 The DuPont Cavalcade of America starring Helen Hayes Tonight the DuPont Company brings you the flame starring Helen Hayes on the Cavalcade of America On the Cavalcade of America With their cigars and here we await them in the drawing room Thus all bow to custom we certainly do and I like it well I don't like it out mini Eleanor no truly mother. I don't like it I don't always have to agree with out mini do I the trouble is darling You never agree with your elders. I agree with Mrs. Cat. Oh, I'm very much flattered to have you agree with me Eleanor You wouldn't be Mrs. Cat if you knew the ideas this young lady has what mini what ideas? I'm sorry to say Mrs. Cat and my daughter is entranced with this Susan B. Anthony person who goes around speaking out for women to vote Is that so terrible why she's a suffragist? Yes, I know I've heard of Susan B. Anthony, but I still say is it all so terrible Why of course it is I don't see why Surely the idea that women are human beings with intelligence enough to distinguish a Rascal from an honest man and to vote for the honest man why surely such an idea isn't complete heresy Well, it goes much deeper than that. Yes indeed These suffragists forget a woman's place Why Eleanor here has grieved her father. How he's arranged a fine marriage for her a young man young He's 37 a young man with an excellent position in the Charlotte Bank and her Ladyship says he isn't good enough for her if you please. Oh, I'm sure she didn't say that I'll bet all Eleanor said was that she didn't love him. That's just what I said, Mrs. Cat He's too solemn and he treats me as if I were Piece of property. Yes, that's it exactly. I know that sort of man Eleanor Oh, I know the sort of man you mean nevertheless, you'll marry him young lady. Yes No matter who advises you differently. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to meddle in the affairs of your family. All right All right, no quiet everybody. Men are coming back. We've got to act like ladies Very good cigar George. Very good. Glad to like it William. Well, and now how the ladies been enjoying themselves in our absence George and I were speculating as to what you were talking about crocheting cooking new hats We've been talking about Susan B. Anthony Susan B. Anthony that suffragist who wants her sex to have the right to vote. Yes How could a woman vote when she doesn't even know one officer of the government? Person ought to know the officers of the government if he's to have the vote. Well, of course Who's the secretary of agriculture secretary of agriculture? Who's chief justice of the Supreme Court? Why wait a minute it'll come to me when you give up just ask me I know I suppose you do but that silly Susan B. Anthony wants all women to have the right to vote I don't call Susan B. Anthony silly daddy. No, I know you don't you don't call anybody silly except the good solid citizens of the community But I've had enough from you young lady. You're going to do what I say from now on you hear But no buts no buts you'll do what I say I won't have a daughter that tries to get me to send it to college that tries to vote that turns against her father That refuses to marry the man I picked for her And just so that you'll have time to think that over young lady I suggest you get your coat and hat order a handsome cat and go home immediately. Yes, mr. Courtney Yes, your daughter's a guest in my home. Yes, and I must apologize to you. Mrs. Cat for a behavior her behavior indeed It's your behavior your autocratic assumption of superiority your tyranny over this young girl that you should apologize for You think so a I think so Then all I can say Mrs. Cat is that if your husband hasn't given you a sound thrashing yet He showed and so has never gone. She's gone William. She obeyed you of course get a grip on yourself carry him. I'll be all right Thank you, George Well, everyone she'll show shall we go into the music room? Yes, darling George. I don't know how I live through it that man and the Subservience of those women to him the things they're doing to that nice young girl. Yes. Yes, I understand Carrie But couldn't we discuss it sitting down Of course Well Carrie George I've come to a decision. Yes tonight decided me that man tonight. He's just impossible of course. Yes, but why George? Well, now you're being cryptic Carrie. You're trying to drive me toward some point or other What is it? I'm trying to make you associate one idea with another idea the idea of this man's being wrong with something that you said to me once Something that you said about me George. Is this a guessing game? It's more serious than that. I see Well, that man was ridiculing the idea that women had any rights They should vote even Or as I once said of you not just that you should vote But that if you had been a man, this is it Carrie This is it if I'd been a man I could have been a governor of a