WOMEN LEGISLATORS
Speech Applauded in U.S. Senate (Received 22, 8.45 a.m.)' WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. Two women Congressmen made notable addresses to-day, and one of them received appdause from the Senate, which is almost unprecedented. Senator Dixie Graves, wite of the Governor of Alabama, who appointed her to replace Mr. Justice Black, devoted her maiden speech to a protest against the Lynching Bill, which Senate is still debating and whicli threatens to disrupt the legislative programme. "I abhor lynchiugs," she said, "but lynchings have been reduced from 30 in 1926 to 10 in 1936, and in five years there will be no lyncliing in the entno South." She issued a warning that Federal intervention in the control of lynchings would destroy State sovt'ieignty. Representative Virginia Jenckes deplorcd the widespread planting in tlie capital of Japanese eherry trees, a. gift from the Japanese Government, since they no louger represent the original goodwill. "If Ave were alert in the maintenance of true nationa] defence we should root np every Japanese cherry tree, saw them up for firewood, and replant American cherries," alie said.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 50, 22 November 1937, Page 7
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