The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-07-06
EQUAL SUFFRAGE MATTERS
Local Men Anti- Suffragists Will
Soon Be Given Chance To
Fight Woman's Rights

should not VOTE" This is indeed an
antiquated argument, for war forms but
a very small part of the twentieth GEN.
tury government. 1t seems to be,
nevertheless, a very strong point in the
mind Of our home opposition. Let MS
stop and consider this question. Suppose
only the men who could and would fight
were given the ballot, how many active
warriors do you think we would have in
this glorious country of ours?
When Uncle Sam called for volunteers
for Manila, just a few years ago, there
was not a single volunteer from Eureka,
and l never knew Of but two Eureka.
born boys or men who look part in the
war. One was a cousin Of mine. Dean
Hubbard, and the other was Bert Camp
bell. My cousin was wounded during
the war and spent several weeks in the
hospital. but il I remember rightly. Bert
Campbell never left the Presidio. So we
had. really, only n representative
among the thousands that Uncle Sam
sent.
This is a very good example { o draw
oar conclusions from, for very few men
ever take part in active warfare. The
taxpayer is the real man behind the
gum. and women are taxpayers also.
We women do not want to fight. we
prefer peace at all times, but that
doesn't mean that we cannot fight. 1
believe we would make splendid fighters
and l heartily agree with the New York
policeman who said, "God Almighty
himself can't keep you women back"
Let us turn a few pages of history and
go back, way back, to the Amazons of
Greek Legendary, a race of women who
dwelt on the coast of the Black Sea and
in the Caucasus mountains. They de-
voted themselves exclusively to wal and
hunting and were often in conflict with
the Greeks.
Their primitive home lay in Kap.
padokia, on the banks of the Thermodon.
From here they went to conquer the
people of Asia Minor and to found an
empire which reached to the Egean
Sea. The Amazons and their conquests
were a favorite theme in Grecian art
and story.
Then we have our own tribe of Anna.
IONS, the female warriors said to have
existed is South America. This may
be but an Indian myth, but it is inter.
esting to note that it was common
among a great many different tribes and
its relation to the Old World legend is
also worthy of note.
Now the Amazons may be mythical
people, but we all know that Joan
of Arc, the French national hero
inc. was not. She was born at
Domremy on January 6, 1412. She it
was who raised the siege of Orleans by
the English May s. 1929, and gained the
glorious victory of Patay June IS. 1929.
Think of it'll A slight little peasant
girl of only II Summers. She
imagined she heard voices from Heaven
calling her to liberate her people. After
almost insuperable difficulties the King
allowed her to appear with the army be-
fore Orleans. She revived the dropping
spirits of the soldiers and under her
leadership the French captured Orleans
and drove the enemy from their country.
That she was afterwards captured and
burned at the stake, will ever remain a
disgraceful blot on the national honor
of England, but it immortalized her in
the heart of every other nation.
Not only France but all nations should
honor and love the little girlish warrior
who showed the people, for all time,
what a woman could and would do on
the battle field. =.
But to come back to 1919. A mighty
war is brewing and some of our fellow
townsmen who didn't 60 to Manila will
have q chance to engage in active war
fare, this Fall, on the field of Woman's
Rights, with the mighty, modern, civil
lied Amazons called Suffragists, as their
opponents. And you will be surprised
when you review our troops at the great
number of intelligent men we shall
number among u ranks.
Therefore muster your forces. gentle
men. the Summer wanes. and who
knows but God will send us a Joan of
Arc to lead us on to victory.
However. the movement is advancing
with wonderful rapidity and woman
suffrage is just around the corne To
Arms Men, To Arms and justly and
earnestly aid the female taxpayers.