state or a senator. That's what you said about me George. Yes That must be true of many women. Well, not many women have your abilities Carrie as many women as men That's quite true. I'm sure I want to talk about all those women now George They have ability this means that they have energy a little more energy than most people men or women How do they how do you think they feel George? What do you mean? I mean? Well, look at them in their kitchens in their drawing rooms in their nurseries. Don't you find them? Sometimes sad. Don't you find them sometimes quarrel less difficult to get on with don't you think sometimes that that these exceptional women must be exceptionally unhappy Thinking no no not thinking not daring to think of their businesses still unformed of their laboratories Still too spotless of the books. They haven't written the stages They haven't stepped on the waste of energy and ability the waste of their lives what the anti suffer just fellow would say to that I know say that women were lucky and not having the responsibilities that men have that's exactly well He'd be wrong because it's not a question of whether one is lucky or unlucky whether Responsibility is fun or not if you have certain abilities you have the if you have the energy to direct those abilities You can't bottle it up. Even if you want to or there'll be an explosion That's what you meant when you said that the women of ability were unhappy. Yes, because they're not using their abilities Kerry yes George Go ahead What do you mean? I mean go ahead Do what you want to do And if you're not certain of what that is Why not see Susan be Anthony go ahead You're the most understanding man alive George, and I love you more than ever right now Mrs. Cat, this is my study. I Believe that is the most comfortable chair then you should take it miss Anthony me No, I've spent my life being uncomfortable in the good cause It's no time for me to start being comfortable now. I suppose you're right I suppose it's never easy being a suffragist. Yeah, that's one way of putting it on the other hand for some reason women It's easier to be a suffragist Hard though that is then it is to sit back and do nothing about the problems of votes for women You are that kind of woman miss Anthony. I'm afraid so are there many like that some Not many I'm always on the lookout for a new one. How can you tell when you find it? Oh, I don't give away my secrets Wish that I had more time to give to you Mrs. Cat I'm always interested in any woman who says she wants to join the suffragist movement, but just now I'm rather busy I Probably will not be able to see you after tonight. I hope I'm not intruding anything. No, no, no It's just that I'm preparing for a lecture tour. You'll be lecturing on woman suffrage. Yes, but aren't you I? Mean what it would be a very difficult journey You mean I'm old All right miss Anthony. I mean you're old Thank you for not pretending. I won't pretend either I Am old and I wish someone were going with me. I'll go with you miss Anthony Are you sure you want to quite sure? It will be months before you'll see your husband. He'll understand Well, you'll only have a few days to get ready. That's all right Very well, we'll go together then. Oh Did you notice what I did? What do you mean? I told you that I wanted someone to go along with me I gave you the opportunity either to say you would come or to say nothing You said you'd come of course. I did I Don't understand what you're driving. I I'm answering a question of yours my dear You asked me how I could tell a good suffragist when I found one This is how Mrs. Cat Ike speaking in the cause I like listening to you better than speaking myself, but you're a good speaker You're a great speaker. Did you know it? I think from now on I'll make shorter speeches, and you'll make the longer ones. Yes, miss Anthony Isn't it? Why? Yes, is it cold or have I just grown too old for lecture tours? It's cold of course. You're all right miss Anthony. No, no, I'm not I Am old You're going to have to carry on for me my dear nonsense. You're the greatest and the most vigorous woman I've ever met You'll be able to stand up on a platform and sway people when the rest of us have grown tired in the service Do you know miss Anthony? Why miss Anthony? Sleep you great woman you You're very beautiful We are women and we have been speaking for two months now to other women Like yourselves We have a message for you two months now. We have a message for you. Yours is the 11th state Miss Anthony, can I help you? No, quite all right now, but I'm tired Ladies I must be excused. Yes, Carrie quiet dark beautiful I've been appreciating quiet more than ever lately Getting old I guess of course not Everyone loves quiet. I love it. You're just collecting the dividends you've earned Carrie and Do you know something George? No, what? I'm grateful to you. Why? Because