Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-29
Arguments Of Suffragists
Are Answered by Opponents

10 the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir'-Mary p. Clarke. sufrras!st
| aIates in Il recent issue OF your paper
nnat woman suffrage is now operating
,,peacefulIy and normally" in many
states, That depends OH ones idea OF
Wnat Is peaceful und normal. Woman
! suffrage in Montana was responsible
Tor our hrst woman Congressman
Janet Rankin. IL her vote had been
,.n, d DECD ono: this country would
France and Belgium. and Germany
would have won the war and ruled
The world. Miss Rankin was elected
claimed by the l. w. w. az Our Rep
resen;ativc." so, friendly had she
shown herself to them. At the pres
ent time Anne Martin. long a promi-
heht oihccr of the militant suffrage
or&anZation. Is Il candidate for Sena :
tor from Nevada. She lis running az
a Republican. but her platform is
IN New York State. since women
have had the vote. 1t has been neces-
sary IN considerable number OF dis
Gratis 10 unite on a candid ate. rs the
only hope of defeating the Socialists.
one OF the strongest suffrage papers
IN Now England has recently admitted
'hat the Socialist women hold the ball
ance OF political power in New York
Every informed person knows that It
ist vote which inflicted woman suf-
rage on New York. and we have the
word of a paid employee OF the sur
frasists that her association would. OF
course, help the Socialists In rccog
milton of their service in winning SUI
frage In New York.
In, North Dakota the very first act
of the Socialists Ithe so-called Non
Partisan Lcngue'D after gaining con-
tiol Of the Legislature was to pass n
woman suffrage bill.
The spread of Socialist doctrines in
suffrage states is wcll-known to peo-
pie who have taken the trouble to
inform themselves. The recall OF
indses for instance. is a purely Social
isl measure. Every state which ha s
adopted this measure Is woman sur
frage state.
a, the present time powerful
movement is afoot in the United States
to overthrow our government. II is
proposed TO destroy tho Constitution,
under which our country has grown
IN the world. and 10 institute Sovicts
TO rule us. To aid In this destructive
movemen, is 10 be. consciously or un-
s,rnm,' ,.o a traitor and to
mously strengthen socialism. We need
only instance New Zealand. Australia.
finland Russia. Germany. Austria
Henderson. the man who declares that
the revolution in England shall be as
thorough as in Russia. has just been
voting.
1t IS high time for loyal America ms
70 sn Gons ,iiI, We very seriously what the
ToSu VII be, be on ou The future Of our
show the same weakness and coward
Ice before the sufragist intimidation
'has the Of tes ths
Woman's Party openly boast that they
control Congress: the Governors and
state Legislatures through their cara
fer to it as "biackmail." They an
nounee their determination TO turn
their attention next to mayors. and
gain control over them. Should the
women Will then be free TO bring pres
sure on these men on any. political
measure in which they are interested
and we need only look over the Ions
v!sory council o. their association to
see that II is largely composed OF
/ Socialists. Max Eastman counts upon
them as one OF the three most power
/ full Influences in bringing nSout rcvo-
!ution-and Max knows them we'll.
His sister. Crystal Eastman. Is one
Kun, commander of the Red Terror
and Lenine's rssentative in that
unhappy land.
To help toward the ratification OF
the suffrage amendment in any state,
Is therefore, TO assume responsibility
for turning loose in the political arena
Il large group OF interruptions. radi-
cal women who boast of unlimited
power. gained by sinister methods.
over men politicians. and who have
10 gain their ends. To maintain that
their ends Will be peaceful and nor
NAL" is 10 show a deplorable lack OF
understanding of the serious dangers
''' MARGARET c. RoBISsos.
President of the Public Interests
LEAGUE of Massachusetts.
Sept. 20 1919. Jaffrey, n. H.