The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-10-29
Jane ADDAMS
HEARD BY
BIG CROWD
Was a Record Crowd TO Hear
Woman in Fargo
Gave Many Experiences From
Her Splendid Work
Tells Of Legislation Greatly
Needed IN U. S.

Perhaps the largest crowd ever con-
gregated in this city to hear a woman
speak. even outnumbering the audi
esce drawn by Mrs. Maude Bal1ing-
ton Booth two years ago, turned out last
night at the Fargo operahouse to
listen to the noted Hull House leader
and reformer, Jane Adams of Chi
cago. Miss Adams has spoken here
before, but not on a political subject
as she did last night when she at
tempted to picture the utopian epoch
which she feels will be brought about
by the election of the national third
party. ticket
Her mention of the two standard
bearers of the Roosevelt ticket was
brief and in n nature rather perfume
tory, as most of Miss Addams' talk was
devoted to conditions observed by her
great charitablc work and in the ad :
Nocacyo of woman suffrage. In all these
arguments her speech was, most i'm
teresting, as every one who has at
all followed the life work of the great
Chicago woman is keenly sensible OF
the vast amount of good she has ac-
compltshed.
Jane Addams has been compared by
the critics of the time as one of the
three most representative of American
women today, sharing an equal place
in the estimation and affections of the
people with Mrs, Grover Cleveland
and Miss Helen Gould. Mrs. Cleveland
is claimed to be the embodiment of
the highest type Of American mother
hood, Miss Gould as the most repre-
sentative of the monied class who has
devoted her life and unlimited means
To the general good Of mankind and
especially in her employ, and Miss
Adams, who has relieved the suffer
ing and has struggled for better con-
ditions for the submerged tenth, with
which class she has come in close con-
tact
1t is in the role of woman of mer-
cy that Miss Adams has greatly en-
dcared herself to the American people.
as have all the women OF modern times
, whose names have lived after them.
Her political activity is somewhat of
a departure, and her appearance as a
campaign stump speaker favoring
woman suffrage probably attracted as
many curiosity seekers last night as
did Miss Pankhurst when she spoke
here last year on the same subject,
Miss Adams briefly reviewed the
time of the noted American suffrage
leaders, Susan Anthony, Lucy Stone
and Mrs Cady stanton, though no
mention was made of these early cru
saders A comparison was made of
industrial conditions in European
countries with those of the United
States, showing the low wage scale of
the working women of London and
other cities abroad Miss Adams felt
the need of certain legislation, which
only the third party can bring, she
declared, that will prevent such con-
ditions from arising here.
In support of her contentious for
equal suffrage. she narrated some of
the things which have fallen under her
observation in Chicago, were to a
slight degree the noted woman has
herself been mixed UP in things politi-
cal prior to her advent into the votes
for women movement and before TAX
ing up with the Roosevelt party She
was an appointee of both the Dunno
and Busse administrations i'm the
windy city and instances were re-
viewed in her speech last night which
came under her observation during
that time Her talk was very much
enjoyed and she held the interest Of
her big audience throughout the even
ing.
Mrs. c. f. Amidon introduced Miss
kddan1s. Presiding over the meeting
was Mrs. Kindred, who introduced
! OF the woman's department of this
Roosevelt party who made a briet
talk, which was greatly enjoyed Miss
Adda Blakeslee's voice was heard in q
solo and several numbers were rem
dered by the Girls Glee club of the
Dakota Conservatory of Music,
Luncheon Today.
To-day at noon a luncheon was Civ
en- at the commercial club in honor OF
Miss Jane Adams. Following lunch
con Miss Adams gave a short talk, as
did Judge Amidon, w. l., StorkWell
and Rev. +. Fl. Behner.
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