Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-10-30

she said this plan would not WORK
IN America and that the Enolish
suf1ragettes should stay at home.
Despite this Mrs. Julia Clark Hal.
lam OF Sioux City, the newly elect.
ed president, says tho militant
methods will be carried out.
Mrs. Mary Craig Of Allison was
elected vice president and Mrs
Margaret Sutton of corydon as
secretary.
, Des Moines, Oct. 29.--Stirred to ac-
tioh by a number of fiery speeches Nv
Tue more aggressive members. the
iowa Equal Suffrage association adonf-
ed resolutions favoring the militant
methods adopted by the suffragettes
OF England. The word "obstrIctive,,
was substituted for militant"
The Rev. Eleanor Gordon, president
ana Mrs. Julia Clark Hallam Of Siouy
Clty We're the leaders among the rad.
lcaI forces, but there is an element a
the association which views with
alarm the movements to adopt mill.
tant methods.
The days for passive methods are
past, declared the president. Mrs
Gordon of Des Moines. 'T am for
adopting more radical methods"
And !. J" added Mrs. Hallam. would
go to jail for the suffrage cause. But
II were arrested, would resist the
officers to the last
The resolution adopted is as follows.
Resolved, that the women of the
Iowa Equal Suffrage association. wish.
Ing to strengthen the cause. do IN.
dorse obstructive methods In the leg.
and do further resolve that
be perfected to carry
out such methods"
Or. Dewey of Des Moines was in.
1orsed as superintendent Of church
work to induce ministers to enter the
cause.
Ready to Storm Legislature.
Mrs. Hallam, vice president Of the
Suffrage association, said last night.
All that ask is for 500 women Io
staLd With me and we can storm the
iowa legislature until we get some.
thing. We have worked for thirty
years along conservative lines and
what have we accomplished? If there
IS any fight left in us let us fight. I'M
prisonment would be child's play to
The humiliation of going back to the
legislature in another year and askina
and begging for the rights of suffrage.
All we need is the material, a good
aWyer, and money. There is a point
where patience ceases to be q virtue,
When the legislature refuses ia
consider our bill we can talk. Not all
IF us need talk at once, but one won.
IN can block the legislature until she
s put out, and then another can take
Ter place. This is not an invasion up-
IN the legislature, but 1t is our pur-
pose 10 see that we have our rights
I policeman lakes me by the arm
will not surrender to the law. I am
citizen of the United States and had
10 power in placing these men In the
legislature. / will be there to fight
or my rights as did my forefathers.
The conditions in the Iowa legisla.
ure and In the house of parliament In
england are no different The time
las come when we will have to fight
or our rights. We are tired of going
Q the legislature and being gently but
lrmly slapped in the face. A few
politicians have decided to defeat us"
English Woman Against II.
Ihe only opposition to the resolu-
ion for the adoption of the legislative
obstruction methods was made by the
eey. Miss Gertrude Won Petzold OF
1efcesteh, England, a member OF the
Conservative faction of the suffrage
rganization of that country. The
sey. Miss Won Petzold reasoned that
oWa was neither numerically nor
strong enough to start tho
unrage work. Her opposition was
1yen no discussion for the Immediate
nd almost unanimous vote was taken.
Iowa will be the first state In the
mon to adopt the English suffragetta
lethod of suffrage warfare. Mrs
'ankhurst. the leader OF the militant
0rces in England, and who is now m
nis country on lecture tour. NAV
9 brought to Iowa NEXT month 70 .eis. -.