The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-29

that We are. as a people losing our ca
pacity for self-government."
w. c. r. u. OPPOSED.
Lila Hatch Rhodes, president OF tho w.
! G. T. L.. OF 60 members said she was op-
! posed 10 the police commission and said
| d at IL she found n crowd on Main street
she would look up a policeman and get
! through.
| our city has as good a government as
the city Of Providence. which has a police
! ccu mission,
"lt is not the present city government
| that 10 have to complain OF. IL Is the
| rum element that makes the trouble.
| we are not faYoring any party that is
| n terested II we did come from any party
IL would be the prohibition party. but that
| Of course does nos count
! III IL existed in Pawtucket you would
| have no need OF hearing such as this.
| The morals OF the city. existing nuisances
! I'm the city. public discomforts endured by
| the law-abding citizens from the nom
| law-ahiding ones, arc as well controlled as
| I'm any city that has the rum element to
| contend with.
"lhe w. c. r. L. IS fully alive TO It's re-
| 81 onsibility Both political parties need
| US. and need us badly, TO take care Of
some city business which can only be con-
4 trUlled by the homo interests and SYM
pathetic regard for suffering which are
rcit by women, ana believe appreciated
! - men in power"
The speaker aid that the w. c. r. L,
elected TO these bills because they
| DID away with police matron and be-
| cause IL meant no women on the school
! ara. She said size preferred condition
which allowed the women to petition TO
/ the people and TO mayor. whoever he
! might be, for a redress tor the wrongs or
wtich they complaired.
WoMEN'S SUFFRAGE LEAGUE.
Mrs. Janet French president OF tho
Womens Suffrage league said her or
ganizati was not affiliated with any
rarty, not even the Prohibition party.
She submitted set OF resolutions which
had been prepared, ASKING that the COM
mttee report unfavorably upon these
bills. They follow:
Whereas. The boar or aldermen and
the common council OF our city have di-
rected our city solicitor to appear before
the general assembly or any committee
thereof and to urge the appointment OF a
| police commission. a school commission
and a registration commission for our
city; and
| Whereas, We believe that these COM
! missions are not needed and that they
WI not be a safe ana sure remedy for
any grievance that may have arisen.
| Now
Therefore. We. the Pawtucket Woman's
| Suffrage league earnestly urge you to
report unfavorably uIyon these commits
sions FOR the following SPECIFIC reasons:
| l. The proposed police commission VIII
| disfranctse the men OF Pawtucket as
| far as municipal government is con-
cerned and will place them. municipality,
upon level with minors. aliens, untaxed,
| Indians traitors. criminals, lunatcs,
| idiots and women.
J POWER TO SELECT NATIONS.
! .. The proposed police commission will
take from the women OF Pawtucket their
power to select police matrons, n valuable
franchise which they mighty prize. and
may even do away with a police matron
altogether.
| 3. The school commission act will Grip
pie the power OF mon IN school matters.
4. The school commission act will take
| all feminine power out or school manage
ment At present our school committee
must be one third and may be three
| thirds women.
! 8. These proposed commissions will In
crease our taxes, disturb our local efforts
/ for civic betterment that have been grow
/ ing for years.
She said she did not believe thu report
! that the city OF Pawtucket was ruled by
| hoodlum element and declared the schools
/ arc doing good work and would not be
/ afraid to trust her children 10 the Paw
| tuckot schools. She hoped there would
I be q curfew law adopted. which would
! keep the young girls OF the streets, and
/ then made a striking plea for extension
OF rights or suffrage 20 women citizens
| and taxpayers.
Incidentally she hit the Child Labor
! bill passed by the general assembly with
! out the educational qualification. by re-
, ferring 10 the great number Of rough
| youngsters who were allowed 10 work be-
fore they could read easy sentences in the
third reader.
She also said that n the men stood by
tho officers when elected as the women
did their police matron things would be
better.
PRINCIPLE or PATERNAIdSM
The feeling in South woodlawn against
these bills was spoken Of by Rev ]. +.
Barbour. who said he also was individ-
ually opposed 90 the passage Of these
measures from theological standpoint.
Every organization should work out its
own salvation unless n Is degenerate
am opposed 10 tho principle Of pa
ternalisfn ~ this sort and ~ left 90 our
selves We can correct conditions b. our