Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-02-28
new, good-humored attitude.

new. good-humored attitude.
Alabama has been curiosity in rs
treatment of women. 1t is a penal o.
Tense there for man to take Wo-
man of i'll repute to restaurant
where respectable women dine, TO
swear or use vile language in the
presence of woman and to do other
acts regarding a woman which IRE
not forbidden in other states; yet
Alabama women are forbidden to
practice law or medicine or even to
act as notaries public; while there is
almost no. higher education for women
provided.
After the suffrage bill had been in
troduced, the Alabama political lea'l-
ers told the women t.ey could have
their choice of committees The wo-
men polled the various committees
and finally asked that the bill We
submitted to the committee on priyi-
leges and elections.
Arkansas Women Must Wait.
The situation in Arkansas resem-
bles that in West Virginia. With lit
tie pressure from the women suf-
frage amendment passed both houses.
Then it was discovered that the state
constitution forbade the presentation
, of more than three constitutional
/ amendments to the voters, in one year.
There were three amendments ahead
of the women. so they must now wait
for the next legislature.
On Feb. 2, an amendment was in
trcduced in the North Carolina legis-
10 of 70 od Inv
the committee. The house refused to
pass the bill. the vote being 6S to 80.
which in that stronghold is accounted
on honorable defeat.
The South Carolina house, which
last year laughed at the Introduction
of suffrage amendment, voted to hear
! the president of the Virginia associa-
ton speak in favor of it. and frequent
" interrupted her with cheers.
In Iowa and Missouri, the women
are campaigning again strongly after
reverses. In Iowa an initiative and
referendum measure, which may help
suffrage. is before the legislature.
Champ Clark is supporting suffrage
in Missouri.
In Texas an amendment was pre-
scented to the legislature, after petit
ton had been introduced signed by
more than 100000 names. This was
the biggest petition ever organized III
the South. If Texas is divided into
two states, as proposed. the western
half. to be called Jefferson. will proba-
bly, start with woman suffrage and
prohibition.
The Southern states are moving for
straight suffrage" which means
striking the word male" from the
constitution. The movement for
presidential suffrage is strong in the
Northern states.
With nationwide presidential suf-
frage the women believe they can cas-
lily force United States constitutional
amendment for universal adult suf-
frage. Presidential suffrage bills
have been introduced in Minnesota,
North and South Dakota, Vermont.
New Hampshire and Rhode Island.
Suffrage workers predict at least two
of these states will give presidential
suffrage this year.
Ohfoans Not Discouraged.
In Ohio, the suffragists under the
leadership OF Mrs. Elizabeth Hauser,
are laboring to put suffrage amend
ment before the people third time
They have been defeated twice. but
won't stay licked" Their last DE-
feat was encouraging as showing a
relative gain in votes for suffrage.
New Mexico is the hardest nut ia
crack in the whole United States. me
constitution provides that an amend
ment must pass both houses OF the leg
islature and then be ratified by a
two-thirds vote Of the people OF every
county. This was the provision IN
the proposed constitution which caus-