South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-24

cabinet are outspolsen in advocacy
of il. Most OF the we'll known lead
ers Of both dominant parties are for
it
4. Woman suffrage is inevitable all
the world around. Why delay il?
5. Great Britain and Canada have
enfranchised their women. What
our allies have done in war time,
our republic can do.
s. A hundred per cent American
republic will not deny its women the
political liberty that monarchies
have extended.
Z. Our country went 20 war ito
that is. 10 make it possible for each
nation 20 govern itself and for the
people Of each nation 70 enjoy the
political liberty denied by kaiser
ruled nations Are we fighting for
the freedom OF men, or OF the. peo-
pie?
s. We claim that the hope of real
and permanent victory is through
the growth of democracy within
Germany. yet our country has not
consistently cleared its own record
and denies political liberties which
other countries extend.
g. We are TO send millions of
young men out of the country, leav-
ing their families without a voter.
while men too disloyiil TO be trust
ed with war work are trusted to
vote. The enfranchisement of wo-
men by the federal amendment
means TO give the country a patriotic
vote Of defense. We must fight for
democracy in the trenches of France
had at the polls at home.
10. The government has taken the
sons Of mothers TO fight abroad for
the liberty Of men in other lands
while still denying the liberty TO wo-
men at home Such inconsistency
will ring down the ages to shame our
| children and our children's chill
dren
II. Our government hich calls
upon its women TO give their all to-
ward a war for democracy can not
with justice deny them the vote, the
symbol Of democracy, at home.
! u. No nation in the world will be-
lieve our country sincere in its war
aims OF freedom for the little nation
I by ...self-determination" if it denies
TO women what other nations have
/ granted
Call il War Measure.
Il. Woman suffrage has been
made a wac measure by the facts
/ % that this is a war for democracy.
and the struggle for woman suffrage
is battle for democracy; 90 other
nations have seen this point and
either enfranchised their women or
promised TO do so in definite terms
! CD it is a war by all the people of
the nations for the rights of all the
people Of the world. ca Those who
fight for the rights Of others should
| enjoy those rights themselves.
/ IA. The German newspapers did
not print the news that British par
lament had enfranchised two mil
lions Of men and six million Of wo-
men. The reason is obvious The
menace OF autocracy is democracy.
Naturally, the kaiser breads an up
rising in Germany which will leave
no place for its scheme for a king
by divine right far more than he
fears the worlds armies and navies.
! Therefore no encouragement to dem
ocratic German thinkers must be
permitted to slip through the CEN
sor's hand.
If the senate votes yes" on the
suffrage amendment, will German
papers print that news? Probably
not and for the same reason that
made them silent when Great Britain
and Canada gave the vote to women.
If the senate votes mo- will they
print the news Yes. for the kaiser
fights TO make the world safe for au-
tocracy and any refusal OF the vote
in a land which processes to fight for
democracy will discourage democ-
racy at home. Is that not true?
Find out what your enemy
doesn't want you 10 90 and then do
it" is the slogan credited to more
than one military strategist.
WOman's Franchise League Of In
diana, state headquarters Peru, Ind.