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Will Not Allow Reported Failure
Interview With Mrs. Cranner to
Cloud New York Issue

franchise to defeat any good object or
TO defeat the election of n man or
woman who was really worthy or their
suffrage"
Anti-suffrage challenge testimony
like the above on the ground that
these men are in politics. elected In
part by the votes OF women. and that
politicians will say nothing that might
ALLEVIATE the vote Of their women con-
stituents. Could there be a stronger
argument that women do use the vote
when they have 1t? Could there be
more striking evidence that 1t is their
possession Of the vote that insures
to women a practical regard OF their
opinions and wishes in civic and po-
litical affairs? Could there be a
cleaner cut admission that women can
not count on being repre- scented by
men politicians unless they arc con-
stituents of those politicians?
Has suffrage made good? Here If an
interesting comparison:
one hundred per cent. OF the eleven
full suffrage States have passed
widowed mothers pension laws. Only
46 per cent. Of the thirty-seven ma.e
suffrage States have passed such laws.
Forty-five per cent. of the free
States have passed an eight hour law
for working women. Not one nom
suffrage State has done this.
Forty-five per cent OF the woman
suffrage States have a minimum wage
law. Only 10 per cent. OF the male
suffrage States have one.
Sixty per cent. of the woman suf-
frage States now have laws which
give the mother equal guardianship
with the father over the child she has
borne. Only 81 per cent. Of the male
suffrage States have equal guardian
ship laws.
No equal suffrage State sets the age
of consent for girls under Is. and
81 per cent. OF them put It at IS;
"a per cent. OF the male suffrage States
permit the age OF consent to remain
under 16.
Every Suffrage State except Arizona
has a high percentage Of literacy. In
Arizona. where there are many
Indians the percentage OF school at
tendance is not so low as in the malc
suffrage States of Louisiana. Alabama
Florida and Georgia. Neither Is the
percentage OF iilteracy as high in
Arizona az in the male suffrage .ita'ea
of Mississippi, Alabama. South Caro-
lima. Georgia and Louisiana.
In all woman suffrage States there
Is good compulsory education law.
that in Washington being the best ir
the Union. according 10 late figures
from the Russell Sage Foundation
The percentage Of i,iiteracy in the
majority of the Western suffrage
States is lower than in New York. New
Jersey or Massachusetts.
Here are figures to show that
women vote. Chicago women voted for
the first time for municipal officers in
April. 1914 and for the first time for
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, nifcance Of lie. who are not caught
IN the passing swirls and eddies. and
who answer to President Hadley's
description OF a good teacher
"Hadley, you remember said that a
good teacher is one who knows the
difference between a live bird and n
stuffed one II you wish 10 see this
difference between live bird and n
stuffed one sharply defined, just put
some Of the questions now being
4 widely discussed up against the great
! questions constantly arising in fam
lily whore both parents are gladly sac
rifc!ng their time. their thought. their
! money and themselves in the sincere
effort TO bring up their children Alright
To lead lives of true usefulness.
AS for my wife and myself. our
faith is that the biggest thing n man
and a woman can do is 10 settle down.
build up home and rear a generous
family 10 such citizenship. II mother
hood Is denied n woman then she has
opportunity only less great 10 help her
sisters who are trying 10 bring up
children. II circumstances make IL ad-
Nlsab.e FOR woman to 20 out OF her
home 10 work for "A living she is wise
who chooses such work in that area
which maintains womanhood and does
not tend 10 destroy It.
There are many occupations Of this
nature-one Of them is shown in nv
outer office, just beyond the door
there, where you see a woman huslly
at work. She is called my secretary.
In reality she Is my office housekecper.
She cannot write sermon for me.
but she can transcrihe II in order that
! may have IL for reference; she keeps
my diary, makes my appointments.
reminds me Of them, does everything
IN her power to conserve the energy
and the time for which this church
pays its minister a salary. II is work
that woman can do and do well: and
very important work at that"
but how about this matter OF votes
for women" DR. Boynton was asked
Well" he said. "let me tell you
something that illustrates our own
attitude: in our home. ! mean. At the
last national election my wife hap
pcned to look out Of a window and
saw her husband and three of their
sons walking down the street tn vote
for a President of the United States.
Later the remark was made that she
didn't see any particular reason why
She also should have voted. She
thought she was well enough reprt-
scented as II was-and We four men
didn't vote all the same way. either.
