New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-15

SINGLE WOMEN AND WIDOWS MAY VOTE
HOW HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF

During tho annual meeting q the National
Womans Suffrage Association. held last week In
Brooklyn Mrs. Carrie Lane Chapman Gait chair
man Of tho Committee 81 Organization y. \ W
$. A. said TO a reporter that England was getting
far ahead Of America In the extension Of political
liberty T. women
The Parliament a England" she said. has Jus,
conferred municipal suffrage upon single women
and widows Of Ireland. upon substantially tho
same terms men. Municipal surrngc WIS
granted 10 tho women ~ England IN 1879 and was
so successful It's operation that In 1851 II was *
tended n the women OF Scotland Now after
Twenty-Five years q satisfactory experience IN
England md seventeen years IN Scotland. 4 is OK
tended 20 tho women of Irtlnnd Full suffrage in-
GLIDING Tho Parliamentary vote WINS conferred upon
the women 81 nc Isle - Man in $3.50. 20 tho women
Of Nc~-Zca.lnd In 1896 md ~ lSs, ,hc same prl,,-
"Hc was extend \ 20 the women T Suuth Aus'~aif,
The United states Was the nrsf ~ the nations 70
extend the sunrlfc 20 men Upon llbrcal terms Eng
iand rather iardiy following her example. lr. the
raifi and f1r-r'lchlng extensions ~ suNr... l..
women within the domain Of the British Govern
in'nt - ~ 10 Indicate that ENGLAND ls- l.n ,,or,
'HhIy' after Al. To recognize tho logic of a.,n.-
,lt f. d timely query to rake why English n,
LIN w mon VINO are qualified to vote in ,h,ir
chance 70 remove - The United state In sw.d,n
ana ,I,, Norway iaXpay.ng women MAJ ,otc by
Prey: ana y is fair 20 ask Why such women In
nifty In Iceland Finland ana In ccr,nln e,..,,on.
~ ltuaa.a ttNpafiue women NAV ,D-o ,IIr..'...-
VIM" ~ Prussia. W'stphala. S-l ics.r .-f,fr'
A'sila bohemia. Italy and RUSSIA fh. fa1-t.ayi,-
" ,iH'h hI' permitted t. vote h} prsNy hoo. ?
Lnt seem siransc that tn bOnsfcd liberty OF IA.
hl'l state should grant smaller political r.rlt.
10 "%,n,n than thcse n,onarchics = Eurorce sIr,,
th' Hb'fh minded u4cn Of tho United STATE. ,iil
n"St"l - ifht t.is wrong and ehrrr witr Tho
Sta'' OF wyoming. llrado. Utah and Il,l, fh.
proud distinction ~ reel icinpcrn o. .oy.-f,rn.,..
".l'h recognize the political OPINIONS al ali aaf.I,
ms men ana women alike II Is the hone o.,
a. ne Hh'iil loving women ~ thia broad uf,l
thdt me men oi tho United States Will no ln,.r.r
permit thc women 10 enjoy tower pol.tical righ,a
nan would De- theirs IN almost any country of
IN connection with tho recent dobate I'm ~.
iTltlsh House q Commons regarding the a,lrni,-
'hil'" OF women and thu acguinrpdat toms ia i t,r,
N'h'h lni IT, m u j. 90 Interest to lofe that li.
'nIy j. nat repeating is.if As lofr ago as icis
tS entry appears In tho journal OF tho Commons.
ordered that the commander n-chIcf aud fho
tuaFi mat do guard tn" House from time 10 nm.
90 k''p IN" clhinor"us women from coming lip the
STAIRS carlng 10 Tho House Of Commons doors
IN ~" following century. however the 'clamorous
women invaded not only ihc stairs but the Iious'.
user ana obtained. FOR time at least privileged
Whlch are denied 20 the feminine politicians ~ IN,
uhJ. special interest was taken hy the women
OF thht period In tho two great debates which fol
ip""d ID" arrest OF wilkes I'm 1854 Women appear
- nave made themselves at home after this tInfi
February =. MS. when tho Duchess II Dcvnnshir,
ana MY other women were turned oui ~ ina
mouse IN spit" oi struggles and protests
IL was nearly sixty years before this sentence ~
eNCiu,loh Wa r"scinded. although during thu
period. according TO tho chronicler HafsoU
women. mnny OF tho highest rank rnado several
powerful efforts 10 be admitted