Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-08-27
Suffrage Notes
THE WoMEN.r PEACE PARApE.

THE WoMENsr PEACE PARADE.
The plans for the march for civil'
zation, al the great peace parade has
been called, are assuming large pro.
portions. Telegraphed cooperation
has come. from many women's organ.
izations outside of New York, some of
them Of national scope, including the
National Council OF Women. There
will be nothing insthe parade to mark
the different kinds of women. The
emphasis is to be- on the fact that all
the women Join together to demon
,strate their faith in civilization. re.
gardless of their kind. There are to
We no flags Of any sort except the
white peace flag with black bands.
The marchers are requested to wear
black or black sleeve bands.
Appeals to Queen Wilhelmina.
The International Woman's Suf-
frage Alliance has sent the following
message to Queen Wilhelmina of Hol-
land:
"As representing the women Of
twenty-six countries, we appeal to
your Majesty, as the woman ruler in
whose country is the centre of peace
movements, to take steps to enable
the Powers, now on the brink of a
terrible war. TO settle their differ
ences by peaceful methods.
"As guardians of the race whose
homes must suffer, whose children
will be taken from us, we appeal to
your Majesty as q queen and a moth.
er, to give us your help in averting
this terrible war.
will your Majesty graciously be
pleased to receive a deputation to lay
our case before you?'
Do the Enfranchised Women Vote?
About 40 per cent of the total vote
at the recent Kansas primary election
was cast by women. And in Kansas
there are over 115 men to every 100
women. In some precincts more wo-
mon than men voted Many of the
farmers stayed at home to work in
the fields while the women went to
the polls. In one precinct nearly all
the election officials were women.
items Of General Interest.
The San Francisco women are es-
t%ablishing a daily newspaper to serve
the interests Of the California women
in their political work In the state.
Women only are to be owners, to
manage and be editors and reporters.
Down in Uruguay the women are
petitiOning the Chamber of Deputies
for political rights.
The women OF Denmark are close
to equal suffrage for the lower house
has passed the bill overwhelmingly
and the upper house is ad~journing
from day to- day to avoid a vote-are
opposed to 1t but afraid to vote
against it.
Practically hall the area of the
United States isEunder equal suffrage
Legislation. Close to the compact
group Of states In which women vote
is the one an~ti.suffrage state-black
without even school suffrage-is Ne
vada, famous for Reno-the greatest
divorce mill in the world.
Items Of State Interest.
Ever since Il was announced that
Doctor Anna Howard Shaw would
tour North Dakota in the interests OF
Suffrage in September, requests from
all parts of the state have been pour:
ing into State Headquarters begging
that Doctor Shaw be allowed to speak
in our town."
Self-Sacrifice Day was a great sue
cess for suffrage all over the State
Many novel ways of observing the
day were reported to Headquarters
For example: Wimbledon had a dele.
cation Of women on the streets with
suffrage pencils, buttons and litera
ture. Each man was asked to con
tribute the small sum of ten cents
Several hundred men were reached in
this way, many willingly wearing the
suffrage pin.
Williston celebrated Self-Sacrifice
Day by holding a reception in the at.
ternoon to the women Of the town In
honor Of Mrs. Maud l. McCreary. g
charming young woman Of Wisconsin