Anything like hostility to the adj
vancemen NJ of women Is flrt hest from
our ideas: but We want n real adj
vance, not n superficial advance and
an actual retrograding. We believe
that the education and influence Of
woman, and all h r approach to pub
lie life--that is to say. her real ad-
vanCcment--must l,o directed to the
field of conservation, must he directed
- those occupations and opportuni-
ties and negatives peculiarly her
own.
't'or those people who think chat
there Is identity Of oCcupat on ana
task between men and women and
that no particular law--made not by
lnhumanity Of man. but by the insight
of God-cXists. there remains the en-
perience of the past. and the fact that
advancing history can always b In
terpreted In terms either OF LOYALTY,
or of Indifference, to the family ideal
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I II has been my opportunity to see a
great many women of many kinds,
especially in Haverhin. Boston. De-
troit and New York. AS far as my
own observation goes the p oplc who
get out of their job which for almost
all women is primarily her home-and
sigh for a career. usually get into
trouble.
Il believe absolutely in women hnv-
ng the ballot when they want t. But
| am also convinced that up To tho
present time the majority NJ women,
excepting in centres Of population,
have not even been touched by tho
discussion for suffrage. They are MT
even interest IN It yet, a. far as I
can see.
This does not mean that tho aver
age, normal American woman ~ back
ward. unable 10 grasp new idea. un-
willing to consider a revolutionary
step in our social order Il presented TO
her calmly and thoughtfully; but it
does mean that one of the greatest
characteristics about the American
woman is her loyalty to the ideals
which have been set up in this coun-
try.
In his address before the New Eng
land Society In the city Of New York
President Eliot paid his tribute to
the contributions which IN" Pilgrim
I women had made to the Pilgrim ideals.
The women who shared the fortunes
Of the men Of the Maytlowcr were
reithor dolls nor playth!ngs but by
their accomplishing suffering, their
homoly hdeiities their unwavcring af-
lection and Their persistent horOiSm
shared not inconseuuentially with the
men in establishing those ideals which
have become the foundation Of our
country's faith ami fortune.
OF the eighteen women who came
upon the MayNOwer fourteen were In
Their graves or" half year had
passed, but death could not destroy
their abiding influence Their ideals
remained, said President Eliot; Tn"
Pilgrim ideal Of women was the ca
pablo, courageous strong. devoted
type, saCr. hcing itself for love and
duty and rejoicing in her work. Then
adds President Eliot significantly; Is
there any better type of womanhood
to-day? Are there not some inferior
types IN public evidence"
Those Pilgrim mothers never
dreamed that the little company dis
cmbarklng from tho Maynuwcr was
leading u procession 100 600 600 strong.
hut they Nncw the power Of true
womanliness and they believed the
wilderness and tho suffering were we'll
worth while, II permitting them an
adequate share in establishing those
Ideals IN" adequacy of which they
heartily believed were competent Tor
any human society. They are rover
cnccd to-day because they knew 50
well what their work was and so faith
fully fulfilled H. They can never be
forgotten.
Men are to-day handing over to
the women certain mos, dcSirahl" ad-
juncts 90 character and of Ne rs
they strip themselves for the race IN
pursuit of wealth. They are handing
over their money for their home is
their pride, and the comfort of the
family their joy; but they are also
handing over the opportunities for
culture and for development Women
are very rapidly becoming better edu-
Gated than men in America and thus
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ny ROSE YOUNG.

"HERE are two or three peren-
mails in the garden Of anti
i suffrage platitudes that the
woman who In working for the
vote watches with more or less awe
They are so hardy 80 ready to bloom
again, so entirely f-propagating,
The light Of hope fiared in the eyes Of
the new campaigner as she discovers
one OF them and slashes the perennial
even with the ground. The old cam
paigncr only smiles and says:
what. again? Bring me Volume
~ OF Part Tx OF Stock Objections to
Suffrage Answered We beheadcd
that flower OF the gorse in 1s4S. This
IL the sixty-seventh annual resuscita-
ton. Turn to page 1882"
Turning to page 1852 you read. per-
haps. that woman suffrage is part OF
a great principle. the democratic prin-
Ciple OF self-government. AS such it
cannot be assailed on the ground nf
expediency. II cannot be sidetracked
by the private conclusions OF indi-
viduals who don't care for the way 1t
works 1t takes Its place as a tenet
in the fundamental concept OF democ-
I
like and you don't understand
democracy"
All OF which seems pertinent to the
situation evoked by the report from
Denver on Wednesday that Mrs.
