The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-13
CLOSING SESSION.
Yesterdays Woman Suffrage Association
Conventions Sessions.

Conventions sessions.
Yesterdays sessions of the conven-
ton of the New England Woman
Suffrage Association in the Westminster
Unitarian Chuch were very enjoyable,
that In the evening Deing especially so,
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe being the princi-
Sessions, at which Rev. Anna Garlin
Spencer presided. In the afternoon there
were speeches by Rev. Florence IL.
Kollock, pastor of the Every Day Uni
v~ersalist Church Of Boston; Mrs. Mary A.
Babcock, president OF the Providence w.
Francis Gallagher talked about peace
and arbitration and presented the follow
ing resolutions which were adopted:
Whereas, Governments are Instituted
among men for the protection OF life N
property, and the securing OF the greatest
good to the greatest number; and
Whereas, The greatest loss OF life and
property occurs during a war, either
foreign or civil, during which the COM
mon people are the greatest sufferers; and
Whereas, War. and the taking OF human
life and the confiscating OF the goods and
the homes OF our enemies are contrary to
the spirit OF Christianity and engender
hatred rather than love; and
Whereas, The United States Govern
ment has heretofore settled very many
important difficulties between the various
nations OF the world and herself by peace
full arbitration, without resort to war,
and with a comparatively small outlay OF
money; therefore,
Resolved, That we join with the
friends OF peace and arbitration In petit
tioning the Governments OF the void TO
resort TO arbitration instead OF war for
the settlement OF all disputes hat may
hereafter arise among nations; and that
for the purpose of e~fectually securing
arbitration we favor the establishment OF
an International Arbitration Court, or
High Court OF Nations.
Resolved, That we earnestly protest
against the use OF war literature in our
schools and families; and in the practice
of military drills, especially that of the
boys brigade. In the evening, beside Mrs.
Howe's address, there were interesting
remarks by Henry b. Blackwell ofBos-
ton. The following resolutions were also
kadopted:
/. Whereas, Abraham Lincoln said: al
am for all sharing the privileges of the
Government who assist IN bearing its
burdens, by no means excluding women. T"
Therefore,
Resolved. That we call upon the Legisla-
lures of all the New England States to
come up To the advanced position on
woman suffrage held by Lincoln more
than 40 years ago.
2. Resolved, That we congratulate
Maine and Connecticut ON the passage OF
municipal woman suffrage bills through
the popular branch of the last Legis-
l%ature; Vermont and New Hampshire on
their large Legislative votes and the in
creased activity of their suffrage associa-
tions; Massachusetts, on the fact that in
the so-called referendum %, 20i women
voted for suffrage, and only s6i against
II; and Rhode Island on having the larg-
est number of organized suffragists in
proportion to its population OF any state
in the Union except one.
3. Resolved, That we earnestly hope,
and have reason to expect, that the Gen
earl Assembly Of Rhode Island will act
co~urageously ana p~atriotically when the
subject of a woman suffrage amendment
to the Constitution comes before them.
4. Resolved, That rs long as the State
assumes care and responsibility in regard
to minors, the only logical ground for US
to take is that the age of protection for
girls should be rais.d TO the age Of Legal
majority.
5. Resolved, That we exhort all our
members TO cultivate a sense OF personal
responsibility In relation to our work
and we eXhort all our organizations tC
conduct their affairs SO that there shall
be a quick recognition OF ability TO per,
form any or all lines OF u work, and
that such recognition shall be followed by
immediate utilization of this discovered
ability.
@. Whereas, IL has been asserted that
woman suffrage is losing ground, there
fore,
Resolved, That we call attention to The
following facts: Sixty years ago, women
could not vote anywhere. In 1915, Ken
lucky gave school suffrage to widows. In
1861, Kansas gave it to all men In
1869, England gave municipal suffrage to
single women and widows, and Wyom-
ing gave full suffrage to all women.
school suffrage was granted in 1875 by
Michigan and Minnesota, in 1876 by Colo
RADIO, in 1878 By New Hampshire and
Oregon, in 1879 by Massachusetts,, in
1880 by New York and Vermont. In 1881
N unicipal suffrage was extended 10 the
single women and widows of Scotland.
School suffrage was given by Nebraska in
1883 and by Wisconsin i'm 1855. In 1856
school suffrage was given in Washington,
and municipal suffrage to single women
and widows in Ontario and New Bruins
wick. In 1887 municipal suffrage was ex-
tended to all women in Kansas, and
school suffrage in North and South Da-
kota, Montana, Arizona and New Jersey.
In 1891 school suffrage was granted i'm
Illinois. In 1872 municipal suffrage was
extended TO single women and widows in
the province of Quebec. In 1898 school
suffrage was granted in Connecticut, and
full suffrage i'm Colorado and New Zealand.
In 1894 school suffrage was granted in
Ohio, a limited municipal suffrage in
Iowa, and parish and district suffrage ia
England to women, both married and
single. In 1895 full SUI ffrage was granted
to the women Of South Australia L, both
married and single. In 1896 full suffrage
has been granted to the women of Utah.