Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-12-16
THE JUST GOVERNMENT
LEAGUE HOLDS MEETING
"VOtes for Women" Approved by
Best Women in the City.
MISS BURNHAM SPEAKS.
Regrets "Antis" Will Not Attend
Local Meetings.

Ths just Government League of
Annapolis met on Monday at o'clock
in their rooms in the Advertiser-Re
publican Building. The me citing be-
ing called to order, the secretary
read the carefully prepared minutes
of the last meeting, which were APP
proved I'd seconded
There were several interesting
items brought to the notice of the
League, the secretary bringing for
ward the matter of child labor in
Maryland in which there seems to be
direct transgression of law. The
President of the League urged the
need of activity of among members.
saying it will not do to sit in weekly
meetings, however enjoyable, with
out strenuous action for the cause of
suffrage and correction of evil condi-
tions about us.
Miss Burnham, who addressed the
meeting. took up the line Of thought
and while speaking in a quiet CONVEX
sational style was such an advocate
for enthusiastic work and spoke with
such earnestness and force that it
was quite clear that she was one of
those people with conviction. one of
whom John Stewart Mill said was
worth five hundred with only an opin-
ion. She believed all women stood
for suffrage, were agreed upon it's
ultimate triumph, but what was need
ed is to bring it about quickly, and
this can be done by getting every one
so interested and enthused that he
will be saying what can do to
bring about this result.
She had heard of the large non
suffragist class Of Annapolis, but that
this could be matched elsewhere and
particularly in conservative Della
ware, but by much speaking the suf
fragists have succeeded in getting
themselves heard, so that now Della
ware was well to the front and wide
awke. She said open air meetings
had been tried in their one large
city of one hundred thousand inhabi-
tants, and had proved very success
tul that the women had never met
with rebuff or insult in any of these
efforts; that even those opposed were
ready to listen and there was often
word spoken in season that set them
thinking.
Miss Burnham regretted that we
could not get some ants to attend the
weekly meetings, that it would give
quite a zest to them and awaken
suffragists to more active exertions
and may make the ants wake ND to
the fact that they are the people lead
ing a forlorn hope. The speaker
thought many Congressman were
tempersmentally, perhaps sentiment
ally opposed to suffrage, but it was
time for them to be wise enough to
remember who are their constituents
and to think seriously of an am anil
ment to the Constitution, for it is a
fact that one-ffth of the Senate and
one-seventh Of the House are already
representing women voters. 1t is en-
couraging to note chat there are
1000, 600 of these already on the
states, a fact encouraging to any
band Of workers or the cause.
There have been made arrange
ments for some most interesting talks
on suffrage during the month of
January, which will bring the SUBJ
ject before the Legislative body per-
hsps. There will be a me citing of
the League as usual, 8 p. m. on Mon
day, 23d instant, and a large audi
snce is especially desired at that
meeting. 1t will not be a wasted
hour.