Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-27

gwen uTOeI GIlG duSpA-6S OA INHS ANOI wich Equal Franchise league.
 Mrs. William A. Norton, president of the league, voiced the general wei come to Mrs. Baruch in her graceful introductory speech and the pleasure of hearing so well known a. daughter of Norwich. Mrs. BaFuch held the close attention of her hearers to her admirably reasoned and well expressed discussion of her subject. Several questions were asked at the close to which replies were given showing thorough Knowledge of all phases of ifornfa's experience that woman's in- tereSt and sympathy for woman in creaSes with the franchise. In answer to the question how a, busy mother or & family could find time to learn about political matters, she suggested that she might get acquainted with her husband, or even talk with the grocer or butcher 8 few minutes-as any man is supposed to know all about it One does not have to study 8 lot od books to find out how to vote.
 Mrs. 5a.ruch opened her address by showing that fine popular tendency of our practical age. is to estimate every thing that claims tine attention of the public 21ind in terms of size and nun Der demanding evidence of worth by concrete reSuits-
 The PopaEsr Questions,
 The populay quest ions, therefore are, saIG the speaker, how much is 1t great JnEe structure? How strong the organization? How wide the reputa- tion of leaders, How extensive the movement whicch they represent?
 Mrs. BarUch sounded a, note of warn ing of the danger in looking so long at the woods that we forget the in dividuai trees of which it is composed A similar illustration she drew from the astronomer who may be so in tent upon observing 2. constellation that he overf0oxS the grandeur and importance of an individual star
 One Factor in 4he Whole.
 'HThe relation of the Woman's Move ment to this is." said Mrs. Baruch, that the Wonlan's Movement as a whole is not Q. single factor in the greater social movement of civilization The greater movement contains the lesser just as a single star is not one celestial body in the larger group; or as an individual tree single timber producing element in the larger body err forest The point which the speak CT emphasized is the necessity of rec ognizing both the rights of the one as well as of the many. There is dan ger, therefore. when dwelling too much on the good of society in the mass of forgetting that fin order to
  whole one must consider the needs of individuals.
 Various propaganda. for securing op- Dortunities for liberal education of wo- men, honorable positions, remuneTa- tive employment and equal franchise, are each in themselves separate streams Of endcavoT composing the larger movement. which is complex phase or factor iii civilization
 Mea,iro 1f c;vfJ;ra+ior
 The original meaning of civilization is like q citizen" Different ideals of citizenship give rise to different ideals of government: and different ideals of government are no doubt the basic cause of the present European con ffict.
 Fer in a political system where the chief end of the citizen is to be equip ped for warfare the dominant ideaI of the state will be militaristic. While given an ideal of citizenship as a con- serving and constructing agency of , the state, the dominant ideal as in the United States of America will be for the preservation Of peace.
 In it's common application. said the speaker, we mean by the term "ciNfli- zation which has recently been iii such conspicuous use. the upward movement of peoples toward higher morals. social, intellectual and indus trial attributes. Iu John Stuart Mills sense. Whatever is the chara cteristic of savage life, the contrary of these. or the quality which society puts on as it throws off these. constitutes civ ilization-"
 Tn our civilization, Mrs Baruch con | dnued, all the dominant influences of the present period, serve as so many factors, religious, moral. social in dJFstIfal. educational and political. of l which the Woman's Movement is one.
 Basis of Civilization. Citing Ginzot's conception of civili- zatfOn which is based primarily upon respect for human rights, Mrs. Baruch effectively argued that civilization can 1 not flourish without regard to this basic consideration, and that How ever gracious it's aristocracy, civiIi- ! zatiOn is progressing as a, society moves forward as g. whole" Progress of Society. Progress always begins with indi- virtual initiative until the new idea or l sentiment is clystallized into Q GUS l tom by the sanction of pubiic opinion or. enacted into law by which to gov Eern those who voluntarily elect the 1 principles by which they are govern ' ed.
 1 The demand for the equal franchise arises as a necessary expression o1 1 human progress as 9, special phase o1 | the Woman's Movement which seeks l the development of all the latent pow ] CTS of woman necessarily Including ! her poSsi bIe powers for participation | in government
 The now traditional objections tC wonlan's taking a share of public re- 1 spnnsi biity on Ghe ground of her over whelrning duties in the hoTDefi are the ! same as those advanced when womer ] first sought opportunities for higher education: for industrial and profes- sional vacations. .The excellent work done by women during the past fifty years as teachers, college professors scientists. doctors, lawyers, government 1 employees, clerks, and other public pc sitions comprises 8 service to modern civilization which tine world could il afford bo lose
 First Woman Speaker N+obbed. 1 The first brave woman who dared to speak in public in tine movement Ho1 abolition was mobbed, said the speak CT; that was the time. when women like children were supposed to be seen anc 1 not heard.
 i Mrs. Baruch then briefly traced tn l progress of the movement for equa l stffra ge from it's inception in 1S46 ii ! che present; showing its continuation 1 in 1904, in the International Suffrag l Alliance organized in Berlin, Germany ] with Mrs. Carrie Chapman Colt a, ! president.
 All social philosophers recognize tn force of public opinion, which wher ! ey7o