Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-03-25


He resigned the highest paid pSs'..oN
in the gift of the Administrator
cause, as he stated in his lettef " ."e
President. Il think it Is high time tha.s
men in this genertiaon, at Some cos' ~
themselves, stood up to battle ior t"e
national enfranchisement OF American
women.
So, in order effectively to keep my
promise made in the West, ana more
freely to go into this larger field OF
democratic effort, hereby resign my
office as collector Of the Port OF ne"
York
Dudley Field Malone was the hrst' or
large number Of powerful admins
tration leaders to voice protest against
the refusal of political liberty to Ameri-
can women, while this country was en-
gagged in war for democracy abroad.
So far. he stands as the only statesman
in history to have made political sac
rifce for the sake Of the enfranchlse-
ment of women. but many men followed
his lead to the point of expressing re-
grat Of Indignation at the attitude OF the
Democratic Administration toward the
Federal Suffrage Amendment.
Forced in large measure by the grow
ing sentiment within the Administra-
ton. the President finally urged the pas
sage of the amendment on the 9th Of
January.
Mr. Malone is deeply interested in all
progressive activities. sHe was the firsr
man of President Wilson's Administra.
ton. nearly five years ago, to advoca1.
eparedness and he helped to found
the first Plattsburg Training Camp
taking the training there himself for
two years.
With Mr.. Malone at the Portland
meet ng on Monday night viii be Miss
Mabel Vernon. secretary Of the execu-
tive committee of the Womans party
Miss Vernon. too. VIII have an interest
Ing story to tell and she is an irresisti-
bic speaker. She is graduate OF
Swarthmcre.
"She is one of the few women Mrs
Robert Treat Whitehouse declared at
the Portland headquarters this morn
ing who have literally given their
Ives TO work for suffrage. who have
sacrificed bus ness positions, withdrawn
from all their social connections, given
up their homes, their friends and all
their personal life Miss Vernon is yerv
young and small and fair. She began
her speaking tours for suffrage in the
Delaware campaign in 1913. She la
tored with Anne Martin in the cam
paign which won suffrage for the won,-
en- OF Nevada and took up residence
. IN thst state In order that she might
snare in the fruits of that victory"
Another interesting and novel feature
OF the Portland Suffrage Mass meeting
VIII be the singing by the well-known
Portland contralto. Mrs. John Hummer
Tu er Mrs. Turner will sing the
st rring "Woinens Marseilles" and the
now famous "Al:ve. Alive, Oh" which
the girl pickets sang So feelingly i, the
occoquon jail. The words OF "Alive
On were composed by Beulah Amilon
OF the National Woman's Party and the
music was arranged from an old Irish
air by Vida NJ HOLLAND who served a
term in the workhouse at Occoquon 70,
peacefully petitioning for political lib.
erty Tor American women.
The National Woman's Party of
Maine through its president, Mrs. Rob-
err Treat Whitehouse wish to an.
nounce that in case Frye Hall rroyes IN.
adequate to hold all those anxious to
hear Mr.. Malone at this great free mass
meeting. there will be an overflow meet.
ifg IN the lower halls and everyone will
rave an opportunity to hear the erea:
speaker.