you've treated me like a human being. I Wasn't aware that you were an ogre We live in a day and an age George were not many women are treated like human beings. They're respected. Yes They're worshiped even but they're not considered very bright They're thought of as possessions valuable precious sacred possessions But not human beings are the right to lives of their own now just a minute darling. Don't make a speech Sorry, I don't beat was a very nice speech But you know now that you're president of the suffrage association I'm sure most men will come round to giving women their rights. Oh, yes. I'm sure of it But I'm grateful to you darling for not waiting until later Carry it yet You know, I'm devoted to the cause of women But that isn't why I've acted as I have I'm in love with you. That explains most of the things I do. I know George Well, I wanted to get that said tonight And I'm glad you said the things you did tonight to carry why what's special about tonight. I I'm very tired tonight George, what's the matter then? I'm very happy tonight anything wrong George. You look so no nothing wrong I'm very happy, but I'm very tired George He's in the flame on the cavalcade of America sponsored by the DuPont company maker of better things for better living Heart attack and George cat was dead Then came the dreary days the hard years years filled with work Until there came the time when Carrie Chapman cat needed rest She went to Europe with her secretary Mary Hay just now. They're in a hotel room in Paris. Oh Mary isn't this wonderful this luxury? Wonderful not like sitting in hotel rooms back home waiting to receive Delegations telephoning instructions waiting for news of how this or that state is going now carry. All right. All right I'll relax. Well, that's what you're here for you know come in Hello, I have been sent to here with the extra blanket you wanted. Oh, yes I'll take it. Thank you bad equal madam Wait a minute. Oh, what is it Carrie? I'm sorry? I I wonder if you'd mind talking to me for a few minutes not at all What on earth Carrie could we close the door? Well, of course, but I'm sorry madam But you look like a good honest woman a woman of the people. I am a woman of the people Certainly, and I am far from my country where I know so many women like you It would be wonderful to talk to you It would be like talking to them again madame is homesick if I am I Haven't realized it until the second surely madame you a woman of wealth do not know many common people Yes, I do In America it's been my business to know the common woman to try to improve her lot in life. Yes Yes, and how do you do this by agitating for the politicians to allow her to vote? That is good. That is fine for a woman to vote In Europe, we have a long way to go before that becomes the problem. What do mean here in Europe women cannot own property Oh, the law allows it in many places, but custom does not I have traveled madame I have inquiring minds. So I have traveled over most of Europe. I Have seen those of my sex acting as beasts of burden In many villages for a man to beat his wife is nothing even his wife expects it I myself work in this hotel because I will not go back to my province to my family to the man. They want me to marry He's of good family, but he's a drunkard. I Prefer to remain here. I should think so indeed Where are some of these villages you spoke of madame carry? Oh, yes, Mary? We're going to visit those villages Where are they madame? We're going to visit them and then we're going to do something about them Happy to receive you, Mrs. Cat. You'll forgive me if I stay seated. I've been Foul cat, but let me take you to the whole body back. We there is a crowd of five thousand admirers blocking the main room This is cat. We're so delighted to have you address the British women What do you know? We're going to have Albert Hall filled over flowing up China I'm sorry to see you leave Mrs. Cat You have brought hope to our people and our ancient It's no use. We're going home conceding defeat carry no Just changing tactics The best way to bring emancipation to the women of the old world is that the women of the new world lead the way In America, let's build an example for Europe. Let's get suffrage in America. The rest will follow Certainly glad you've been back with us as long as you have Mrs. Cat We want you to be president of the national suffrage organization again. I said I wouldn't be I know But haven't our arguments persuaded you somewhat You know, Mrs. White House made the best speech I ever heard when she accepted office in the New York woman's suffrage party She said I'm young. I'm healthy. I'm willing to work and I'll do my best Now I'm old. I'm not healthy. I'm tired out But I'll do my best to and My first task will be to win over Woodrow Wilson And it's good of you to come here to Atlantic City to address our suffragist convention. I