ADDRESS HON. JAMES D. PHELAN. Tee Senate, ax in Compstioe of tho Whole, bed under concderston pyeeae rscigton (nd, fea. Soly Sroposing "an amendment Cage Sonativtice of the Uniced Stetee extending the right of sudvage' to Mr, PHELAN. Mr. President, in order to call back to the attention of the’ Senate the business ‘which ts before ft, Twill read the joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Con- stitution of the Ualted States extending the right of sutrage fo {ie Uulfe Staten hich wren fatlbod by {utee four of md legis {af abal be alld as batt Gt mld Comnstutin, Baely assets sv Secquox 2. The rant of eltlaan gt the Talted Staten tp vate at aot boosie acd by ‘tbe Gaited Slats by aay Stns ob te Sac, Congrese shall Miva power, Oy appropriate letsaton, to enforce ite pictfons af tan srten’” 7 “PDFOPrAt Tei It we were ongaged in making Constitution, and at thie petiod of our history the question should come forward for the fst time, T am disposed to believe that there would be very It tle opposition to taking away the alscrioaination whieh has ordi. arlly obiained against woman as a woman. Callfornia is one fof te 19 States of the Union which have recogaized, by State Action, the Justice and expediency of giving the. suffrage ‘women; and while necessarily that does not bind the repre. sentatives of the State of California in Congress, because there {ig also another question, a question ‘of the method, Involved here, yer it Is Joterasting'to Know that 1a a typleal State of tho Unlon that the suifrage which has been eojofed by women In California for the past seven years, bas boon an eminent euc- cess, and none of the dangers feared by those who oppose woman, Suitiage have presented themselves, ‘There are tro classes of mon Who oppose woman suffrage: ‘Those who do not bolleve in it in Itself, those veho do not be eve that by amendment of the Federal Constitution women Shouid be granted sutrage, but that they should be granted su ‘rage, if nt al, by the States ‘TE sceuls to ime-a late day to diseuss tn this body the destrabi- ity of granting suffrage to worsen, and yet there are those who, ‘Ooubtiess in good faith, belleve that If Women were given the ‘auftrage it would tn some way tet to the detriment of the State ‘That cextaluly grows out of the anclent prejudico which comes Gown from te tim past, where force was the principal weapon ‘used abd where man dominated by reason of his superior 5350810085 3Bhs 4 strength. ‘Thot was the period, as described by John Stuart MMi of me subjection of women. Bat since that time—dae, Qoubeloss, to Christian cvilization—women have stendliy ad- Senced until, in the arte and sclenees and professions, they are In toost respects equal to men. In the great universities they very often excel men. ‘They are engaged everywhere in the prac- ‘leo of the professions of law gad medicine, In my own city a Woman fg United Stator district attorney todas. "So there ts hothing strange now io women assuming the work for whlch they have enpnelty; and if they bave not shown capacity in the past {it is beeaose men Lave withheld from them the rewards, tho filurements of feme, the hogors and the distinction that éome from industry and study. “They have Deen releented to a place ‘by themselves, aod man has proudly assuaied the right to repre- Seat tiem upon all oceasions. "But if woman had attained the position of taking care of her~ self Th the Industries snd in the preveestons, certainly she has a Fight, onder the spine of cur awa to-dny, to have representation, ‘We tax het in ber Industry and 1n ler propagty, and we deny! her representation, swhich fe contrary to aot the cardinal Princes of oor faring, “2 rete eat abe obey th wa, it follows Snevitably that she must be given a voice Inv maklog the laws. So the great principles of our. Government ave to-day in spirit conferred upon her this right, and all we far 1s that {t be expressed Tn law sovthat It will Have binding ‘Gifect; and the appeal ie made to men because they control the ‘alot ‘Twill not claim for woman that she's equal in all respects to man. She ig diferent. Woman ig not undereloped man, 05 ‘Tennyson says, Dut diverso; and yet tn manly pursuits we have everywhere exceptional ‘Ristorical examples, of women even engnglog in ‘combet—the great Queen Semiramis; Boadicea, vio fought the Romans in Britain Joan of Are; the Maid of Saragossa— anne ot Rlaue with Miberi'e step ware “Coming down to the present time, We know that women ave fgnued in ectual asta, ood 3 wa, woeld aot eablsh ¢ fopon ber abilty to fight. Behind the lines, nowever, there igtrock for women fo do, a8 eacontial as the work done by mex abihe front ‘They have to attend to the wounded ; they nave fe'eare for those who have fallen tn the strife; and im all these things they are ealled upon, ag you know, Jo preference to men, Women have work to do ia the world a pence and the world at war. ‘When the President of the