Martha j. Cranmer. woman voter
and sometime officeholder. had said :
1T Is evident that suffrage is a fall
ure. ! am disguised. l shall never
vote again. The trouble Is that most
of the women have become disguised
and quit voting. Only a few more cleo
lions in Denver and all the women
in Denver will have quit voting.
Women have shown that they can't
stand together. They have divided
into factions and instead OF going
down the line for a good cause they
spend their time knitting one an
other"
AS a matter Of fact Mrs. Cranmer
didn't say II. George Creel. who was
for years the running mate of Ben b.
Lindsey in the fight for reform meas
ures in Colorado. at once wired Judge
Lindsey for an explanation for the
Empire State campaign committee
The answer received was immediate
and fairly strong. Mrs. Cranmer posi-
lively denied the interview attributed
to her. Moreover. Denver women took
proport!onate interest in an election
At which only two out Of Ave Commits
sioners were to be voted for.
Fortunately for the suffrage cause.
Q woman is at the head of the election
commission. Her name is Ellis Mere
dith Clements. She counted the vote in
eight precincts. taken here and there
and anywhere in the city. Then she
telephoned Judge Lindsey that in these
eight precincts l,ll9 men vo.ed and
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suffrage in Kansas has made It cas-
ier to elect men of good moral charac-
ter 10 office and harder TO foist a man
of shady reputation on the people
The election In November
last year proved that the
women can be depended upon to keep
in mind the very best, the very high
est ideals Of government. And what
the women do in Kansas. the womo n
Will do in New York
Gov Hunt of Arizona: None NJ the
alleged evils Of equal suffrage, so fire.
quently proclaim by It's opponents.
have so far been apparent"
Gov. Johnson OF California: "Sincc
It's adoption in October, 1911, equal suf-
frage has been put TO the most thor
ough and severe test. Were
It again to be submitted. the vote IN
its favor would be Overwhelming"
Gov. Carlson OF Colorado: Woman
suffrage has been an unqualified VIC
tory over weak and unfair govern
ment."
Gov. Haines Of Idaho: "A large
number Of women not only vote, but
vote intelligently. and their participa-
ton in no sense disqual'fes them for
their household or other duties"
Gov. W.thycombe Of Oregon. IT
think that by their interest and their
continued political activity. the women
of Oregon are demonstrating the fall
lacy of the statement. often advanced.
that once they received the ballot
women would be loath 20 exercise
their rights and live up TO their po-
litical responsibilities"
Gov. Lister of Washington: ~ know
~ no one who favored giving them .he
ballot who to-day opposes II. and large
numbers of those who opposed it are
in favor Of It."
Gov. Kendrick NJ Wyoming: "I have
never known women to use the elective
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II don't agree that there IL cause
for disbursement in Colorado be-
cause the women didn't brave the
snowstorm to get to the polls. and I
don't agree that even II they did. even
IL they wouldn't vote at all, their ac-
ton could be taken as an argument
that the franchise should be kept
from the women OF other States r.
get such an argument at its full value
as a contribution to the literature o.
logic, state II in terms Of man suf-
frage.
"Eighty-four per cent. o; the men
OF New York have been known 10
stay away from the polls at an cleo
ton which involved as important a
matter as the States Constitution.
Ergo. the men should be d!sfranchised.
You will he able to prove that woman
suffrage Is a failure when you arc
able TO prove that democracy Is 4
failure. and no sooner"
Mrs Norman de r. Whltehouse.
chairman OF the publicity council Of
the Empire State campaign commit
tee, said II would take great deal
more than such an interview as was
attributed TO Mrs Cranmer 20 con-
vince her that woman suffrage was
a failure.
