The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-04-20
By MRS. JOSEPH M. STODDARD.

a pamphlet called THE Bond Wom-
an" which sets forth in a startling
manner feminist ideas which, IL per-
mitted to develop, would bring about
a frtghtful sex revolution. Daniel De
Leon, one Of the most prominent
American socialists, says. "All the
facts, all the reasoning, focus into
one conclusion. Woman suffrage
must take its place as an integral
splinter In the torch that lights the
path OF the social revolution"
Inez Milholland Boisserain, Mrs.
Harriet Stanton Blatch. Alice Stone
Blackwell, and Jessie Ashley, promi-
nent leaders in the woman suffrage
party. have marked socialist tenden-
cies, whether or not actual members
OF the Socialist party.
Diversified Efforts.
The suffragists have so diversified
their efforts that they seem to have
lost all idea Of values and appro-
priateness.
The majority Of women are not
fitted to handle the reins Of gov
eminent, not because their intelli-
gence is inferior to mans. but he
cause Of their very lack of physical
force and powers Of endurance. One
never knows when a woman will 60
down under the strain Of continuous
responsibility.
The basis Of all government Is
force Voting is only a method Of
procedure. but its power lies in be-
ing backed up by physical force.
Suffrage is the demand Of q minor
ity.
flinders Uplift Work.
According to actual census reports.
$50, 900 is a fair estimate of those
VINO really have the power to vote
There are about 100000 women in
the United States.
Is there any justice in so small a
minority forcing 1t upon majority
Of such size?
Tho great advance of women in the
past century has been made without
the vote. Is the progress Of women
going to halt because she cannot
now cast the ballot?
The vote. with men. has not found
core for all existing evils. and We
find no reason that It would be mora
eSectual with women. Voting will
hinder upl'ft work and community
welfare by the very fact of its par
tisanship.
WHY is II necessary to make poll
tic:ans of the women In matters of
education. charity. and reform?
Unhampered by the vote. she can
appeal to anv party in mower and
carry on her work absolutely upon
the merits Of the reform itself Mrs.
Putnam. Of Massachusetts,. has ac-
complished wonders in the wav Of
pure milk supply. and the men Of
power were orIlv too glad to give
her every opportunity and assist
ance. for the verv reason that such
work would be taken out OF poll
tics.
How different is this condition in
Massachusetts. male suffrage
State. TO that OF California, a woman
suffrage State. In a letter written
by Nathan Straus recently to the
Los Angeles Times. he says:
"Californta IL one OF the few
States where milk from tubercular
cows is permitted to be sold. This
is downright criminal" TIE COM
parison is not fiatterine to the wom-
ans vote or to the woman voting.
Our fathers. husbands. brothers.
end sons represent us at the ballot
boz as we represent them in the
home. Only by each doino his spe-
cial work can home and state reach
its highest DEVELOPMENT. II the SUI
fragists carry their principles 10 a
final analysis. they NAV bring back
chaos but they cannot re-create
woman.