmi-
grafton. murder. laziness. political
pledges and promises. sweat shops
tho galaxy OF subjects as presented
by the senators In their arguments
on the child labor amendment would
have supplied 10 crossword puzzles
with every word needed
A ND that ugc.old pastimc Of
II middlc.aged and old men was
INDUCED In to the limit-telling
how they worked when they were
boys The binterland OF every sens.
tor seemed 10 he newspaper route.
the wood.chopping block. the stub.
born fields. or the slow.movinE
piowl
Senator Myers Of Lincoln county