thank you, Mrs. Cat It's not enough though carry Chapman cat. You're a hard woman and Woodrow Wilson sir. You are a politician Can you tell me what you're going to say? Oh nothing startling. That's what I was afraid of I'm afraid you're going to say that we're nice ladies and that you're glad to That we take an interest in public affairs and that of course you won't endorse us But you'll defend to the death our right to agitate Something like that is exactly what I'm going to say. It's not good enough, mr. President Unfortunately, I'm in politics. Mrs. Cat. There's a war going on in Europe. We may God forbid be drawn into it I know I know your motivation Motivations, mr. Wilson. You want to run for president again in 1916 I may want to why I have some ideas. I had some policies I think you'll like them and I think you'll agree. They should take precedence over the suffragist cause are they secret At present some of the details are but I don't mind letting you know confidentially that what I envisage Is a world organization a union of all nations as we have a union of all states Banded together perhaps more loosely than we are but for the same purpose To promote the world's general welfare. It's a grand concept. It's necessary to After this war after the next war after some war sometime The nations will have to come together with the serious purpose of stopping it But you know what they'll say about you when you propose it I know Visionary idealistic. It'll never work. Exactly. Why don't you address our convention tonight and say that you favor women's suffering? I Don't see the connection. What would happen if you did that why suffrage for women would prevail Suffrage for women would prevail exactly or it might take a few years But you could ensure our success if you spoke as you feel tonight But what has this to do with my idea for an organization of all the nations just this mr. President Suffrage for women is visionary idealistic to people have been laughing at the idea for a century now What if we win? What if we win because you push us on to victory it would prove that a visionary idealistic president can actually achieve his dreams and You mean it would serve as an answer to critics of world organization wouldn't it? I'll think it over. I might do what you suggest mrs. Cat Gentlemen We have proved this There is one thing mightier than kings and armies I've been congresses and political parties The power of an idea when it's time has come to move The time for woman's suffrage has come the woman's hour has struck and now tonight We suffragists gather here and we look at one another and our eyes shine and our eyes are moist and we smile and we clasp hands and Our voices choke Because never again do we have to say When the time comes for the time is now Tomorrow congress meets and tomorrow congress passes the national woman's suffrage amendment Most of the state's favorite already and ratification will follow swiftly Ladies and gentlemen the time is now and God bless each one of you who helped make this time come I have some flowers for you mrs. Cat here. Oh, how very sweet. Won't you come in? Thank you Sit down. I don't mean to take up your time mrs. Cat. That's my soul Of course you mean to take up my time. You didn't bring me flowers unless you wanted to talk to me Well, I guess you're right Do you want to talk about anything in particular or are you just curious to see what an old woman looks like? Well, you'll think I'm silly mrs. Cat, but but I voted today for the first time. Yes, and I want to thank you My child Forgive me. You've moved me more than I More than I realized was possible any longer I only wish there was something something I could do for you Something I could do for all of you who fought before I was even born Well, you did something for us when you voted child I suppose when you look at it that way, it's true. Of course. It's quite true quite true You know a suffragist is just one of a long and ancient line of women who changed your status and mine From bondage to freedom You thank those women when you go to school when you work when you Marry into partnership rather than household slavery. Of course you thank us when you vote and You know we old ones who worked for all this we have something to thank you for too Something to thank girls like me for For being alert and intelligent and alive for being awake to what is going on around you for being fresh and sweet and Independent you're what we had in mind my dear Thank you Now I'm an old woman. I I must take my nap. Do you mind? Oh, of course not. I'll go Thank you for coming. I think my dreams will be pleasant ones Goodbye If you remove the collar using only your fingers you found that it was on good and tight You may even have wondered why they put such things on bottles anyhow Why do they there's a reason in fact? 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