Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-03-13

Many States whose constitution read in
such way that they cannot grant
school voting to women-Pennsylvania
TOR instance, someone discovered munich
pal suffrage could be granted
Then in Rhode Island they found
women could have presidential electors
SO some of the States began to grant
TINS. Authority to give presidential suf-
| rage is drawn from the national consti-
tuition. Authority to give municipal suf-
rage is drawn from the state constitu-
tion. Wisconsin, Rhode Island and YER
mont have suffrage for presidential cleo
tors. The Governor of Vermont has
vetoed that bill. This Is unique and Is
interesting that the Governor vetoed IL
because 1t was unconstitutional. 1t is
the business Of the Legislature and no
BODY else to determine who shall elect
electors and how they shall be elected
rms was proved at the time of the
CiVii War, and decision was that the
Legislature and no one else has the
say. That is secure. GD 1t is constitu-
tional; 'z) he has no right whatever to
veto that Dill. AS matter of fact, all
the bills for presidential election have
pecn signed by the Governors, but they
I included other measures and they were
effect the bill one way or the other. The
Governor of Wisconsin wanted to veto
the bill, but he found he could not and
so signed it, The Governor of Vermont
ala something unconstitutional The
Governor has nothing to say about it.
| Michigan found she has exclusive
right and could not divide that right with
anyone else. Consequently, Vermont has
brought into suffrage history brand
new question and it is one by which the
suffragist will gain unless the courts
| Will repudate the constitution and all
decisions made for the last 40 years.
WHAT YOU NEED IN ORGANIZATION
Pay particular attention to the organi-
aations of men. 1t is a great mistake to
| confine your organization to women
You should secure group of men to see
your organization through You have
gone beyond the point where this should
be regarded as a woman's movement
You must have political parties with you
tor ratihcation get the parties behind
| you.
This is the time when everyone shah
| think what she can do. If you can't get
big groups, get little ones | have seen
towns and cities where you couldn't find
1
you wouldn't find one who wasn't. Any
woman or any man who says he doesn t
| want to know about woman suffrage
when all leaders in the world are for it
and will put it through is foolish. For an
american to say women can't vote is so
outrageous that they should be put up
! against wall at sun rise and shot with
suffrage ammunition"
| THE IJrNCHEON
The meeting adjourned at 1890 to the
| main dining room, where a delightful
! luncheon was served. Mrs. Oliver Ashton
or Rutland was toastmistress. She said in
opening:
I'VE are to have symposium of ideas
under the title Ideas of citizenship
She read a quotation by President
/ Wilson in which he said when he met
opposition against the League of Nations
| i am amazed that there should be in
some quarter such a state of comprehen-
| sive ignorance of the state of the world
| These gentlemen do not know the mind
| or the world. l do not know how they
have been influenced but | do know they
have been away from the common cur
rents of mankind
| This is true in relation to our cause "
| said Mrs. Ashton. There Is nothing as
bad as ignorance with semblance OF
knowledge We have three great obstacles
our senior senator. our senior representa-
tive, and our governor. 1t Is said to be
strong, one should meet obstacles sc
vermont women have a chance to be
strong" She then introduced Mrs. A. l.
Bailey, president of the Vermont State
Suffrage association. who said:
women have heard their country's
IN lxo
done away with the weaker sex Mrs
Bailey told something of what womer
had done. She said everyone should learr
The Star Spangled Banner and EN-.
phasized the Importance of team work
What put the fourth Liberty Loan over
The bombing of the hospitals. What will
pat the amendment through? One adverse
vote in the Senate said Mrs. Bailey
| Throughout her remarks she introduced
sayings which were clever and pat.
Mrs. NJ. d. Chittenden. State presiden
of the Y. w. c. A, spoke on the idea
| of the Y. w. G. A. on citizenship. 20
course there were before small groups
of the Y. w. c. A. in Vermont" she said
but the war committee really organized
it throughout the State.
I'VE must have ideals but the TIM
has come where one must not have haz.
ideas on what they intend to do. Tn
Y. w. c. A. has a definite program an,
it needs the aid of every women's or
ganization in the State.
I'VE want it now because the girl
who have been doing war work wan
something to do. We want you to urg
the girls to go to the convention at Rut
land.
Our service program gives these re
quirements for citizenship first, broad
mindedness and Witness to suffer for
principle; second, loyalty to God an
loyalty to country: third. efficiency, an
. fourth vision.
THE new American girl must be yer
different from that of 1914 We used t
say success for yourself now we say sue
, cess If possible but service to other
first"
2 Mrs. Anna Hawkes. Putnam of Ben
nington, State president of the women
, section of the Council Of National De
, Tense said: citizenship to me means
force constructive and vital, socia
and political force Too much 1t ha
been classed with petty politics.
, wish to emphasize the social side, o
what good we can do with our vote
= feel that in Vermont we need to loo
> on this social viewpoint when we com
! to use our ballot and we should vot
in the best interests of our town, GU
county and our State"
, Mrs. Wilson, secretary of the Ma
, tional Suffrage association, was tn
speaker midway down the program
|, so she said:
II am an intermezzo and so T.