Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-18
COMBINATION FORMED
OPPOSITION TO PoLYaAMY
THOROUGH AND WIDESPREAD.

INOt TOT u great many years mas tueTe
been such stir among the women's or
the agitation against the seating Of Sena-
tor Smoot OF Utah. The League Of Ma
tional Womens Organizations represents
100000 women Of the country and prob
ably never before have they been so thor
oughfy organized as today. 1t Is particu-
larry due to the energies and organised
efforts Of this league. representing as 1t
does those foremost In the National w. c.
7. o.. the National Mothers Congress and
kindred reform organisations.
Tomorrow win be observed by the wo-
men OF the country as day Of prayer
for the successful issue Of. their present
campaign. At the Shoreham are located
number Of the representative women Of the
Smoot case and declare that they propose
to keep up the fight on polygamy until the
evil Is stamped out Of the country.
Opinions Of Some Of the Leaders.
In conversation with The Star reporter
one Of the leaders In the women's move-
ment said:
"A new era in the history Of the affairs
of this country is in sight. Men Of af-
fairs have never appreciated the truth OF
the saying. The hand that rocks the cradle
rules the world but with the vote on the
Smoot question but very short time dis
tant. 1t might be well for the men who
are supposed to represent the people of this
nation to pause for brief second and ana
lyze the report that they must make to
warning, the women-ten million strong
would point to two states where already
the good men and women have in the past
week banded together in a thorough or.
gantzatton to defeat the senators whom we
feel have SO openly misrepresented them
For four years the women have labored
constantly aeauainting the people Of this
country of the true facts, and the senator's
people of this country understand the sit
uation In Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Art-
iona. New Mexico, Oregon and Idaho, we
: think, much better than some of them ap-
parently do"
Views Of Others.
Mrs. c. E. Allen Of Salt Lake City, wife
Of former member Of Congress from
Utah, said:
1--WE are confronted with the statement
that the republican party through the ma
tional committee in the last presidential
campaign, made pledge with the Mormon
Church of Utah under which they deliv-
cred the electoral vote Of Utah for Roose-
welt In consideration that the Mormon
Church should have a member in the
United States Senate. 1t was a compact
which the present senators from Ohio
seemed bound to respect, despite the senti-
ment Of their constituencies and the dan
ger which their action menaced to their
future political welfare
Mrs. Allen further stated that IL the re-
publican leaders had known the true con-
dition of affairs in Utah they would never
have entered into any such deal
Mrs. Frederick Schon of Philadelphia.
president of the National Congress of
Mothers, and also chairman Of the execu-
tive committee of the League of Women's
National Organizations, which was formed
to fight polygamy, has arrived in the city
from New Orleans She visited Louisiana
to organize the State Congress of Mothers.
Mrs Schoff stands among the vanguard of
workers in the contest against Mormon
ism. To Star reporter she declared that
the majority of men do not yet understand
women's organizations, and she stated
further that these women organizations
are united more firmly today than they
have been before, and are now banded to
accomplish the final overthrow Of the
Mormon power in this country.
Another of the leaders declared that the
league women are keeping an honor list
and black list of the attitude and votes
of United States senators in the Smoot case,
and they intend to send copy of the list
to every women's organization In this coun-
try for future reference, and 1t behooved
men with political aspirations to take
heed and govern themselves accordingly"
One member remarked that the league in
tended to send out public speakers to reach
the people through the medium of Chau-
ings this summer. The state organizations
have already started in the crusade against
polygamy. There Is one thing wish you
woulda state emphatically." >she stated to
the reporter. land that Is the women Of
this country expect to be stronger in or
ganization and in their position as workers
for the betterment Of social conditions
after the vote Is taken in the Smoot case,
for they will then surely know what men
in the Senate to depend upon and who can
be sent out to inform the public regarding
the true status of the Mormon question"