Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-03
IN SESSION.
Convention of Woman
Suffrage Association.
Presentation Of Reports at the
Portland Meeting.
Advancement Noticed on All Sides
Several Addresses.


day, in the Chestnut street Methodist
church Mrs. Lucy Hobart Day of this
city presided and gay the annual add
dr"s. rs president AZ follows:
Another inportan> event has oc-
CURED during the past year which
means much to The women of the
world. | refer 70 the International
Ccan il of Women. which held its quin
QuenEial 1T Berlin in June. |; is said
that 5000 women from fort ign coun-
tries have been in the city Of Berlin
during the council. Educational gus
ti"ns, he alcoholic question ana csp"yI-
ally that Of social purity. the white
slave t'a'fiC art. muSi:- lit"rItur" ami
the press. each hal a place in the pro
gram.
The question of SO al purity ana
Woman suffrage hay" moi been uI"s-
tions for propa Sanda uut:l III" great
progress in couragr AMI in justice dur
ing tht Last five years.
Nov the council stands committed to
work for peace ANA arbitration. fnr
cuUal political rights o. ~ n and W.
men. under all governments. in FL
countries. for the abolition Of the whit"
slave traffic and ihr idvo"3cH ot an
equal moral standard in BON sexes
At this meeting occurred ;hr perma-
ncnt organization nf the International
Woman suffrage All.,n with Miss
A"tkOny ~ honorary president. Mrs
cant as president and Mrs. Avery SEQ
retaly. II is said thai TIL one qu"s-
ton Of all others Whi.i. was regarded
as most dangerous a the in, option of
tn" council was that of Woman suf-
frage, although the 1riginatOrs of the
idea. and those who brought il to its
full development Wtrr all Sulfra giSte
for this belief is entertained by pra.-
ti"allE ri who are leaders Of progress
Sive nlovemonts ImoGg women. 1t re-
qnirel only time dnd experience how
ever. 10 show tn" women Of ever
country their lack If direct influence
without III" power of ballot. and of
lat" years. from Til" councils in all
parts Of the world. has come the do
mtnG that tn" i;ttrrua ioL.I body
should a!Grt vnfr luriSameEt of women
as ou' ~ its subjects, and appoint a
SUff'aE" '"i"mittc". Tn" president
therefore, during The past year. sent
/" every council this question for an
"'ilrEtl dec ision. and an almost unan-
nous affirmative vote WIS the result.
tn" TUinguounial therefore adopted tha
following resolutions:
'l'ndor All governments. whether
{ h"miraiIy Republican or monarchidl
, wat political rights and privileges are
a''"fd"'l I" men ought. on corresponds
ING conditions to be accorded to women
and this council advocates that
strenuous Efforts be made to enable
women 10 obtain the power of voting
~ lil countries whore a representative
Governmt Mt exists.
This is the most important action
ever taken 81 the subject of woman
suffrage for it means that in 20 cu,ln-
tries this vast organization of six or
seven members is pledged to throw its
entire weight Of influence and effort in
behalf Of Womans full cnfyanchise-
ment.
1t means such body of workers as
the world has never seen banded to
-rther for any one object. When the
congress meets in Canada in 1900. rot
y = IMAM IitltfbilS W III Dt I'pltStltt-
ed by official delegates.
While all these efforts for woInan'S
emancipation have been made III this
great gathering across the sea we on
this side of the Atlantic have also been
witnessing an interesting movement
towards mans emancipation from the
enforcement of good laws. which
have . place ~ onr statute books.
r" he sure women as we'll as men
have felt the deepest concern as to the
outcome of tn" recent county elections,
but for all our Wanted influence. re-
suits did not Seem to be just as we de-
sired
At one of the independent citizens
mass meetings held in City hall the
first speaker Of the evening alluded to
the presence Of such a large number Of
women in the audience and confident
~ expressed the opinion that if they
We're allowed to vote tand he wished
they w"re) there would be no trouble
about eECtine the enforcement candl-
date for sheriff in Cumberland county.
Once again City hall resounded with
applause at the expression of an hon
est opinion in favor of the suffrage
question. and we appreciate it for what
il is worth. for it evinces no hostility
toward the subject. but We need some
thing more substantial than applause
when We are working to obtain our
birthright.
! 1t has already been announced that
the citizens who are interested in the
enforcement of the law will here and
now commence a two years campaign
in Cumberland county which is much
better than the few weeks usually de-
voted to this object. A united move
ment for good government would mean
much to our State. but it must consist
of something more than stirring mass
meetings. with eloquent speakers.
brass bands. etc
l have been much interested in a
recent article entitled The High Priyi
lege Of the Voter. which explains more