New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-10-08
WOMEN MAY VOTE
To SUIT SELVES
SOME POLITICIANS SEE SIGNS
THAT THEY WILL NOT FOLLOW
LEAD OF MEN FOLK.
REGISTER AS INDEPENDENTS
Headquarters of the Old Parties Learn
the People Are Rather Apathetic-
Campaign Hasn't Developed Any
overshadowing Issue.
BY JAMES p. HoRNADAY.

campaign Hasnt Developed Any
overshadowing Issue.
BY JAMES p. HoRNADAY.
WashingtOn.-With the presidential
election drawing near, politicians
would be happier if they knew how
h women will vote. The recent pro-
mitigation of the amendment to the
federal constitution comforting the
right to vote on all women has intro
duced a factor in the campaign with
which the politicians have not had to
reckon to any great extent in the past.
Wherever registration of voters has
taken place since the amendment was
promulgated, the women have shown
an eagerness to register which indi-
Gates that the new vote will be a heavy
one. 1t is regarded as significant that
in Il good many states the women are
registering as Independents, rather
than as Democrats, Republicans, Pro-
hibitionists, Socialists or whatnot. Pol
iticians generally agree that this prob
ably mean that the women have not
made up their minds what they intend
TO do on election day.
Some persons whose business it is
to keep track of things politically
have a theory that the women as a
ule will not vote as their men folk
vote. In this connection 1t is pointed
out that In the home circle 1t has been
tho habit for n lnp0 tipnn 10 aIila thn
prospective women voters about voting
as their husbands or brothers or
s~weethearts voted. 1t is asserted hat
this Gliding has got on the nerves of a
great many women who feel that II is
incumbent on them to display some in
dependence when they go to the polls,
and the prediction is made that in
every state there will be many thou
sands of women who will make it a
point not to vote the way the men folk
in the family voted. All this specula-
ton interests the politicians and where
It is taken seriously makes the prob
lem before them more difficult of So
luton.
SSf'S 'ses'S NpoehShiSs
The reports to the headquarters of
the old political parties as n rule In
dictate that the people are not as yet
showing any keen interest in the cleo
tion. The two leading candidates for
president have received cordial recep-
tons wherever they have Travelled, but
the common run of spellbinders sem
out by the speaking bureaus of the
committee have, 1t Is asserted, not
faced unusual crowds. The people are
disposed to be demonstrative at
all. Some of the politicians argue that
the voters have made up their minds,
while others set forth the view that
the people who are to do the voting
are yet to be convinced.
With the period of time for present
Ing arguments to the people becoming
brief 1t is generally agreed that the
campaign has not developed any over
s%hadowing issue. The League Of Ma
has been talked about more than
any other one thing and In some To-
has apparently become a real
issue, but for the country as a whole
1t has not stirred things as some of
the politicians thought 1t would. At
tempts have been made to Introduce
the ''wet and dry" issue into the ma
lonal campaign, but thus far they have
not succeeded to any great extent. II
Is a real issue, however, In a good
many congressional districts. The sup
of the prohibition amendment
are seeking to bring about the election
If members of congress who will not
to weaken the law under which
is enforced. 1t is generally
that the amendment itself is in
he constitution to stay, and that the
,nly question Is whether congress will
,ver see fit to weaken the enforcing
egislation.
Alaska to Solve Paper Problem.
That the shortage of newsprlnt will
e overcome by new paper mills
n Alaska is predicted by Col.
V. b. Greeley, chief Of the forest
.eryice, who has just returned from a
Months inspection Of timber and wa
power on the Tongass national for
st. The national forests Of Alaska"
Colonel Greeley, contain re-
ources sufficient TO produce 100000
Dns of paper annually I'm perpetuity,
nd a paper industry in the territory
now assured" Colonel Greeley be-
ewes that the administration of Alas
as great should be put
1 the hands Of men on the ground,
ut IL opposed to the transfer Of all
interests to "a local commits
on.
The Tongass national forest" says
e, comprises 15.J00.0O0 acres. The
ulk Of its woodland Is along the wa
n edge. The forest is a narrow
,astal belt running from one to six
lies from the water. Until now Alas
a has had no pulp mills. 1t boasts
! twenty sawmills up and down the
,ast, but they have been used prin-
pally to cut lumber for local use and
II making cases in which fish are I
licked. / am satisfied, however, as a !
suit Of my recent trip, that the OPP
~)rtunities are there for a second Nor ,
ay in the paper industry. My ambi- |
Is to help develop the paper in
lstry In Alaska along the same lines
i'm the Scandinavian countries. / {
ould make II a permanent industry. '