New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-04
By Ida Hustled Harper.

, tional suffrage convention in that city
showing Uncle Sam sitting in q very de-
jected condition, surrounded by evils of
every neutrality-suspicious. child la
Dor, unsanitary tcnements. long work.
days. political corruption-and entering
the door a figure. with bucket and broom
In hand, labelled Votes for Women"
This figure is emblematic of the best gift
which the new year promises to the coun-
try. There have been no victories during
this last year which measure up in i'm
portance with those for woman outrage.
and one OF the leading New York papers
truly said Of them: THE victories Of
everybody else in the late election are
qualified by some regret or imperfection,
but the triumrhs won by the suffragists
are all clean advantage"
And another paper. equally prominent,
but more conservative. said: "All men
citizens are proud Of the law-abiding.
orderly. selfrespecting methods by which
women have accomplished their measur-
able success. They have been obedient TO
the best traditions OF American charac-
ter and TO all the restraints Of the social
system"
Week after week tho desire 10 strong
10 consider the progress of woman suf-
frage in European countries. especially in
Denmark, which is likely TO be the next
| 10 give the complete franchise TO women.
but the advance In the United States has
been so rapid that each week brings new
Developments here to be taken account OF.
New Years Day Of 1911 brought rejoicing
over the enfranchisement OF nearly 2c,VJO
women In Washington; that Of 1912 saw
the number or women voters in the coun-
try doubled by California. and consider
| ably over a million in possession OF the
| vote; and that OF 1918 would have beheld
the number doubled again had the fruits
OF the Michigan victory not been taken
away. Even with that loss at least half
million more women have been added
10 the electorate in Oregon, Arizona and
Kansas. A glance at the map Will show
that one-third Of the area Of the United
States Is already occupied by woman
suffrage in entirety. and that 1t prevails
in limited form In every Northern state
except Maine. Rhode Island, Pennsylvania
Indiana and Nevada, while in Louisiana
taxpaying women may vote on all Ques-
lions Of special taxation and in Missis-
sippi women have scrap OF school
franchise.
proeress of Cause West and South.
The resolution to submit an amendment
TO the voters has passed one legislature
in Nevada, and many more than enough
votes are pledged to put 1t through again
this winter. This is not an empty FORM
as both United States Senators and the
leading men OF the state are back Of 1t,
and the women are expecting TO be en-
| franchised this year. Great hopes are
entertained Of Montana, as the question
has TO pass only one legislature there.
and II is said the members see the hand
writing on the wall and feel that they
, might as well capitulate now as later
There seems to be no reason why New
I Mexico should not follow the lead OF Ari-
iona. movement is we'll under way In
Nebraska. and state headquarters nave
been donated In the theatre at Omaha
by its owner Arthur Brandeis. Tho
women are sick OF the way they have
been treated by the Legislature during
the last thirty years. and while the one
OF this winter might take q different
view. they do not intend to bother with
II. but are proceeding at once under the
initiative and referendum adopted al the
election in November
In all Of the states up TO the MISSISSIPPI
, River active preparations for Suffrage
| campaigns are under way. The example
OF Kansas in giving majority OF over
1s 600. IL is believed will have great innu-
ence. This is especially noticeapie III
Missouri, which has been one OF the most
backward states in this matter. The
task OF moving the Legislature 10 submit
II to the voters has always been hopeiess'
| but now, with the initiative and reiereh-
dunn the suffragists have begun vigorous
action. They don't propose to see women
voting across the bridge In Kansas CITY,
Kas.. while they are not allowed 10 90 80
| :, Kansas City. Mo. The agitation Is
| now becoming very evident In the South-
ern states, and organization has been or
Is being effected in all but Florida, Geor-
| ola and South Carolina, and possibly
| Georgia should not be included. NOBODY
is. looking for any progressive actioh
from South Carolina. The CHER JUSTICE
Of North Carolina recently wrote TO ma
tionaI suffrage headquarters for supply
Of literature The women teachers seem
IN have taken matters into their own
hands. at the last state convention they
| demanded places for women on schooi
boards and various committees. and now
thew have arranged for debates on woman
suffrage in every high school
Some Obstacles &c Progress.
The churches, and cspcc ally their gov
erning bodies, are a great drawosck 10
wonan's progress in the South. These
a,wavs vote down overwhelmingly any
proposition to give women the rights &c
corded to laymen. and hold them IN q
wholly subordinate position, 30 1t goes
without saying that they strongly oppose
granting them the suffrage. Tho churoh
influence diminishes to the northward. ana
so in virginia. Maryland and Kentucky
are large and active associations 70 QUINN
the ballot, composed Of prominent women
That of Maryland has thousands enroileo
In Kentucky the Federation OF women
| Clubs is q powerful factor. and largely
through it's efforts the school franchise
WAS granted last winter. The state Sur-
frase Association believes that the fun
ballot will be obtained az soon as the
| necessary formalities will permit. which
will require two or three years. Tennes-
gee has a fiourishing organization only
| ,oar old with five or six hundred MEM