New-York tribune., 1913-07-14
Point to S3,O00,000 Increase IN
State Expenses Since
Women Got Vote.
"MILLENNIUM BY BALLOT"
Opponents Declare Schemes
Proposed Would Drain Treas
ury in Few Years, Says
Miss Chittenden.
fFrom The Tribune Bureau.l

Washington, July l3.-"Creating the
millennium with the ballot. and regard
less of the staggering cost. has been CAL
ifornia's beautiful dream since woman
suffrage carried the state, eighteen
months ago Children are not TO be sep
arated from their parents because OF the
parents poverty. The state is TO suDsl-
die the home. School teachers are TO be
pensioned. Old people are to receive an
annual income. Prisoners arc 10 be PAID
for their work in the jais. 4 regime OF
ease and comfort is to dawn ia tne
Golden State And then everybody In the
community will be happy-eXcept the
taxpayers, who must become pauper5 or
criminals before they can draw DIVIDENDS
on their investments In California's Uto-
plan scheme"
This resume OF a three months invesu-
CATION Of economic conditions I'm Califor-
mia aud Of the equal suffrage law, made
by Miss Alice Hill Chittenden, president
OF the New York State Antl-Suffrage Or
ganizaton, is the opening paragraph oi
formal report given out to-day by the
Washington headquarters Of the Ma
lon HsSotlallOH CppOsNh " 'N'i'"'' ''''
frage
Costly Commissions Created.
The appropriation for governing Cali
fornia, with its population of 2,3T,5is for
the coming year is nearly S2om'UO'
Miss Chittendens report continues. TINS
is an Increase OF about 10000 over the
amount appropriated two years ago, just
before the suffrage was given 10 women
by the male voters Of the state. This In
crease is not surprising when one learns
that thirty-oue commissions were created
Ay the legislature that adjourned d few
weeks ago. It is estimated that the an
nual expense OF these commissions will
amount 10 about N,WJ,vO.
While these reforms are being bought
and paid for the announcement Is made
that California has no money in its treas
ury 10 erect a state building 10 house a
state exhibit at the great Panama expo
sition 10 be- held I'm san Francisco I'm 1915.
The building must be paid for out OF the
county treasures.
The last Legislature appointed special
commissions TO study or investigate al
most every conc, .yablc subject, but ! VIII
cnumerate just few OF them There Is
an Industrial Accident Commission, with
an appropriation Of &5l2, 80; civil Service
Commission, with a 5000 appropriation;
an immigration and Housing Commission.
with an appropriation OF 5000, State
Board OF Chiropody, with an appropria-
ton OF seJ.Oc0. and Board OF Apiary EN-
aminers. with an appropriation OF $1,000.
Twenty thousand dollars was appropriat-
cd to pay the salaries Of three inspectors
To- visit houses where orphans and half
orphans are maintained by state aid.
This is in addition ~ the proposed eN-
pcuditure OF large sum for mothers
pensions. Twenty thousand dollars is also
appropriated for a board Of commission
crs who shall determine what IS "A proper
minimum wage FOR women and minors.
Many Freak Bills introduced.
-Four thousand bills were introduced at
the last session of the California Lcgslat-
urc and eleven hundred were passed. II
is probable that no state ever had 50
many freak bills introduced. one blll
sought 10 regulate the size Of chicken
GOODS Another was framed 10 dictate the
style Of shoes school children should
wear. Another sought to regulate the
size OF sheets used in hotels. Apparently
the state went mad over the idea that
everything under the sun can De regulated
by law. The storm Of protest against
some Of the measures passed oy the Leg
islaturc finally reached the Governor 3
ears and me- refused to sign some OF the
bills.
These arc but a few ot the results born
of womans entrance into the politics of
the state And California mas only Just
begun to spend money tO expedite the lnll-
lenuium. The schemes advocated by inc
more rabid suffragett" reiormers would. X
carried out bankrupt the state I'm te"
years Fortunately. the women OF the
state are growing tired OF their new Toy.
Tie California situation il an object les
son to other states In which women are
clamoring for the right 10 vote.
TREE DISRUPTS AUTO PARTY