Evening star., 1918-05-05

The subject Of woman suffrage was
occupying . prominent place in the
public mind in
Suffrage Campaign ENGLAND nfty
Opens in England. yoc.t.. ~ of Of .aus,
franchise were laying the foundations
for the campaign that later developed
to the point Of militancy. In Tho Star
Of April n. 1858. 10 the following:
"A meeting was held in London .
fostnisht ago to discuss the question
presided and the first speaker was Mr..
Jamss Haywood. who. IN the course of
aninteresting address. pointed out ono
extrsme case Of the injustice of OK
cluding women from political rights.
On the death Of the late Mr.. ingram
the sole care and management OF the
illustrated London News fell on Mrs.
Ingram. That journal had an enormous
circulation and Its conduct required
the exercise Of tho greatest care and
talent Yet the lady on whom the ar
Of the land deprived Of any share in tho
government of tho country. That was
q state Of things, said Mr.. Haywood.
which certainly ought not to be per-
mitted to exist. Mr.. Thomas Hughes
character. and finally a petition to par :
Lament was agreed to. which sets forth
that women are competent. by law and
in fact, to carry on a business. to ad-
minister an estate and to fill other no
sitions. which. both by investing them
and by ahfording tests of fitness. are
usually considered to give q claim to
tho suffrage"
Continued postponement Of the trial
Of Jefferson Davis fifty years ago led
to the prevalence OF
Doubt a to the = belief that it was
not the intention Of
Davis Trial. the government actu-
ally 10 proceed to court with the for
msr executive Of the confederacy. In
The Star Of April 2s, 1868. IL the fol-
lowing on the subject:
Statements have been extensively
circulated that the trial Of JEFF Davis
IL likely to come OF at the next term
Of tho district court at Richmond.
There is no ground for belief that such
will be tho case. It Is true that Mr..
OConor, when here a few days ago.
probabilities Of an early triac but 1t is
also true that he neither knew nor
learned anything definite. The case Is
dependent upon matters beyond the
control Of Davis counsel or the district
attorney. The question of further con-
tinuance must be decided by the Attor-
ney General for the President who may
be in Office at that time. 1t Is not likely
that Mr.. Browning. on the part of MI
johnson, will take the responsibility
oP <rio
question Of the Presidents retention or
removal should be pending before the
Senate, and should Mr.. johnson go out
of Office, It will readily be seen that
the course Of action which Will be de-
termined on by his successor can only
be a subject of guesswork. That so
important a trial should not be pro-
ceeded with in the first weeks of the
new Presidents incumbency seems to
be generally agreed, even II the ex-
citement Of a presidential canvass and
the necessary reconstruction OF tie
various departments do not make 1t an
inconvenient time to attend to the trial
of a state criminal"
In consequence of a legislative block
ade fifty years ago. the school teachers
Of Washington were
Teachers, pov deprived Of their pay
for a long period. and
In Arrears. great distress was oc-
casioned, with consequent deteriora-
tion of the school efficiency. In The
Star Of May 1. 1868. is an editorial on
the subject of shall thesPublic Schools
Be Suspended?"
This question may excite surprise
and a doubt whether it is seriously put,
but it is really one that must be speed
lily met. We learn that the teachers OF
the public schools. who are now three
months unpaid, finding that there is no
Immediate prospect of receiving their
dues have determined, unless relief is
speedily afforded them. to suspend their
work and undertake to get livelihood
in some other way. They propose to
hold a meeting next week and take
Joint action to this end, and then, at
the expiration of brief notice. vacate
their positions. one and all.
For long period. In consequence OF
'deadlocks' and other hindrances. they
have failed to receive their pay. small
as it Is, with sufficient regularity to
enable them to depend upon 1t for sup
port. They have been reduced to the
most mortifying shifts to obtain means
to support themselves and families, and
not unfrequently they have been
obliged to borrow money at rutnous
shave to enable them to supply press
ing wants.
sarhis, then, is the situation, and II
means are not found to pay them 1t