New-York tribune., 1917-08-31
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait Shrs
Suffragists to Wild Enthusiasm

prior 10 the war regarding woman suf-
frage "is not subject to revision as a
result Of the events of the war" and
America will be better off if "the intel
iigence, the patriotism. the devotion
and the intuitions" of women are en-
listed through enfranchising women.
"WC are never going to return to
quite the old order" continued Mr..
NanderliD, "and so. II seems to me,
even with a question so fundamental
as the franchise of a democracy, no
matter how firm an opinion man
may have held four years ago, events
have occurred that must force him at
least to re-eXamine the question.
Suffrage can no longer be put aside
with arguments that seemed impress
sive three years ago, for many of those
arguments have completely lost their
force through the developments of the
war. Just as we must look forward
inevitably to freshly examining ques-
tions of state Socialism, OF govern
ment control of raw products, of the
governments entry into fields that
have heretofore belonged exclusively
10 individual enterprises, just so surely
must we take up for fundamental cX-
animation many other questions of
government that we had supposed we're
settled"
Woman Entitled to Share
"I cannot see how woman can be left
out of the full partnership in this
movement. She is instinctiveiy and
inevitably concerned in it. It is impos-
sible TO think of her as an Indifferent
spectator. and it would be a diSap-
pointment 10 have her content with
that position.
"The plea for democracy in govern
ment and for women in democracy IS, IN
fact, a plea that there shall be brought
TO bear directly upon each individual
unit Of the population the vastly stlm-
ulating and elevating influences that
come to a people u en- the minds of
all the people are engaged with those
problems that have 10 do with the
worlds welfare and progress.
81 am no more desirous than any one
else Of changing woman's sphere, but
/ would like to see the larger interests
Of life brought into woman's sphere,
both for the influence II will have upon
her and the reaction she viii have upon
IL. directly and through the rising gen
Grafton.
81 can see neither logic nor merit in
the plea for postponement. My thought
is that the world is moving fast IN
these davs. and must. whether IL wishes
10 or not. make decisions rapidly II
Is idle 10 think that things are going
20 be the same after the war as be
fore. There will b. great problems TO
be faced. appealing vItally " the IN
tcrcst of all the people. Whatever the
dangers of the time may be, and | do
not minimize them, | think we will be
better Off 20 enlist definitely the IN
tclligcnce. the patriotism, the devotion
and the intuitions of women IN safe
guarding our nation from those dan
gers"
President Schurman Speaks
President Schurman asserted that
the war has accomplished more fog
the cause Of woman suffrage than
centuries Of argument, and has re-
futcd nearly all the anti-sufrage rea'
sOnings.
81 do not hesitate to declare Mr.
Schurman said, that the great world
war has done more than centuries OF
argument for the complete emanclpa.
tiOn Of women, the equalization oil
woman's status with mans and the at
'GINntIL Dy "OUCu o4 lu4l IIN'"''i''4'f p
in the unlimited right Of suffrage.
Only Grass blindness" could lead
any person 70 make the statement tna'
lighting must always remain mans
task. as "the character and course oi
. tfis great world war; mas proven other
wise. Mr. Schurman said, adding:
"Our own selective draft is sufficient
/ 70 prove this. We fight the enemy not
[ only through soldiers but also. and not
/ less effectively, through civilians"
I'm this respect, wOmen's service IS
f like mems, Mr.. Schurman pointed out
+ What American women would do lln
the trcuchcs) If they had the chance
we can only imagine he continued
/ 81 know az matter Of fact that some
/ Of them would like TO join the armed
. forces OF the nation" lie said women
4 had applied for admission 20 the gov
/ ornmcnt school OF acronautics at Cor
nell, but the authorities had been com
/ PEELED 20 reject them.
A suffrage meeting 20 be held a'
/ Colonel Rooscyelt's home at Oyster
/ Bay and at which the Colonel viii
| spoak, was announced to-day for Sep
/ tember S Tonight meeting ended
with shower Of flowers torsed from
the audience when Mrs WhItehous.
ro.s Ia adjourn tho convention