The Alaska citizen., 1915-12-20
The Woman of Alaskh

Gallic mother sat with her husbal.d and sons at the councils that de- cided upon wars of resistance against invading hordes. She went to war to help her men. bind their wounds, and Cooking their food
 The invading hordes were those of tribes whose women were mern chattels and prostitutes and courte- sans and these hordes brought de struction with them.
 From that Gallic stock course the blood in the veins of the wom er of France-whose work and attitude in the present crisis is the wondt! of the world The woman of France nas not been a breeder of soldiers she has known all about affairs O. town and state, and has discussed them in the evening by the fireside. Hence the wondrous part she is tax ing in the war. whether a sister 0! charity or a wife.
 I think l can hear some one men tally say What has the woman of Gaul. six centuries before Christ to do with the woman of Alaska twenty centuries after Christi
 This The woman of Alaska today stands in the same relation to Alas ka as the woman Ci centuriee; past stood 10 France The Alaska won au stands side by side and shoulder to shoulder with her hu-pand an son in the very dawn of Alaska :; history. She has a place in the councils of towns and state, since she can express herself i'll the bal lot.
 What will the Alaska woman do with this wonderful privilege
 Every woman here and every wo man in Alaska should ask herself For what do want to stand? Good or evil? Public good or selfish in terest? Spoiis and pork-barrel politi- cal methods. or right and honor tirs; of all!"
 She should look back candidiy at the elections in which she has al ready participated and having had the grace to blush. admit that in stead of studying issues, she voted like sheep little worse than man Having been perfectly truth full with herself. she will now begin work in earnest
 Realizing thst upon the influence fer good or evil of woman upon the history of Alaska al the beginning of things. will give the measure of usefulness of woman as civic unit and as a member of civic organiza- tions. .he must say: "l hold in my hands the future of Alaska. What shall do. what wlii do. with tt
 She must cast aside the senti- mental bosh about women being so much better than man, and assume only equal responsibility and equal privilege. placed upon her shoulders by the ballot in the very dawn,as of Alaska's day. She must say Tt is my duty to know, and that may think and work intelligently. '' She will study needs and remedies instead of false boosting methods which can only hurt in the end
 When the politician who play, the game according to the rule of spells and Lorkbarrel extends B hand to her, and asks her to come in and have :, dip at the pork.barrel she will put both hands behind her. She will not go in for "a little job for my husband and son" and let the corrupt system go on.
 She will learn to know the eX. Iuisite thrill which comes of victory won against great odds fol right B sake, not for paltry something for oneself.
 She will elect the officers of her own organizations and all pup!.u call didates for office with tho thought portant that parliamentary perfec- tion.
 She will say: The Alaska NC man has no evil precedents to fol low and she will set none"
 She will establish her own high standards for municipal and terri torial honor
 Thus doing. the woman of Alaska will have set afoot movement which will sweep the territory. and move thence to the great Outside.
 The Fairbanks Civic club has 100 members. The other woman's club of the territory have at least as many That should mean upwards of 200 individuals exerting all their influence for cleanness and good in all things With these two hun dred influences at work. she csn say to those she elects: Thus shall you work. and in no other Way"
 From this great movement of wo- man, the great movement which IS net temporary reform spasrn. w.)l come clean civics, clean soye,n- ment, clean communities.
 She will have set in motiol and established the precedent set by the woman of Gaul six centuries before Christ. The principles of the Civic Christ, the principles of all the ages past-the principles from which neither nation nor individual can depart without suffering moral and national annihilation.
 The principles of purity in publi, and private life.
 Since earnest men admit the neet. but plead that they do not know where to begin. the woman of Alas ka must and will show him how to begin, here. at home-not merely in the home of four walls.
 She will show man how to con- mence within the boundares of Alas ka-the boundaries of her home