why, you might as we'll say base
ball Is failure because the Giants
lost on suffrage day" Mrs. White
house. II is TO be remembered, has
just completed successful campaign
to fuse baseball and suffrage inter
ests. and her thought still fingers on
the diamond and finds expression in a
fused suffrage and baseball terinin-
ology. 81 dare say Mr. McGraw felt
that baseball was a painted toy when
the score kept on not piling up for
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BROOKLYN ADVERTISEMENTS
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Mayor on April 6. 1915. Their IN
creasing appreciation of tho PRIV ego
OF voting Is here shown:
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-06
new HOMESTEAD
ROADS FOR MAUI
WILL Be BUILT

A. C. Wheeler, assistant superin-
tendent of public works. left this
morning for Maui 10 begin preIimi-
nary work on the construction Of
roads into a new homestead tract of
approximately 2O00 acres at MakawaO,
which is tC be thrown open to settlers
in a few months. Three or four roads
leading to and through the different
sections of the tract are to be built, in
pursuance of the governors idea that
hOmesteads should not be given the
poor people u1less they have trans
pCrtation facilities in the form of de-
cent highways.
The proposed roads will be finished
and ready for use before the home
steads are occupied. Land Commits
sioner Tucker says the homesteads
will vary in size from 40 to 50 acres.
each. and that although in general the
Makawao lands are higher than the
present pineapple sections of that isl
and. much Of the Makawao home
stead ground should prove desirable
for this industry. 1t is expected, how
ever that dairying will be the chief
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-06
ROUMANIA ON VERGE OF BIG WAR
RUSSIANS DEFEAT TURKS AND SLAUGHTER MANY HOT PURSU
HE GOES TO JAIL FOR 49,.
REFUSING CLOTHES TO
WIFE AFTER DIVORCE

NO. won't give my vile her
clothes. She can't have them because
she's got no right to sue me for a
divorce" For this bit Gf insOlent Ian.
guage Circuit Judge w. L. Whitney
this morning handed ont sentence of
30 days Imprisonment 10 Murata, the
Japanese elevator boy at the Blaisdell
hotel
The sentence probably will be with
drawn this afternoon. however. 4
Murata can be induced to pay the deS'
titute wife So week alimony. This
was the -First divorce case handled hv
Judge Whitney this year. An addi-
tional reason for the courts loss OF
patience with the japanese husband
was that he had failed to obey court
summons yesterday afternoon, quit
ting his job at the hotel and disao-
pearing. A policeman was sent out
with a bench warrant this morning
and succeeded in effe citing Murata's
capture. The wife is obtaining a di-
VOICE on the ground OF extreme cru
city and non-support.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-06
WANTS TO START PLANT
TO MAKE BRICKS HERE

Writing from San Francisco under
date of December 90, A. p. Taylor,
formerly coast representative of the
Promotion Committee, says that a
prominent eastern business man has
been making inquiries about products
in the islands to utilize in making
building brick, the cement to be sent
here from the mainland. Mr.. Taylor
says that the person in question is de-
sirous of getting connections Tor es-
tablishing brickmaking plant in Ha.
waii. He already has machinery in
San Francisco and expects to find in
these islands the proper kind of pro-
ducts to complete brick mixture.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-06
'CANPRESERVE
WAIKIKI, STILL
HAVETHEP|ER'
Chairman of Promotion Com
mittee Says Project Gen.
orally Favored
URGES COOPERATION
TO SETTLE LOCATION
Committee Will Give No Plan
Endorsement That MenaCeS
Natural Beauty

The Promotion Committee is as de
term ned that no injury be done the
beauty OF Waikiki bay or its bathing
and recreational facilities as any 9th,
er body or any man. said Chairman
Berndt of the commiItae today, dis.
cussing the Waikiki amusement pier
project. I'VE do feel, however, that
somewhere on the beach there can be
found location suitable Tor such a
pier.
1t is our experience, moreover,
from handling the tourist traffic. that
visitors here will welcome the kind of
there is no question whatever that
the great mass of people Of Honolulu
would welcome such a pier.
The Promotion Committee has no
particular location picked out nor is it
interested in any project except from
the public standpoint - -
1.-The committee is strongly in, favor
of the Hawaiian village and our rec
ords will show that we have worked
toward the establishment of such "a
Village That would be one of the
main features of Kapiolani part devef-I
oped as it should be. In conjunction,
with this the public baths, the surfing,
the bathing, the amusement pier are
all desirable features. ..4. >..1.. *.#I
: ''Of course It should be understood
from the start that the committee will
not fndorse any pier that will mar
the beauty of Waikiki. The pier may
go up somewhere near Diamond Head
or as far toward the city as Cassidy's
bathing pier. Somewhere there should
be location for it and We know
there is a need for it. If the plan
were, put to a vote in Honolulu theI
vote would be overwhelmingly in fa-
vor of the pier. -.-..
