Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-11-12

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Something about our country S laws. 1t
viii not make woman less a woman
because she expresses an opinion by
depositing a ballot. 1t will not degrade
aman to hang out washing or knead
a baking of bread. Neither will it
degrade woman to dig potatoes, stack
hay or drop u ballot in a ballot box.
Write again Airs. Doty; we Shall be
glad to hear from you.-Editor
International Protection for women.
Georgia Mark in Union Signal, calls
the attention of women to the fact that
there is now pending in the United
States senatea new extradition treaty
between the United States and Great
Britain. The old treaty provides that
all persons charged with the crime of
murder, Or assault with intent to COM
nit murder or piracy, or arson or rob-
berry, or forgery, or the issuance Of for
sged papers, committed within the
jurisdiction Of either OF the high CON
| tracing parties, who shall take refuge
! in the territory of the other, shall be
/ delivered up to justice upon revislt1on
/ OF the country in which the crime was
'Feommitted. tits now proposed TO add
to the above list manslaughter, burg
larry, embezlemeRt, OF larceny of
the value Of $50 and upward, and
malicious injuries to property where
By the life Of any person shall be
endangered, and the writer very per-
tinently suggests that women should
/ petition to have crimes against women
included in the list. In view Of the
facts set forth in last Tribune concern
ing the traffic IN young girls between
the United States and Canada, the i'm
portance Of this suggestion is apparent
and the Tribune requests woman suf-
fraga societies and unions to act upon
this idea, The following form Of petit
ton will serve the purpose and may be
sent direct to the senate when it shall
convene, or to the ofliceof the Woman's
Tribune, in which case it will be ac-
companied by memorial setting forth
facts which bear upon the case.
Petition to the United States Senate
Touching the Extradltion Laws.
Inasmuch as there IS now pending
. before your honorable body q measure
providing for a new eXtradition treaty
! between the United States and the
British Empire, and since crimes
against women are not included in the
eXtradition treaty now in force and
sought to be amended; therefore we
pray that such clauses be added to the
proposed changes to the treaty as will
secure. international protection for
| WomenhoOd.
The above can be be copied, or cut
out and pasted on the petition. For
this, as for other petitions, 1T is best to
keep the names Of men and women on
separate papers, The names Of men
should be classified according to their
Office OF vocation, and much time may
he saved in all petition work and in
fluence gained by selecting such names
q weHil in all probability be known to
the United State senators, Or whose
position would command attention.
Woman's Tribune. Beatrice, Nebraska.
Rev. G.. o. Brown, the pastor of the
Congregational church at Burlington,
deserves credit for his suggestion con-
corning the organization Of 8 society Of
the White Cross. When q woman falls
society scorns and Shuns her, while the
author Of her degradation is popularity
held to be guilty of a simple indlscre-
ton for which he may be readily par
doned. rhe purpose OF the White
Cross society is to render sin against
chastity rs odious in man as woman
to visit upon th male the same pun
isnment that is melted ont 10 tho female
offender TIE society also aims to dis
courage vulgar jesting and indecent
conversation, and in every legitimate
way to promote personal purity, Every
c ity inthis country has need OF such
an organization, ard if one were form
ed here il would doubtless do much
good 1Iv,