The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-01-26
MOMENT FOR



Mrs. Ida Hustled Harper. writing for
the Leslie Womuu Suffrage commission
of which Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait is
the head, has issued an appeal 10 the
public to stand 10y the cause AZ this
critical time, and TO lend all possible TO
bear toward the passage of the bill by
the senate. Mrs. Hustled says:
THE movement for woman suffrage
began in lsiS and has never ceased.
The National American association was
formed in 1869 for the express purpose
of obtaining a federal amendment aud
its leaders have gone before every con.
since that time. " the cnatc will
now tatity the action of the house, the
~uifrugists need never take another min.
ute of its valuable time. Ii it viii not
they will 20 to Washington winter after
winter in constantly increasing numbers
until the amendment IL submitted. No
power on earth will stop them for they
realize that with the difficulties in many
states the referendum method will de.
fer universal suffrage for another gen.
Grafton.
by act OF parliament all women in
New Zealand, Australia. Finland and
Norway have been fully cnfranchiscd
for many years. Denmark and Iceland
paused in the midst OF the war 10 giv-
the complete suffrage 10 women. The
varied governments IN Russia have
done the same, and most of the Euro.
puan countries have promised il ia the
near future. II prevails in fuur.tfths Of
Canada and universal woman suffrage
viii soon be conferred by It's new gov.
eminent. On she very day when the fed.
cral amendment was adopted by our
house of representatives the house Of
lords of Great Britain signiied its up.
prevail Of the bill 70 enfranchise WON.
IN which was sent up from the house Of
commons. II is timely 10 note that the
lords accepted 1t boy a vote Of l3i TO 10
pnd our lawmakers bv q majority of less
than one. especially when the British
vote meant the actual cntrauchisement
of six million women with almost nr
further procedure. while the American
vote was only one step in a long future
contest in the various legislatures. This
vote in the British parliament makes
mandatory a favorable vote of our sen.
ate u that body and the women Of the
uited States are not 10 be discrcditcd
Nothing more Illuminating can he
imagined than that our highest lcgis.
l%lativc tribunal should refuse 10 do it's
part toward making the enfranchising
of American women possible while the
oldest aud most conservative parliament
tary body in existence literally does en-
franchise the women of England, Scot
Hand, Wales and Ireland. This stigma
must not be placed on our womanhood
and our nation, The margin between
1.-THE members of our senate who would
Impose 1t and those who would spare
lus that humiliation is very narrow. The
vote is likely 60 be- taken in a short
time, The administration and the rep.
Ir-escntativcs have done their share, The
lcditors OF magazines and newspapers,
THE clergy, every man and woman who
writes or speaks from the platform, cv.
lcryone who Fan influence q senator by
Ia letter or telegram, should fel it an
imperative duty ia help secure q major
.ity vote for this federal suffrage amend.
lmcut which will send il 60 the state
legislatures for a favorable and final de
l]eisiuH. II is possible for the sc.ate 4,
take this action before the house of
lords puts its last touch on the franchis,
bill, 50 that the United States need not
have second place. Will you give voui
valuable support al this supreme me
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