I'VE emphasize the fact that Wa;ki-
XII bay should be preserved. We bel
lieye that it can be preserved and
that a location within car-ride of down
.own Honolulu can be found for the
pier. Now let's all get to-
sether and see what is to be done. |
It should not be a question of anyl
person declaring that no pier what |
ever should be put up. That is mere.
y blocking progress"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-06
TRAIL AND MOUNTAIN CLUB
TO PLAN FUTURE TRIPS
AT LUNCHEON ON FRIDAY

Future trips of the Trail and Noun
tain Club will be mapped out at a
luncheon to be held Friday noon in
Cooke hall in the Y. NJ. C. A. Those
who went on the Haleakala trip and
all who want to go on the series of
Sunday excursions planned are re-
quested to attend H..
Weekend trips on Oahu for mixers
OF autoists will be decided on at the
Friday luncheon. Next Sunday there
will be a hike to Ksheohe bay and
up Makupo crater. The expenses for
this trip will be $1.50, including meal
at the rest house Those who wish
may hike over Saturday afternoon and
spend the night at the rest house.
Arrangements are being made to
charter the Mauna Loa once a month
for a series of excursions leaving Fri.
day night and returning Monday morn.
ing. The first of these will be trip
to and around the island of Kauai.
giving two full days ashore. The next
will be to the Kona coast, allowing
an ascent of Hualalai and an explora-
ton of the country about the Cooke
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-06
BILL
SETTINGLIM|T
ONCHADLABOR
Rath Urges Introduction of Re-
form Measure in Legislature
at Social Conference
WANT EIGHT-HOUR DAY
AND BAN ON NIGHT WORK
Would Eliminate All Children
Under is From Industry Ex-
Cept in Special Cases

An eieht-hour-day for children un
der is years old.
Prohibition of night work by chill
Gren under is years old.
Employment certificate showing the
age Of child who is going to work.
Medical certificate showing that d
child going to work is normally de"el'
oped for its age and that it is free
from disease.
Six days work a week fer all chill
dren under is years old, and the prae-
tieai elimination of work by children
under IL years old.
James A. Rath, headworker Of the
Palama Settlement, was to urge that
these reforms be incorporated in d
measure to be presented before the
next legislature, at conference OF
social service and charity workers set
for this afternoon in the Library
building. The meeting was called by
the legislation committee of the Asso'
ciated Charities, Of which Judge San
ford b. Dole is chairman.
The conference will take up dis
custom of the need in the territory OF
further child Legislation. Mr.. Rath
will present a paper on the subject
and will also submit model child
labor bill AS result of the meeting
a composite measure probably will be
drafted for introduction in the next
legislature, together with other bills
now being, prepares ~ iass Associated
Charities. and by other social seryice
According to Clark's report on
child labor 1910" said Mr.. Rath today.
"one child between the age OF s and
IL years is working in this territory,
and 20 children between the ages OF
IL and Is years. OF the Il, the re-
port points cut that Is are Portuguese,
being employed outside Of the can
neries. This may have been true in
that year, but l. am convinced that
there are a great many more children
Of these ages now at work.
Mr.. Rath expressed the hope that
the federal child labor bill would be
passed Children in the territory un-
der IA years old should be prohibited
from working in manufacturing estab
lishments, canneries and workshops,
ne says. He advocates an eight-hour-
day for children under Is years old
and the prohibition of night work by
under Is years old.
However, as far as I can ascertain
there is not great deal of child la
Dor in the territory" he said, but the
census of 1910 showed that 1919 chit
lren between the ages of IA and -
fears were out of school, In the mat
er of employment certificates those
showing the age of the child should
De issued by the superintendent of
schools and the medical certificates
,y the board of health
Speaking Of the advIsability of pro
libiting from working those children
lnder IA years old, Mr. Rath said that
his would be covered to great ex-
ent If the local truancy law was en-
orced properly.
The law is enforced in a way" he
ldded, but there are not enough Off
,ers to make the enforcement COM
,lete."
In addition to social welfare and |
harity workers of Honolulu the con-
erence will be attended by the mem
'ers of the legislative committee of
he Mems League.