The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-02
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STRIKE BLOWS FOR
SUFFRAGE CAUSE

fought tooth and nail TO stem tho
oncoming food OF woman's suf
frage.
There has never been an age
which both demanded and accepted
IA great sacrifice from women as
the present time" rhe said.
There are 10000 women IN
Industry IN America. Tho source
OF some OF the most determined
opposition 10 suffrage comes from
many Of the great mill owners OF
the Eastern states. who fear tina,
votes for women win mean a ilv.
ing wage and more merciful
working day. for their employees
Another source OF opposition 10
the federal amendment to our Con.
stitution. giving women the right
20 vote comes from tho South. In
whose cotton mills alone are ON.
ployed over 10000 children under
Is years OF age: Ii.Sil OF them m.
tie tots OF from 10 TO 10 years"
Women Supply Cannon Food
At the present time. Europe IA
torn By this outbreak Of brutal vio-
lence called war. IN which civilized
nations settle their differences by
killing each other. on tho simple
basis that tho nation which can
kill most. wins.
The flesh and blood necessary
To carry on this war IL supplied by
women who bear. nurse and rear
tho human beings required
Women, too, must not only Gre
ate the flesh ard blood 20 be used
for cannon food. but must toll In
the ammunition factories and In
the fields. producing food. clothing
ard gunpowder for the armies. as
we'll az caring for the children, and
reproducing other children 20 take
the place Of those destroyed.
1T ia quite natural that under
the circumstances women should
at least demand a vote In the gov
ernment 20 which she makes these
sacrifices. and n voice IN the coun-
ellis which have the power TO keep
peace or 10 make war"
Mrs Blatch spoke OF the West az
the cradle OF Acknowledgement OF
women.
For my own part. am done
with refereudums. dono with APP
peAling for my right OF self gov
eminent TO men brought up under
tyrannies In Europe and who have
done nothing 10 win and preserve
the democracy which has been
built up here" she said. My an.
cestors have. generation by gener-
alton. put their energy. their very
blood, into making America what
II In.
VIII Get the Ballot
"I believe that the European
women will be automatically en-
franchised Mt the close OF this war
and that IN America In 1916 one
OF the decisive factors In the cleo.
ton or defeat OF the contendlnF
candidates for the presidency will
be the record which the democrats
will be asked TO show tho voting
women OF America regarding their
action on the Susan y. Anthony
amendment now being suppressed
by the judiciary committee OF the
house, on which is a democratic
majority.
Appeals TO Congress
THE fighting blood OF these an
cestors is In my veins. and ! re.
fuse 10 ask for my liberty from
each individual man, black or
white. native or foreign, ignorant
or intelligent
"Henceforth 7 will make my np-
peal TO legislative bodies. the pick
ed men OF the nation Mt Washing
ton, the picked men in state leRis-
| latures.
We have a common Language,
they can understand me. ! them. q"
Miss Goode explained the work
OF tho Congressional union and in
troduced the resolution calling
upon the people OF Washington
state TO bring pressure upon con
gress 30 that the Susan -. An.
thony amendment would be passed
during the present session.