Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-03-03
NOTED SUFFRAGIST
WINTERING here
Mrs. Smith Of Seattle
Pays Tribute To Women
OF Honolulu

the winter at Waikiki, yesterday aft
ernoon. the following interesting
facts were ELECTED in regard to
woman's suffrage:
For four years I was secretary
Of the Colorado Equal Suffrage As
ISOLATION and was delegate to the
national convention which was held
in New Orleans in 1901. It was
there that I met Mrs. Susan b. An
thony and Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait, the recognized leaders Of wo-
mans suffrage In America.
II have been away from Denver
for the past six years and now re-
side in Seattle. where suffragism IL
very active. Since arriving In Ho-
nolulu have given several private
talks, chiefly at the residence Of Mrs.
Fred Bush. when regain my
health from overwork and complete
ly recover from the effects OF o
street cur accident in which l was
injured, I intend TO give several ad-
dresses on woman's suffrage before
leave for my home in Seattle. ..,
am not here to work up any
suffrage sentiment. devoted
Ieat deal of my time last year to
suffrage work, and feel that need
a complete rest. The national. con-
vention was held in Seattle last
July, and the state Of Washington
entertained the various delegates,
which made great deal OF extra
work for me and others interested
in woman's suffrage.
81 formed club in Seattle not SO
very long ago. This Is known as
the Alkai Suffrage Club. In three
weeks the club had membership OF
10, including twenty-nine men.
This cub Is doing splendid work In
educating the masses to understand
the underlying principles OF woman's
suffrage"
! In answer to the question as to
what constituted the difference be-
tween suhragette and a suffragist.
Mrs. Smith laughingly said: "A
suifragette demands the right of
Iwoman's suffrage. and a suffragist
asks for that privilege. y
In America we ask for woman's
suffrage. and II We fall to get It the
FIRST time. we try again. and keep
on trying until we gain our end
do you consider It womanly or
justifable for English suffragettes
to act in the violent manner they
do, and in consequence have been
held up to SO much ridicule by their
fellow citizens, md degraded by be-
ing put in prlson?" Mrs, Smith re-
piled that English sufragettes must
OF necessity act violently, In order
to arouse the people. particularly, the
mep OF England. from the iethargie
and conservative, istAte into Witch
they had environed themselves. ~
| Il, expect to meet Mrs.. Papkhurst
this summer at Seattle. as she 10 70
help us with our campaign Our
Governor, has declared himself IN
favor Of woman's suffrage. Before
/ Warrington became State. they
had woman's suffrage. but now II
Is otherwise. Congress promised that
II the women Of washington would
only keep quiet until after she was
admitted to the Union, woman's suf-
frage would be granted. But moth
ing has ever besn done as yet by
Congress. However. we are agitat-
Ing. and It will be only matter
of few years before woman's suf-
frage becomes universal" q
| When asked. II she intended de-
livering any lectures here and in
Seattle. Mrs. Smith stated that she
was not public speaker, but an or.
j ganizer, II owe most of my success,
as a suffragist to having lived In
Colorado. / am personally acQuaint'
ed with Judge Lindsey, and It was
due to the fact that the women o.
the, State came forward In the In
terests Of civic Righteousness that
Judge Lindsey was elected by q 5000
majority. Colorado is particularly
favored as regards women being al
lowed to vote" VI
4 What caused the women OF Den
Yer to become 80 active?" was tn,
next question asked by the Bull
letin representative.
Il think the altitude OF Colorado
has something to do with the womeI
OF that State being 30 active ant
taking such interest In public iaf
fairs" stated Mrs, Smith. 9Th,
chief cause for women being allow
ed to vote In Colorado Yves the fac
that drunkenness was rife and tn,
. streets were filled with iil-fsd ant
scantily-clad children, who were be
Ing brought up IN. veritable dens o
vice. The Juvenile Court, wbicl
has been an object lesson to tn,
whole world, had its Inception Il
Denver by the Woman's Club. Judg
Lindsey has done noble work, an,
through his influence has saved hun
dreds of boys from a life CT crime
T.. ITO give an instance of the wor'
being done by this court, know o
one case personally that Judge Lind
sey has Influenced. and who "a nov