Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-10-23
SUFFRAGE CHAMPION
IS WARMLY GREETED
Dr.. Anna Shaw Delivers Eloquent And
Logical Address to Large Crowd
At Elks Theatre.

suffrage and had something to say
about what men should hold Of
fee.
The Labor Markets.
There are 100000 women and
children in the labor markets Of
this country" she said. "Scven mil
lion women and children who are
seeking to make living in the
mills, factories and sweat shops.
you say that they should be at
home. Yes. but they have no
homes. They must care for them
selves and there arc no laws for
their protection that are adequate.
You say they are driving the men
from their work. But are they.
Everything that the women form
crly made at home is now made in
the factories. The spinning and the
weaving and the knitting and the
candle making and the soap making
and the bread and cake making, all
OF these things are now done by
machinery In the factories and not in
the homes These inventions took
the work away from the women in
the homes and forced them to &c
to the labor markets of the country
hunting work. They don't want tc
go. They have to GO"
She told Of seeing the $50 girl;
who were burned 10 death in the
sweat shop in New York last sum.
mer and Of the lack of fire escape.
and of the locked doors and the
machinery so placed that the girl,
could not escape.
"If the mayor OF New York hat
tgiven a woman place on the in
spection board, as he was asked &c
! do, these lives would not have beer
. lost" she said. "A woman inspec
! tor would have seen that the safet,
devices were right and women in
spectors would see to the thousand
. OF other sweat shops in the big cit
| lies. The women inspectors woul'
, be appointed II the women had tn
. right OF franchise. for the politician
, would have to cater to the woman
) vote"
/, DR.. Shaw did not say that tn
$ social evil could be abolished, bu
4 she said that the white slave train
would be greatly reduced and III
: lives of the working girls made bet
y ter and happier il proper laws wer
4 passed and enforced,
e Help Them to Live.
"You give the hungry girl some
n thing to eat and she is not likel
= TO go wrong. but you can't cxpe'
: her TO remain good and die OF stat
j. walton. Give us this day our dali
h bread as it is in the Lords pray'
d has a deep meaning when you thin
Il of II. soon found that we mu
care for the body before we talk
d the forgiveness OF sins. We can do tn
e by giving the woman the right
N franchise, by making her the re
IS equal OF men. 1t will take some tin
ID before all women are the equal
a all men, but all men are not int
,e ligent and all of them do not u
e. dertsand these things any more mi
L. do the women.
~ DIR. Shaw spoke OF the infiuen
rs the success OF the suffrage mo,
id ment in this state would have
is other states that we're now consi
rk ering equal suffrage. and said
felt confident that the amendme
would carry in Arizona.
e. 1--WE will have great parade
dy New York after the election,
ny said. "in which 10000 people ha
an already arranged to take part
~ this parade will be great ehari
IL drawn by six white horses ca
I'm each horse led by a pretty girl
on in the chariot will be a beautl
is girl who will represent a state. I
NO name of the state will be shown
at the side OF the chariot in lett
ng made by electric lights. We W
7 one of these chariots to repres
ing Arizona and it will II you men
All. Arizona do your duty November
hat II will be the best advertisem
the the state has had for the parade
In be watched by more than sV
the people"