The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-11
LABOR VEL COMES
. EQUAL SUFFRAGE.
Central Trades Council Pledges
It's Support After Hearing
Women Speakers.
NURSE TALKS OF CITY NEEDS
Says Labor Laws Are Violated;
That Negro Children and Not
Whites Attend School.
NURSE TALKS OF CITY NEEDS

cars TO little slsylarks," and then get
ting laughed at for thor pains the
big crowd Of delegates who attended
the meeting of the Central Labor Coun-
Gil of Richmond last night received tho
arguments of the advocates OF equal
suffrage with enthusiasm and approval
a resolution was unanimously passed
rcaffirminE the Endorsement given the
work Of the Equal Suffrage League of
Virginia at the previous meeting.
J. II. Campbell registered his remarks
about street car seats. I1e was noorcd
by Mrs. Is. B. Valentine, who said Civ
ing UP seats was not a matter of sex.
but one of kindness on the part Of the
strong for the weak and that it was
the duty Of a woman physically strong
to give up her seat to a weak or elderly
man or woman.
L. c. Dawson reminded the council.
after the visiting women had had their
say. that hero was presented tho rem
cdy for the factory conditions in Rich
mond regarding which a report was
recently made By a committee. lie said
men had to be knocked down by an
argument before they could see It. and
expressed the opnion that arguments
enough had been presented at this
meeting to mentally knock down the
mer present.
pledging the council to aid the suffrage
movement. gave 1t his hearty approval.
saying he had favored II FOR years.
Women can accomplish as much az
men. in tho opinion of James Dreamer.
who told his hearers they could dem
onstratc that fact by going no further
than their own homes. He believed
his own wife could easily do better
thinking than he had done politically.
-, . IT, 4
made in tho past quarter or century.
An inquiry was made by w J. Whit
lock as to whether the right to vote
would carry with It the right to pro
pose. If IL did lie added land would
result in putting sand in the craws OF
those bucks around Richmond" he
would stuff the ballot boz for womans
suffrage.
Other members present added their
tribute 10 the cause, and the speakers
expressed their thanks to the women
who helped in the fight against the
proposed amendments to the labor laws
al The last session OF the Legislature.
I'VE helped YOU at the Capitol a
year ago said Miss Mary Johnston
one of the Equal Suffrage League
Speakers Gould we not have helped
you more effectively with the haliot?"
Women and working people. she de-
clarcCI nave DecN Inc NnOcT uOES Tor
ages. and are coming out together a
pure democracy she defined as thinking
and acting by the people, arguing that
if women are people. pure democracy
can never he gained until both men
and women may think and act
Miss Johnston was introduced BY
Mrs. Valentine as a distinguished nov
clist and disfranchised citizen OF Rich
inond. She began by saving that she
did not expect 10 be disfra nchiscd for
many more years. The women were
nt the Capitol last year. she said, be-
cause Of their love for humanity. for
the measures proposed were lnhunan
bills" She said further they would be
there next year for nine hour or eight
hour bills.
After 1uoting leading writer's on
the subject of equal suffrage, Miss
Johnston traced the history Of politi-
cal freedom from tho ancient arbitrary
Fule Of monarchs TO the present. In
order that women may help others. she
said. they must be able TO help them
selves. She concluded with the state
ment that economic Independence fol-
lows and never precedes. political in
dependence.
Comment was made as 10 Miss John
| stons increasing effectiveness as
public speaker since she began her
iahors in the suffrage cause. She was
little confused last night, although
| once when referring to her notes. she
said she mad been trying to flnish a
novel ana write suffrage speeches at
tie same time and had gotten them
mixed
One of the most interesting adj
ares5@s made was by Miss Anna Fur
aess'sa yisitins nurse. The more pro
more con WINGED she is OF the necessity
OF votes for women. instead of ca,ls-
ing q loss of interest III tho home. she
believed 1t would give women a deeper
ana more. energetic interest. A vote
for tho child she regarded as one OF
me most womanly things a woman can
Women, she charged, are practically
forced to work more than ten hours Il
/ Gay in Richmond, 81 least. if they
E .,a.ls 70 DO so. they are. given TO nn-
siNons. The fine seems TO do no good
she said Factory inspections tenement
house inspccron. compulsory educa-
Non. a trunn, officer are needed, and
| size believed these would come By fe-
male votes As 70 the argument against
cIomnnisory education that it WOULD
and cause tic whites TO suffer, she
made the declaration. from her obser-
| Eationi tl,at the colprcd children now
70 70 school and the white children
10 not She would. she said like TO
/ tell !, few more things In which wo-
! mans suffrage would be advantagcous.
but She. was. little too scared
! Miss Matte CarrutherS could sec no
! reason against Womans suffrage When
/ men realize what their votes are worth
< to them, she thought they should an
/ oseciatc wha. the same privilege would
1 mean 10 women IN fact. SHE regarded
! Il as Il real necessity.
I airs T. T. Valentine spoke In intro
opetion, anu also answered number
( 2? qntsfiPns 4 lie conclusion Of the
I c!atH2sion. she told OF tho results
z elsg@aeTe ana Of the many localities
( Whcre woman now enjoy equal suf-t
/ !ragc. on the question OF conserving
3 RESOURCES. al
| the ctilid Is the greatest natural re-
I seHfce she cont:astcd New Zealand
| "heFc hoFncn vote on equal terms with
HsIA N'Eth' it!chmond IN the former
! GpNiFY the rhildren's death rate is
i in% ipWcsi IN the worlJ. only ono child
+ ~ went Liz" ding b@forc IL reaches
tas f ~ ~ on" ycar. while In this city
ph% :: rfery SIC dies before II is 4
5t#t W. inc inarrin@c rate in New
+ ISa'Hi9 aile commented. IS Increasing
!tY WIS 'liNnrfc rat. Decreasing