Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-26

debated IN The lower house. and poet
poned for the time being
Hunpary has o. national council Of
seventy associations which has done
amazing work for suffrage. and
italy has one OF sixtS federated socio-
ties Russia hasa Union FOR Women'h
Rights and woman suffrage has found
place IN the platforms of the Demo
Gratis. Polnnd's proposed constitution
gives women a vote FOR acmstvo mem-
bers
Finland has completely emauCpated
he women They vote and are eligible
for ofnce on exactly the same terms az
tho men. In 1854. the BInnish women's
association began the battle, and never
ceased its cnorts on May IS. 1905. the
diet. with only one dissenting vote.
gave tho franchise to every man and
woman "a wars old At tho FIRST cleo
ton held nineteen women wern returned
10 parliament-the frat women In all
time elected to o. national representa-
tive body.
Women enjoy partial suffrage IN
Sweden. In Natal. women vote Tor an
offices Ia the Isle OF Man. widows and
~spinsters vote at municipal elections. In
Canada widows and spinstors enjoy
municipsl or school suffrage, or both.
and On the northwest provinces an
women have both on tho same terms
as men.
Great Britain is the storm-ceuter.
The municipal ballot was secured 20
women In 1859. and since then the dis
trict and county vote. but not the par
~liamentary franchise. For twenty-five
years a strong National Suffrage union
has kept the pot boiling.
In this country. four states have fully
enfranchised women. and there Is UNI
q~uestionably a large favorable increase
OF public sentiment among both men
and women. 1T does not, however"
the writer adds, tend to stimulate an
American woman's national pride to
reflect that this may be the last OF
civilized countries 70 grant TO women a
voice In their own government And
let this fact be re~membered-t Is the
only one where women have been left
20 fight his battle alone. with no
moral. financial or political support
from men"
This last remark does not apply to
Utah. We are proud OF the tact that
this state Is we'll in the advance OF
others on this important question.
Woman ~suffragists OF Chicago are
rejoicing because of the great victory
which they won in the charter n
vention Saturday March 18th. The
convention, after a short debate. by
a vote OF 90 70 ~, adopted the plank
which provides for municipal woman
suffrage. The question now goes to
the State Legislature. and the suf-
fragists viii maintain a lobby at
Springfield and 60 TO the Capital from
Chicago and other parts OF the state
in fun force when a hearing is grant
ed on the measure. This municipal
suffrage campaign has beer admirab-
~ conducted. and has been OF i'm
mense educational value. Il has been
supported by women representing the
ptAt thought OF n city, prominent
among whom are Jane Adams. Mrs.
CHARLES Henrotin. Mrs. Catherine
Waugh McCullich and Mrs. Ella S.
Stewart. Mrs. Stewart Is the president
Of the Illinois Equal Suffrage associa-
ton. an officer in the National Arn-
erican Woman's Suffrage Association
and h Treasurer OF the Woman's
Municipal Campaign committee. Il is
she who has raised the funds TO carry
on the work. Mrs. Stewart was also
the most influential factor IN the or
ganization OF the Mems League for
Woman Suffrage recently launched in
Chicago and Differed by some OF the
best known political reformers in the
Windy City"