Unltad States sees Ait to come to tg Senate of she United States daring the course of the debate ‘Bhd answer'a question svhiell ‘vas propounied br one of our col- feagaes, 1 should thiok his course would tmeet with am enger response. ‘Phe Constitution, Article II, eection 8, says of the President: Be apa (og ti ae ee fo hy, Gaara glenn of ta Ge Ne"tnall fudge secnstary and expedient ; he may, om extraordinary ‘80810085,: Montalvo by Mrs, Louis Mendelsohn March 1, 1957 rst, let me say that your program chairman, Mrs. Jensen, should be in dashington helping Mr. Dulles on the Diplomatic Corps, for her tactful approach and delicate handling brourht me to terms--why not the Russians? She called me some weeks ago to ask me to speak today. I said "no" and I meant "no"--so here I am. (I do not make speeches, I have not the gift and I'm too vain to attempt things I can't do well.)’ But, I said quite innocently that I should love to come and answer questions because I feel the as a community we have been so fortunate as to receive this wonderful gift and it is but right that everyone should know something of the man who pave it to us and of the traditions of the place itself so that we may think of him with gratitude and appreciation. Of course we, my husband and I, were late comers. Montalvo had been running since 1912 and we did not arrive here until 1924. After that it took several years for Mr. Phelan to discover that a new doctor had arrived in town as his contacts with the villagers consisted chiefly in meeting many of them at an annual picnic which he gave each year for that purvose, and in his very generous contributions of flowers and greens whenever some special event took place. He discovered us because we buflt ‘a house in the middle of his hitherto unbroken view of orchards and he didn't like it. Now I understand how he felt. However he stopped by one day shortly after we moved in and talked *-iefly with my husband who must have had a soothing effect upon him. A ort time after that, early one morning his secretary rang to say the lenator was entertaining some people from Boston at luncheon that day and as that was our former home, he would like us to be present. It was rather in the nature of a most courteous but royal command. I have.a_long line of Quaker ancestors who didn't like royal commands, so I said I must “consult my husband to see if it would be convenient for him. My husband thought it would be fun so we went. I remember driving up ‘the narrow rodd somewhat apprehensively as I did not know it was a one way road, but after we made the last turn and drove toward the Villa, I found the scene one of almost breath taking beauty. In those days the flower beds across the front of the house and those around the brick walls were alwys a mass of bloom and and as we drew near the nouse we discovered two pescocks standing on the brick wall, one on each side of the steps. As we approached they faced us and unfurled their fabulous tails and stooi motionless for our admiration. One was peacock blue, the other pure white. The mountains rose green and dark and mysterious behind them and I felt as though I were looking at an unbelievably beautiful stage setting. I just wanted to sit there and not go in at all. We were ushered in to the library (now the gallery) and tho' it was summer, a little fire was burning in the fireplace. Alas! one of those electric affairs supposed to luok like fire! Books, books everywhere from floor to ceiling. In a very few minutes the Senator appeared. He was 3 small man, I should guess five feet six or seven inches, but with a remarkably f'ne head and great dignity of bearing, without being in'the least "stuffy." v :e greeted us_as tho! he had waited all his life for this minute! Tho! < hot at all effusive, he had that charming manner, the rift of making each guest feel himself the guest of honor. [iss Boston visitors were delightful too and we had 3 delicious luucheon served under the palms in tie patio. We enjoyed it all so much that ] am afraid the new doctor was late for his office hours that day. After that we were occasional ~uvsts. I remember several large luncheons served on the lawn, some numbering more than a hundred persons. Some of the gala occasions were the partys always given when the Fleet came in to San Francisco. Car loads of officers, not just the Admirals, but right down to the humblest petty officers, would arrive. I remember, too, rather vaguely, a rather small luncheon served in the Court and afterward we adjourned to the amphitheatre to watch some Siamese dancers. Did you ever see Siamese dancing? That part of my recollection is not vague. They appeared in those gorgeous costumes with great headdresses and masses of gold and brass ornament. They stood with arms at their sides and after perhaps two minutes slowly raised their hands at the wrists, then put one foot forward a bit and tilted their heads--and continued