The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-21
Woman Suffrage Aired.

against suffrage before the senate COM
mittee on state affairs. Less than two
hours time was occupied by the hear
ing, and an executive session will prob
ably be held on the measure.
Lois X. Mathews of the economic de-
partment of the university said that it
was five years since the question had
been submitted and & good many things
had changed in the meantime. She de-
| clared that great problems were before
the people of the future and it re-
quired the brains OF all to settle them.
las pure business proposition,
| think women should share this TeSpOn-
| slbility with the men," declared Miss
Mathews. I'VE are asking for humane
cost of it. We will realize these things
if we are allowed to share the respon-
sibility with the men"
| Lutte E. Stearns said that she was a
| wisconsin citizen and asked for the
opportunity to help along" The wom-
en- Of the country are interested in all
vital problems and I'VE only ask the
|
OF them" She read a long list of the
states where suffrage exists, but brand
ed presidential suffrage" as make
shift
Opposes Vote for Women.
Mrs. Francis B. Day of Milwaukee,
speaking in opposition, said that most
of the women who desire to vote
! A.xt,s,T Tod I'll. ,0I~
| fee"
! If the same energy was used by the
| women in the home" continued Mrs.
Day, las is used in the political cam
| paign funds for suffrage there never
would have been the story OF the child
who asked his father who was the
woman who came around their home
on Sunday and often whipped them"
Mrs. Day urged the Reinnoldt bill to
| determine whether women really want
the ballot
Can't Adjourn Until July l.
! There is little possibility of an ad-
journment of the legislature before
/ July 1. When this session convened
eight weeks ago it was planned to
have all appropriation bills reported
to the legislature not later than March
| l. For many reasons this has been
impossible. The committee which has
been out investigating the charitable
and penal institutions of the state has
not been able to complete its work 50
as to file it's financial recommendations
to the committee. 1t now seems prob
able that these recommendations will
not be ready before April /. The orig
tnal plan contemplated u final adjourn
ment of the legislature on May l. The
! administration leaders now assert that
with a large number of bills pending
before both houses there is little like
lyhood of a final adjournment before
July /.
Big Grist of Amendments
There are rumors that an amend.
ment campaign will break out next
week, and that suggestions will be
| offered to change the date of the ref.
erendum to the spring election and to
take referendum on the exclusion
from the state of liquors containing
more than 10 per cent alcohol. The
spring referendum amendment is de-
sired by L. J. Mahon, representing the
| whisky men, who argued for ii ia the
committee. The 10 per cent amend
ment, if it comes in, will be sponsored
by brewers living outside Of A1ilwau-
kee. Two years ago a DILL embracing
this idea was introduced by Senator
Bosshard, La Crosse, with the. back
ing, it is understood. of brewers IN his
part of the state.
Fate Of Evjue Bill.
The Evjue dry referendum will
probably not be disposed of on the
floor until next week. During the
week the bill will be reported out by
the committee on excise and fees.
The committee is claimed by the
vets by one of two votes. That they
will get q committee report to kill the
bill is disputed by the drys, who be-
lieve the committee will return the
measure without recommendation, as
is sometimes done when a committee
is evenly divided.
w. r. Evjue, author of the bill,
makes no forecast of the results on
the floor beyond stating that he ex-
poets q close vote and that he is hope
full Of winning. The fate of the bill
seems to be in the hands of half a
dozen members, whom neither side
has so far been able to put on record.
Wisconsin Dotes Not Want War.
Gov. e. L. Phillip has sent the fol-
lowing telegram to a New York news
paper as the first formal public eX-
preston he has made in regard to the
possible war.
"The people of Wisconsin do not
want war and wish that the president
might avoid it, If he can do so without
the sacrifice of our national honor. If
war must come, the president Of the
United States may rely upon it that
the people of this state will support
him and their country with a whole
heart and with all the strength that
they possess.
"The American people demand that
they be protected in their rights on
land and sea and that the government
enforce such protection. The govern
ment will not be prepared to afford
such protection unless it makes imme-
date provision for an adequate army
and navy"