New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-27
TAFT ADMINISTRATION
WINS WOMEN'S PRAISE
suffrauiStS Adjourn After Com
mending President-Demand
Equal Morality Standard.
ARBITRATION IS FAVORED
Convention Urges More Strin-
cent State Laws to Stop
Commercialized Vice
Unit Rule Abolished.

philadelphia, Nov. 26.-What is declared
-, ofioers and delegates to be one Of the
los, successful conventions ever held by
,he National American Woman Suffrage
,s,ociation came to an end here to-day,
af,er the adoption of resolutions on sew
al important subjects. The resolutions
,rsised President Taft, demanded an
mai standard of morality for the man
ord the woman, commended the govern
,,aDt for its efforts to end commercialized
,ice and favored arbitration among ma
,iops "to the end that wars might be
prevented
After a lively debate the convention de-
cjded TO give It's moral support to The
Woman's Journal" but the delegates did
not approve a suggestion to make the
paper the official organ, on the ground
that the association had no control over
its policy.
There was only one session Of the con-
vsntion to-day, and this was held princi-
oally TO revise the constitution Of the or
ganIzation. A change in the manner of
voting. so that delegates might cast their
ballot individually instead of by states,
was the only important one made.
To Revise Constitution.
A committee Of five was authorized TO
revise the constitution entirely and re-
port to the convention next year. The
committee will be named later.
The resolution commencing President
Taft follows:
We deeply deplore the exploiting OF
The children of this country in our labor
markets: we commend the creation or
national Children's Bureau and President
Taft's appointment Of woman as heao
Of the bureau.
The mention of the name of the Pres
,dent brought applause. and when 1t sub
sided a delegate asked whether IT was
necessary 10 incorporate Mr.. Tafts name
in the resolution. DR.. Anna H, Shaw,
the presiding officer, amid more ap-
plause. said that It was, because Mr..
Taft had removed the office from politics
by choosing a woman without political
influence DR.. Shaw added that EXPIRES
ident Roosevelt had promised TO make
such an appointment, but had failed 10
do so.
commercalzed Vice Condemned
Tho resolution on the traffic in women
was:
We commend the efforts of our ma
donal government to end the traffic IN
women We urge the passage In our
states of more stringent laws for the
ir0YectiOn of women: re demand the
same standard Of morals for men ana
women and the same penalties for trans
gressions regardless Of sex; we call on
women everywhere 10 awake to the DAN
ger of the social evil and TO hasten that
dav when women shall vote and com
mcrciaiized vice shall be exterminated.
The resolutions as originally presented
contained the words white slave" but
objection was made and they were
stricken out. DR.. Shaw. after such ac-
ton had been taken, remarked that
there are brown and black slaves as
well rs white"
The place of holding the next conven-
ton will be selected by the executive
board which will meet in New York to-
morrow About the time the conven-
ton adjourned finally four mass meet
ings under the auspices Of the associa-
ton we're held in Independence Square
Speakers from four stands addressed the