that for an hour. But whatever the occasion, large or small, the Senator moved among his guests, the perfect host:, beaming and delirhtful always. He spent some months of the year in San Francisco but Montalvo was the love of his life and he made no secret of it. He was a man of great lture with a devotion to all the Arts, tho! literature was, I think, the. vst important to him. During his last illness my husband spent many, + many hours with him and came home always deeply impressed with his tremendous knowledge of things literary, especially his ability to quote page after page of Shakespeare. He had an almost fanatical devotion to California and especially to Santa Slara Valley and most especially to every blade of grass at his beloved Montalvo. I think you would like to know briefly of his background so I am going to read you from a little volume which he had published, a chapter about his father and then a chapter from Gertrude Atherton which can give you a mich more intimate and better picture than I can. She was mistaken, tho', about his having had enough of life. He wanted very much to live and fought to the end. In fact, despite his vast wealth he had not made a will until this last illness. In fact he wished my husband to be there when he made his will lest the strain might bring on an attack. Despite his condition he thought of many things and left a will indicative of his broad human sympathies. He left large bequests to a Catholic, a Protestant and a Jewish orphanage and further bequests to a Catholic, a Protestant and a Jewish home for the aged, plus his bequests to cultural institutions. we also owe gratitude to many others. When the Art Assn. first received the gift their President was Mr. Gerstle, a man of vision and culture, who L epted it knowing the many difficulties involved and yet eager to undertakeaoe ee task. It was he who persuaded my husband, because of his knowledge wf the place, to undertake a sort of supervision--0. K.ting bills and making emergency decisions. Then Mr. Gerstle's term of office expired and he was followed by another President who felt Montalvo was too great a responsibility for the Art Assn., and wished, if he could not sell it, to give it back to the heirs, On the Board at that time was a woman of vision’ and foresight, Mrs. Ann Bailhache, who came down to inspect the property, had many conferences with us and other local people and went back to do a statesmanlike job, per- suading the 3oard to open and run the property according to the térms of the will. She managed to save some of the income in order to make needed repairs and alterations, changing the guest house into four housekeeping apartments and the guest rooms in the house into similar apartments. She had wonderful cooperation from many of the residents, all the way from the valuable financial advice and assistance from Mr. Epstein, a member of the original Board, and surgestions ani assistance from Mr. Ingerson and Mr. Dennison, whose advice was invaluable help; from Mrs. Whiting who did so much to start things moving, and even I spent part of every day for several months attending to details which left Mrs. 3,ilhache free for more important things. We had apartments filled with artists, composers, authors, painters, working on projects and any number of vroprams. With Mrs. Bailhaches's help we. founded’ the Montalvo Assn. m the war--gas Trationins, war jobs, uncertain finance, and gradually d heartbreakingly, the whole structure fell apart. Montalvo was deserted cept for a caretaker. Everyone wis deep in wir work. It was a tragic outcome for those who had worked so hard an? esnecially for Mrs. Railhache without whom we would not now have Montalvo. After thot it lay dormimt and useles.: Tor some yeurs inj finally Yr. Phelants heirs, quite understaidably 1 think, decided that the terms of the will were not being carried out and sued’to recover the property. That .brought our Mrs. Hincks to her feet and she girded on her armour, organized an army and went into battle. She and I went to interview the attorney for the Art Assn. who politely and firmly brushed us off. The battle was on. Miss Wolff, a Deputy Atty. General and 1 very good friend of mine, gained us entre to Mr. Shanberlin, then Chief Deputy Atty. General in San Francisco and we had most wonderful help and coopenation from that office. 4 loyal group, including our Fast Fresident, Mrs.‘ Jones, went to court every day for nearly three weeks and were overjoyed when the decision was rendered in our and your favor. So twice Montalvo has been saved by a woman--by women who had fine help and advice and cooperation from many other women and many wonderful men. But it was women who, nevertheless, svarkplueged the saving of Montalvo. I hope that you all feel now at least slightly acquainted with and very grateful to Senator Phelan. And I hope you will have some ouestions and T hope I'll know the answers. i &