Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-17
Privilege of Insisting Upon
Constitutional Amendment
Won During Illinois Victory,
Declares S1ffraaette Leader
DEMOCRATIC FREEDOM
PERVABES CONVENTION
Lower Railway Fares, Anti
septic Saloon Regulations
and International Reforms
Goal of Association
IRy Latest Nail


movement and even greater enthus-
iasm over phophesies Of what the fu-
ture will bring forth, marked the for
NAL opening sessions here Of the
American Women Suffrage Associa-
ton. In calling to order the dele
gates from an over the country, Dr..
Anna Howard Shaw, president of the
organization, said:
nThe time Is past when we say.
Please let women vote This has
been changed to We demand an
amendment to the federal constitu-
tion enfranchising women +
The victories already gained, she
asserted, meant that women now had
q right to make such demand.
The Illinois suffrage victory this
year was celebrated tonight, six speak
ers from that state telling how the
result had been nplished.
All the speeches were greeted with
long applause. The annual address
Of President Shaw and one by Miss
Lucy Burns Of this city, on The Ma.
tional Amendment also were on the
night program.
Three street meetings in various
parts Of the city we're held, as viii be
! done every day during the convention
Every delegate here viii have an
equal right to vote and to speak DR.,
Shaw announced in opening the con.
yention. Eve will have Democratic
freedom here. The convention Is
yours. women. Let Us proceed to bus
mess. And the work of the week
was started.
Session Smooth.
The. first days session ran as
smoothly as an observatory clock
without hitch or delay or single
change in the program, speeohes OF
welcome and responses. reports OF
various committees, addresses and
|other business had the conventions
attention.
The purple and yellow flags Of Va
rious state suffragette societies deco
rated the walls of the hall, while in
the center hung great banner de.
manding In letter of gold. The
Amendment to the federal constitu.
ltion enfranchising women
No greater reception was given to
lany speaker than 70 Mrs Patty A.
Jacobs Of birmingham, Ala, when she
said that ii was an ndication Of tho
southern women's intellect to say
that she did not want the ballot She
was responding to the welcome to the
IconFention by Mrs Nina Allendar and
Miss Alice Paul of this city.
The convention admitted delegates
| from North Carolina and South Caro-.
| lima, although the organizations from
those states had not yet formally been
accepted into the national association.
| DR.. Shaw said the convention would
reverse the theory Of present mar
! rage laws Of the country and make
iit easy to come into the convention,
but hard to get out.
Government ownership of railroads
was suggested as q result or woman
suffrage when Miss Marie ". Smith Of
New York reported that difficulty had
been found In getting reduced railroad
fares for delegates. Dr.. Shaw ex-
claimed. when we vote wen own the
railroads"
Suffrage legislation has been intro.
dueed or passed in various states this
year on an unprecedented scale, &C.
icording to the report of Mrs. Mary w.
bennett Of New York, corresponding
secretary. 4 =
Mrs. stewart Speaks. ;ss esssg.s "a
Glorification of municipal life, re-
form Of the schools, jails, poorhouses
and saloons and a feminine Influence
In settling national and international
problems this was prophesied for
Illinois In an address delivered at the
annual convention of the National
American Woman Suffrage Ass0cia-
II ton by Mrs. Ella 8. Stewart of Chi:
cago. : ( S. S 80. :. -
Without prophesying too much, =
she said, Eve have faith to believe
i that the torch which has been lighted
for Illinois women win illumine some
OF the dark places of government. It
viii cleanse and glorify municipal life
and guide Illinois children into safer
paths. e5 @=.s .t.s.<gl-s.z
We hope that votes for women. will
Immediately institute a day when
school houses shall be as sanitary as
hospitals, beautiful and well equipped
no more $50 or $40 a month teach.
ers-but such salaries as a grateful
state should pay its most important
| servants. e.. .-.t ,~..~~ - -
This section also gives women a
vote on the licensing of saloons, and
in every such election in Illinois so far
there has been a demonstration of the
antiseptics Of the women's vote. They
apparently have needed no coaching
illinois women are human. They
are not angels-at least, not all. They
/ will make some mistakes. Some OF
/ them sometimes will be overzealous
Some will be led, and some will be
tmisled. We inherit from our male
RELATIVES. But at any rate I dare to
prophesy that Illinois towns and cities
twill soon feel the propulsion of a
great moral energy-and we dare te
covenant with the women of the work
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