The Detroit times., 1913-03-05
URGE SUFFRAGE
FOR WOMEN AS
MERE JUSTICE
Mrs. Florence Kelley and Miss
Laura Clay Launch Campaign
in a Big Meeting
SEX LINE DRAWN IN
MATTER OF PRINCIPLE
Taxation Without Representa-
ton is Tyranny" Except
When Applied to Women

The spring campaign for equal SUI
frage was vigorously launched. Tues
day evening. In the Church of Oul
Father, when Miss Laura Clay, o.
Lexington, KY, q descendant Of Hen
ry Clay, and Mrs. Florence Kelley
Of New York, who as state factory
inspector attacked the sweat shops
and started the movement to remedy
industrial conditions In the metrop-
oils. addressed large audience.
Miss Clay said that there are be-
tween seven and nine million work.
ing women In the United States, more
than twice the population Of the col
onies at the time OF the founding OF
the nation, and that they need the
ballot for their own protection.
This Is no compensation in charity
ror lack Of justice" she said. Amer
Jean men will give the ballot to their
wives and mothers when they realize
that justice demands It."
Mrs. Kelley said that she had dis
covered in New York that Irish Cath
olics are easily prejudiced against
suffrage because Of the yellow suf-
frage banner. and that favorable
impression had been made on them
by the use Of green banner with
white letters. A similar appeal was
made to the Italians with red. white
and green banners, and to the Yid-
dish by the use of pink and blue, the
colors used by the Yiddish people dis
tinguished the boy from the girl twin
Miss Clay addressed the Political
M Csxyin Lon ~
In the Elliott-Tay lor-Woolfenden cafe.
"The equilibrium between men and
women which satisfied our forefath-
ers has been disturbed" she said. 1T
cannot again be established until the
masculine and feminine portions OF
society are united.
Success will never be attained
along the line Of force, but must be
attained along the line of ideas. This
Is not a fight between men and wo-
men; ii Ia a fight of the old conserv-
atism against new ideas. 1t happens
In this case that the women's ideas
are a little ahead OF the mems, but
We must have the men for our vic
tory. But we cannot drive them by
force. Man does not live by bread
alone, and men are not ruled by force
alone. We must prove that there IL
an identity of interests for men and
women. Anything that represses the
expression Of women Is just as harm
full to men as to women.
Taxation without representation
is tyranny and Governments derive
their just powers from the consent
Of the governed are trite sayings, but
they haven't been emphasized enough
Principle Is principle, but as soon as
We come to these principles We find
the line OF sex drawn, and are told
that these principles stop at that line
Why not the same with the principle
Thou shalt not steal, or the princi
pie Thou shalt not bear false wit
ness" You do not teach your children
that Thou shalt not steal applies un
I'll you come to women; then why Try
to impress on them that Taxation
without representation is tyranny ap
plies to everyone but women? There
Is no sex I'm stealing, there Is no sc,
In honesty. but there Is sex. appar
emily, when We deal with the princi
pie that Governments derive thei
just powers from the consent of tn,
governed