Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1914-02-17
REV. hYTHEH SPEAKS
TO WOMAN SUFFRlGISTS
Strong Plea in Stirring Speech Be-
fore Just Government League.
JUSTICE INSTEAD OF HIGH IDEAL.
MIs Ksnl To Speak az Home Of Mrs
johnson Next Friday.

The just Government League OF
Annapolis, meeting n the upper rooms
Of the Advertiser Building on Monday
afternoon. was happy in bearing one
of the very best suffrage talks that
has been made before that body dur
ing the year, and IL was regretted
that larger number of women could
NOT listen TO the practical and direct
APPEAL of the Rev. j. G. Mythen, of
Washington.
Mr.. Mythen had some scolding
for Sutfrgists, as il was o family
gathering, and regretted that women
should have launched The suffrage
movement with the slogan % "Jus-
tice" Instead Of the higher ideal Of
"Serviee. sMr Mythen regards il
as a distinctly religious and regene-
rative movement, and spoke stirring
~ Of the worldwide Fight now on
between righteousness and CONNER
cializsd vice. IN which true men
need the support and awakened in.
terest of women. He believed that
If people were really alive to the
issue, that instead of opposing and
trying to defeat the bill before the
Legislature 70 submit the question
Of suffrage to the vote of the peo-
pie every man and woman would
vigorously support the measure.
Mr.. Mvthen regards the work
for suffrage IS second e. no other,
not even that Of the church, believ-
ing fully in the divorce of church
and State, he did not believe IN the
divorce of morality and statecraft.
II is this belief and justice that has
brought about disgracefu state Of
affairs in our country, and made IL
laughing stock to other nations. who
arc looking to il for demonstration Of
the excellence and practicsbility Of
Democratic government. He declared
that in Italy, where he has been of
late, that the people were as familiar
as himself with fhe working of
American laws and of the travesties
in their administration.
Mr.. Mythen fearlessly laid the re-
sponsibility Of coprruption at the
door where il belonged, asserting
that no brothels were maintained fQr
women, no race tracks opened Tor
their delectation or greed liquor
saloons would have t. close II depend
ing on the patronage of women, and
the maintenance OF penal institutions
would not be a great tax on the State
il women alone were the inmates.
After his address Mr. Mythen answer.
ed que stions from the audience with
out hesitation and with adr0itness
When asked what he believed to
be the ground of woman's opposition
to woman's suffrage, b declared he
could not tell, believing as he did
that this is a religious and regenera-
tive move ment 70 which thoughtful
women and men had committed them
selves and that its attachments would
be Of infinite value 60 all people. He
could not understand how WON en
who had always stood for purity and
righteousness could fail 20 fall into
line and become its champions
Among the Interested listeners To-
Mr.. Mythen were Professor Johnson,
u. s. NJ, and Rev. s. l.. Smiley,
who took part ia discussions and
supported the cause that had been
so ably presented in its most whole-
some and practical aspect Rev. j.
G. Mythen should be heard by o
larger audience Of Annapolitans, by
ministers, church workers, social
and civic leaders. After the meet
ing Mrs. Johnson announced that Mra.
Kant m Interesting and able SIM.
porter of suffrage, would lunch with
hen in her home on Murray Hin on
Friday next, and afterwards at 3
c clock speak in her drawing room on
suffrage for home. All were invited
to hear her There will be, az the
usual hour on Monday aext, q meet
ing OF the just Government League.