Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-11
SUFFRAGISTS ARE
MINUS PRESIDENT

The Votes for Women club Is with
out president. Clara Shortridge
Foltz has resigned and no other
woman has been found willing to un-
dertake the responsibility at this time.
Mrs. Foltz' resignation was read be-
fore the club last night and was re-
gretfully accepted. The former presl-
dent is forced to this action by the
MANY heavy demands upon her time,
with her work in the district attor-
news office, on the state board OF
charities and corrections, her private
practice and her large law class.
Among the members of the club VINO
may be persuaded to accept the once
of president are Mrs. Cora Belle LEWIS
Miss May Foy and Miss Rose Ellerpe'
The program Of the evening was
debate, "Resolved, That woman's eco
nomic dependence upon men IS re-
sponsible for her inferior political po-
sition." Miss Ethel Whitehead opened
the subject in the affirmative, present
ing some brilliant arguments or her
own and quoting literally from DOCKS
by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
Mrs. Lewis, who was to nave hau
the opposing side of the debate, was
i'll and unable to appear, so Mrs. Le-
vine offered some arguments TO us
nrove the subject. After both speak
ers had finished members of the audl-
ence participated in the discussion.
Miss Mary Foy offered as a solution
of the difficulty the plan already com
ing into favor OF teaching every girl
no matter what her walk IN ire, "
do something bv which she could earn
her living. Mrs. Thrasher thought
that men had been deliberate In Keep
ine women from independence anu
said that long financial dependence
had made women cowardly.
DISCUSS SOCIAL SYSTEM
DR.. Grace Kirkland said that in some
countries women were not financially
denendent. and claimed that in Ger
MANY the great standing army is prac-
ticalIy supported by the peasant WoHiI
an with the assistance of her smaH
sons and daughters. ,o
"It is religion that imaglnes ie LIloie
god, religion which estaollsnes d nisie saio
priesthood that makes women take tniS
subseryient position" she said. All
women earn their bread, and women
who rear children should be entltleo 10
food and clothing and shelter.
The discussion was warm anu
brought forth many clever and cutting
comments upon the present soclal sys-
TEN. One -yoman said that woman
nolitical inequality was her own fault
have been educated so badly. TnelT
training begun first by weak mlndeo
mother is usually continued by weak
minded wife until they know no pet
ter than to put women where she Is
today" .seonoo
these two leading arguments:
"When a woman bears and rears SIX
children and does all her own house
work she has little time for a career
and less to do any thinking. Thus the
thing called motherhood, which should
be her crown of glory, becomes her
shame and her downfall. Men in the
governing classes hesitate about ex-
tending equal political rights to thelr
domestic servants" and she closed
with this quotation from Mrs. Stetson;
"There's no other animal family where
the female depends on the male to such
an extent as in the human race. Wom-
en- even depend upon men to do their
thinking for them"
A vote taken in the audience gave
the decision to the Alternatives.
Mrs. Martha Y. Salyer, first vice
president, will take the chair tempo
rarily.