Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-10-30

VIEW PHASES OF MOVEMENT FOR JUSTICE FOR WOMEN
Time when men in their political conclaves sdestep
not oppose unequivocaly The Journals of the Vermont
legislature could tell interesting story in this CONNECTION
What is true of Vermont also true of other States To-day
all this is changed Political parties vie with each other
not p bu ey
are also given place in the party organization and invited to
The explanation of his transformation to be found in
the fact that have acquired the right to vote to de-
contests at the polls. In not few States hold
the balance of political power between the parties Accord
ngy effort spared by the party to make
object for the voters to become affiliated with their
spective party organizations
Vermont significantly enough is of the few States
to zeal gudgngy with the movement to secure political JUS
tfe for women While pubc sentiment in the State
indicated by the passage by the Legislature of bill to put the
put them on an equality with the of other States the
and reactonary element sufficiently
progress.
lily the amendment to the federal constitution looking to
an enlargement will not block that for political
the women of Vermont to vote for president United
States will the of other States exercising
the of State officially will be to prevent our women
IRON voting and thus placing them below the most
movement has been begun to the calling of
extra session of the Vermont Legislature atfy the federal
suffrage amendment We believe the Vermont
necessary to ensure such ratification public sentiment
come uieeny strong to force that course Until becomes
Governor Clement would hardly be warranted by this consd
that an extraordinary legislative session would MOVE
Whether the women of Vermont should be refused the right
of the federal suffrage amendment before that
date is another question.
In the meantime the women of the country as a whole
are going ahead with preparations for the next national cleo
on on the assumption that ratification is assured 1t is in
erestng therefore, to note the form their political
are taking.
Leaders of the movement that not pre-
prg TO form separate party Nor they going to pit
themselves against the The interests of the
too closely related The will be urged to affiliate with
apries will be left to enlist the the women as best
they can We do not expect suffrage will bring the
millennium but we do expect that will right re-
CARELESS OF party The women of this country will stand
nrny Tor two things-the thorough Aercanzaion of all
bao ''SS"'S '"s country and a" intelligent use OF the
The organization conducting citizenship schools
in the right of the ballot But opinion men need
that schools for educating the intelligent use Of the
ballot be opened for
ngon and other communities in Vermont neglect to
cse the right OF suffrage the need of schools in citizenship
the argument that the will even
given the right is hardly pertinent if allowable
guine to the outlook for ratification of the federal amend
ment The organization predict that February will see the
ratification OF the federal suffrage amendment completed and
the promugaton thereof duly made They show that sew
saes nave already ratified and three of the full
airy without conditions. They are Colorado California and
diana Dakota have done likewise In various saes
that have not yet called special legislators them
serves are circulating petitions asking governor to call
special session. " ~ "
Two States are quoted as having pledged ratification the
st Week IN January at their regular These are
Rhode Island and Kentucky In the latter State an enth
sase legislator who wanted special session offered waive
ms perdlem waive his mileageyes and magma charta and
habeas corpus New Jersey also expected to ray in JAM
un nt .o The Of its will be known
% a1ter the tall election and New Jersey the
ratify. ~ ~ " p~' "
It believed that all the suffrage States that have
not yet ratified will call special the purpose before
January The governors of various nonenranched States
are also on record with the promise call special sessions
Another sign of political times be found in the
TACT that even in States where yet voters but
where the Legislature has ratified the federal amendment
some Oh the women who have been strongly opposed are
quietly going to officers of the Suffrage association telling
he that they realize the suffrage side has won and propos
ing to Join the schools of citizenship