Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-10-05
EQUAL SUFFRAGE IS
VITAL ISSUE SAYS
CAROLINE LOWE :
- ~ uAs-s
Ardent Suffragette and Rep
resentative of Socialist
Party Speaks ct WOman's
Club Tomorrow Evening.

Equal suffrage IL one Of the most
vital issuea before the American peo-
pie today" said Caroline A. Love.
who will speak at the woman's club
at 1880 D. m. Sunday. Mias Lowe Is
an ardent advocate Of woman suff
rage and was one of tho three women
elected TO represent tho Socialist
party at the congressional Suffrage
hearing held In Washington last
spring.
The Socialist party has always ta-
ken q decided stand in favor of wo-
man suffrage" continued Miss Lowe,
ITS platform demands that women
be placed upon a political equality
with men, and every effort II put
forth to achieve this end. We have
sent women speakers TO help In win
ming votes for women in every state
where suffrage Ia to bo voted upon
this fail.
'women have always borne their
share OF the burdens OF the race. but
the social body has been slow TO rec
oEniSe the value OF their patient. UNI
assuming efforts. Woman has stood
behind man in every great struEgle.
cheering HIM on TO victory when, dis
| hnh lulIN~NFuANu AAo NN@
ready to succumb TO defeat
"a story illustrative OF this point.
one of the many classes of little for
eigners that meet In a settlement
house OF CT lcngo decided TO give an
entertainment Their teacher had
told them the story Of how Betsy Ross
made the first American flag that led
the revolution on to Victory. Filled
| "A. t.tt - a
termincd To tell the story In an orlgi-
nal play prepared by Themselves,
1.-THE curtain went up ON the first
= act. General Washington stood In
the center of the stage. captain OF
the army beside him.
| captain said the general, 'aln't
Il fierce we amt got no flag for this
here revolution
Yes, said the captain. Amt II
fierce !" Aud the curtain went down.
1.-THE second act found the general
pacing frantIcally up and down. while
II lieutenant waited upon hlIa. Lieu
tenant said the gcneroi. 'ain't II
fierce we amt got no Tag for this
here revolution
Yes said tho lieutenant. 'aint II
fierce and again the curtain went
down.
'In the third net General washing.
ton was sitting utterly hopeless. A
colonel OF the army stood near
Colonel said the EenraI. 'nInt II
fierce we amt got no flax for this
trpre revoltnion?'
Yes said the colonel. 'nInt II
flerce'
when the curtain rose on the
fourth net Betsy Ross sat chcrrfully
rocking her baby tn sleep. General
Washington walked IN, exciniming,
BETTY, amt II fierce we mint got no
flag for Tits here revolution"
Yes said BVtty, 'uin't q fierce
Here, general, hold the baby nnd III
make one.'
"Thats what the women have heer
doing through nil the ages. making
flags for the men to carry Hut
thinking men ana women are c0n,
WINGED that the time has come whcr
the women must do more than make
the flag The human race, that gren
army marching ever toward the goa
OF universal freedom needs the bene'
TT OF the experience and the counsc
OF both sexes the woman M well ~
the man. That IN what the ballot rol
women means, ana the social body ~
the loser when II denies this right t.
half Of ita members"