Arizona republican., 1911-05-24
in trouble with the postoffice depart.

in trouble with the postoffice depart ment
 Six of the foremost men Of St Louis and Major Kramer. our vice president, came forward and from l their pockets put up the money tor my long tour of the chapters and the expense oi the organization depart-
 ment. They said they thought it was time St. Louis came to the front. The members of the home chapter feted Us on our journey with beau
 tiful loving cup. filled to the hIim
 with their love Mrs Moore is left
 in charge of the great field oreani-
 zation. assisted by the regents. while
 Miss Foster has been placed in com
 mand of my own company of Noluu-
 teers while l am gone Miss Foster,
 with her quiet. forceful way, has
 won the command on merit.
 When we go to San Francisco l am going to unfold a plan in conncr- ton with its worlds fair that l think will interest the city. In brief. Il IS this. They are going to spend op- proNimately three-quarters of mill- ion dollars for superb groups Of stIt- mary and sculpture. The best artistic genius of America will he embodied in it. Heretofore these superb sculp- tureS. groups and statues have beeII east in plaster and then destroyed after the fair ends. l am going 70 ask that the commission for this sculpture be given the League Acad- emy and that its great sculptor, Zol- nay. be made director of sculpture i
 "A hundred thousand women will | await the answer from the fair man agers. and that ought to interest them. ! Furthermore, the leagues building | and exhibit at that fair will be made | the finest thing there If san Frau- 1 cisco gets behind the league, the ! league will get behind that fair
 It is conceded by all thinking per sons that the most Nitally important problem in this nation is the new po- sition in its local, state and national life which modern conditions are forcing on woman, and her lack of training. experience and organization necessary to fit her for the larger and opportunities opening to her From time imme- norial the position of woman in even
  practically that of a serf.
 To-day she k rapidly becoming the lelpmeet of man m the fullest sense: lis equal. if not superior, in many of human endeavor. espec- ally those of the finer and higher : enSes. and is assuming d position ! ,f independence and equality Of mind, body and opportunity The trades md professions are rapidly becoming invaded by women. and altOgelher loman is demanding a new freedom | nd independence which ultimately lean the suffrage.
 Be that as il may, l believe the for woman is nearer in thls ountry than man realizes. No proper has been attempted on ny adequate lines for the giving to F oman of the suffrage
 Woman granted the suffrage with ut such education and preparation ould constitute one of the most dan erous problems possible, both to her .If and to the existing order. With Ii roper organization. training and Ii reparation she will bring into ii D le greatest hope for freedom. clean al ] -eatest service with the suffrage w,ll f, 9 its menace to all local and na- fl onaI government which fails to keep fl self clean. and I believe that her orld-old training in the art of house. d leaning will be exercised whenever ir cal or national political conditions d ,quire it. Woman will not have to [, pte. Her right to vote will accom- a ish for her what she demands. D The American Woman's league .s, D lerefore, q national organization ,unded on sound business principles IF securing to women of intelligence nd refinement that organization. re- ,urce. training and education hest tied to enable her to meet modem ,nditions and the heavy responsihhi- l. es fast pressing on her t