East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-09-28


suffragist in statement to repre-
sentative OF the East Oregonian lasl
night expressed the sentiment thal
never before in the history OF the
American people was there such Il
deep undercurrent of unrest In mat
ters political as at the present DAY
DR.. Shaw has travelled throughout
the country, speaking In many cities
and towns. meeting with men high In
the political life of the nation ana
therefore has an intimate knowledge
of the general feeling prevalent at
the present time While she Is pos
tive in her assertions that she Is not
affiliated with any party, and defends
no cause other than that OF suffrage
refusing to affiliate, to quote her own
words. with any party until women
have been granted the right to vote
she nevertheless expressed herself IN
a general way upon conditions as she
found them in her travels.
81 find" said Or. Shaw, that there
Is considerable favorable sentiment for
Governor Wilson | have found this
sentiment everywhere l have been
People seem. to be dissatisfied with
President Taft and they seem afraid
to trust themselves to the new party.
In fact it might he said that perhaps
never before in this country has there
been such a feeling of unrest as at
the present time Men scarcely APP
pear to know which way to turn In
matters political"
DR.. Shaw spoke To large audience
last night at Court and Main streets,
her rostrum being an automobile.
She was introduced by Judge stephen
\. Lowell, who is a strong advocate
of women's rights w. j. Davis OF
Portland. president of the mems
league for equal suffrage, was also
introduced preceding Dr. Shaw, and
spoke briefly. \ quartet comprising
Frank Wells, J. l., lands, Len Akers
and Jesse owens sang a selection be-
fore the speakers began.
DR. Shaw, although 50 years old,
possesses a remarkable voice, and for
upwards of an hour and a half held
her audience in rapt attention.
The necessity Of giving the ballot to
women in order that they might be
furnished with the means to protect
themselves in the industrial life OF the
nation was the theme OF DR.. Shaws
address. She urged upon the men Ia
support the amendment to the state
constitution at the coming election
which will give the right to vote "a
women.
Many of the common arguments
against equal suffrage were taken up
in turn by DR.. Shaw and apparently
easily disposed with, one of these be-
ing that men complained today that
women were taking mems work and
thus robbing men of their means OF
supporting their families.
II find" said DIR. Shaw, that in.
stead of women taking mems work
that men are taking women's work
away from them. When women 100
years ago had no need of the ballot
today that they are badly in need ot
1t because they should have the i'm
plement by which man protects him.
self in industrial competition. l fint
that men are taking women's work
as for instance when | attended G
convention in New York a while age
of milliners. one would think tha
millinery was women's work but in al
that big convention, there was not {
woman present Those who attend
ed Were men-every one of them
men. And one of the resolution
that was passed related to womeni
hats, the sentiment being expressed
that women today were not buyinl
hats expensive enough and that some
thing must be done in order to ge
them to buy hats OF nature which
would necessarily cost more. Ther
the husbands complaint about tn
price Of their wife's hat whereas al
the time it was men who had fixe,
r the price
Then again attended anothe
convention of women and children
garment makers in New York. Ant
do you suppose there were any wo
= men there? No everybody Their
d was a man. So you see men are TAX
o ing what once was women's worl,
d They have INVADED the field wher
+ once woman was supreme; and nov
when the canning season comes. wo
l. men do not make preserves as the
If used to do, nor pickles, because ther
e are large factories where men max