Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-20
SOCIETY LEADER
is FOR SUFFRAGE
Mrs. Arthur Adds, Chicago, Be-
ieves in Government by
All People.

Chicago, Dec. 2O-Mrs. Arthur Al
dis. 12O Bellevue place, who has be
come an ardent advocate of equal suf-
rage, consentend 10 answer a series of
questions which were submitted to her
yesterday.
The questions and the replies of
Mrs. Adds were as follows:
Question Why are you interested
in equal suffrage? Answer-Because
! believe in Government by the peo-
pie for the people"
Question 2-Do you think women at
present sufficiently posted" on polite
al matters and the workings of the
legislative machinery TO vote? Answer
This is too comprehensive a ques-
ton. Some women are. some are not.
Thousands and, thousands of intelli-
gent women today are doubtless less
well equipped than their husbands
and brothers to vote, because they
have not had the demand upon them.
To my mind, one of the greatest bene-
fits of equal suffrage would be the
stimulus to such women to inform
themselves upon methods of govern
ment and personality OF candidates.
Question 3-Would you vote if you
could? Answer-Certainly, l should
: consider it a duty and privilege.
Question 4-Do you believe that
3 woman's normal life would be mar
4 red by her eventual political activity?
Answer-A woman's normal life"
consists in the exercise of her pow
: ers
Question 5-Do you believe that all
q women should vote, or only those quail
; fled to pass judgment on political af-
4 fairs and candidates? Answer-This
4 question should be answered in the
same way for women as for men.
4 Doubtless there are some of both sex
4 es who should be disqualified.
QUESTION 6-What general effect do
= you think equal suffrage will have on
society? Answer-This would take an
q essay to answer adequately and would
I then be but speculative. In my opin-
8 ion, the sum total of the effect would
> be beneficial.
Question do you think that poiit
- ical equality will disturb the home at
mosphere or change the natural fem.
= mine bent of womankind? Answer
+ Standing on the back platform of a
car recently, 1 asked the conductor
how he felt about woman suffrage
Well" he drawled, I've thought
about it a good deal. It's about this
way; In some families 'twould work
in some 'twOuldn't." We do not eXact
i'll the marriage service that a wife
shall think as her husband does AS
there are many possibilities of differ
ences Of opinion, why should suffrage
be expected to be more disruptins
than any other?
Question Slave you read Miriam
Miche.son's "Superwoman," which an
peared in Smart Set this summer, i
SO what do you think of it? If not, ig
2 more this question. Answer-NO.
QUESTION 9-Do you think the study
of equal suffrage will or can become
general or universal in the civilizec
world? Answer-If you mean tn,
! western civilized world, it has al
ready; and China seems to be "takin,
notice"
Z Question 10-If woman obtains tn,
ballot. do you think that they wil
eventually succeed in influencing thos
K laws affecting school life, and tn,
( handling of children, as well as foo
laws, and the like? Answer shout
think they would certainly influenc
4 them for the. better.
q Question lido you think that. a
natural homekeepers, they Shout
control or dominate all domestic laws
& Answer-Certainly not There Shout
not be domination by either sex.
Question 12-Do you think tina
women's dress will be Influenced b
their mental attitude? Answer-TbS
is hardly to be hoped for. Is mans
Question 13-What of the mucl
mooted dress reform for profession;
women? Answer know little abol
~ it.
Following her signed statemen