Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-03-03


ing good upright life.
II have no doubt that in Novem-
Der, when the bill comes before the
people to be voted upon by the male
voters Of Washington, that women
will be granted the right to vote.
The State Federation Of Labor has
endorsed this bill, and many promi-
nent Colorado workers are now in
Washington helping In the cam
paign for woman's suffrage. One
very encouraging feature Of this
campaign is that the Catholics have
come out strong for US. and with
their help and the help OF the peo-
pie, who are one and all for US. wo-
men will undoubtedly be granted the
privilege to vote in the State OF
Washington.
When the Colorado women first
began to consider the question Of
woman's suffrage. the movement was
supported by only twenty-eight wo-
men. within i've months after
starting this campaign, the leading
attorneys..s doctors. clergy and busi-
ness men OF Denver and Is per cent.
OF the newspapers were heartily in
sympathy with the movement, and
we gained our end"
Have. you been long in the Is
lands. Mrs.. Smith" was another OF
the questions asked by the interview
er. II have been here since Novem-
bsr 10, 1909. and from what l can
gather, I do not consider that the
people Of Hawaii are half as ma
ehine-driven as ION the mainland"
The question was then asked:
ssWhy do you consider It 70 import
ant that women be allowed to vote?
1T IL o woman's duty to attend to
public adairs" replied Mrs. Smith.
1T is woman's duty to look into
the PUBLIC health Of the community.
especially when It touches mans
business. ] feel there is absolutely
no question which does not affect
woman Just as much as a man.
- contsnd that all these questions
which AFFECT the home AFFECT the wo-
men Of these homes. Woman's suf-
frage will not keep the women from
the home. but, on the contrary. will
tend to make the home more beauti-
full. 30 that men will not have re-
course to staying out late at night.
There are less. divorces In Colorado
since the suffrage than before.
FOR a constitutional amendment
In the State OF Washington we need
a two-thirds vote. which for our
State Is 2S. We received 81. Three
did not vote and only eight voted
against. There Is an amendment
pending In South Dakota which
comes before the people at the mex,
election. for granting the right Of
women Of that State to vote. The
Ststess.havins suffrage at the pres.
ent time ar@ Colorado. idaho, Utah
ana Wyoming. This latter Stats
had woman's suffrage twenty-ons
years before she was admitted e
the Union, and she refused admit.
tance unless the women were allow.
led to vote. This request wal
granted. h
! THE States which are now agi.
tating for ;voman's suffrage are
Washington,IdS South Dakota. Oregon
and Oklahoma. am an advocate
of female outrage and consider Il
only just that women should be al.
lowed the privilege OF voting. re-
specting political questions and foI
candidates FOR public ONCE .$,%
\ l-Do YOU Ike. Honoiuluf'' was In.
other question. askesA MIA Smilt
ltaplied that she loved these Islands
nut strongly objected to the; mos
Quitoes, which were q plague. ~"
am preparing, Paper which In
tend to read before the Century Ciut
Of Seattle In April. This will be &
suffrage talk. I shall enlarge upor
the thought that anything which
concerns man concerns woman. ~.
shall read another paper before thu
King County Political Equality Clul
on Hawaiian Women Id the Suf
frage Movement l understand thai
the native Hawaiian women are yer,
much interested In politics here. aut
intend getting all the dats car
70 make my paper interesting ant
instructive. A real sufiragist. yo,
i know. Is always glad to get all thu
information and IDEAS from othe
Countries, 'ashit tends to help tn
cause" ~.
| Before taking leave. Mrs. Smith
stated that she wished to pay trib
ute to the women OF Honolulu TO
their public spirit which was q
Isplendidly demonstrated In their las
effort In petitioning Congress to al
low the women of Hawaii to b.
privileged to vote upon the liQuo
question next July. II particular
ly wish to compliment Mrs. Waite
Frear for her splendid initiative Il
calling upon the women OF this cit,
to rally In the interests Of the cit,
and to protect the homes from tn
curse of drink. ~
l ,'"E have been very much interest
led In the Van Kirk case. and tn
a a i