Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-10-12
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 Apathetie-
Campaign Hasn't Developed Any
Overwhelming Issue.


the People Are Rather Apathetie-
Campaign Hasn't Developed Any
overshadowins Issue.
BY JAMES p. HoRNA1AY.
Observation-Disclosures the presidential
/ election drawing near. politicians
would be happier if they knew how
the 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 factor in the campaign with
which the politicians have not had 10
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 HE new vote will be a heavy
one. 1t is regarded as significant that
| in good many states the women are
| registering as independents. rather
| than us Democrats, Republicans Pro
| hbitionists, Socialists or whatnot. Poi
''iNAcii' t5CiISi oliy &C tIidl iIfiS i'IOi'-
| ably means that the women have not
made up their minds what they intend
| to do on election day.
| Some persons whose business il is
10 keep track of things politically
| have Il theory that the women as Il
rule will not vote as their men folk
vote. In this connection it is pointed
| out that in the home circle it has been
| the habit for a long time to chide the
| prospective women voters about voting
as their husbands or brothers or
| SWeethearts voted. II is asserte'! that
this Gliding has got on the nerves of Il
| great many women who feel that it 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 Il
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.
People Rather Apathetic
The reports to the headquarters of
the old political parties as a rule in
dictate that the people are not as yet
showing any keen interest in the cleo
ton. The two leading candidates for
president have received cordial recep-
tons wherever they have travelled, but
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out by the speaking bureaus of the
committee have, il is asserted. not
faced unusual crowds. The people are
not 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 it is generally agreed that the
campaign has not developed any over
Shadowing issue The League Of Ma
tons has been talked about more than
any other one thing and in some To-
calities has apparently become real
issue, but for the country as whole
it has not stirred things as some of
the politicians thought it would. At
tempts have been made to Introduce
the wet and dry" issue into the ma
tional campaign, but thus far they have
not succeeded to any great extent. It
is real issue, however, in good
many congressional districts. The sup
pOrterS of the prohibition amendment
are seeking to bring about the election
of members of congress who will not
vote to weaken the law under which
prohibition is enforced. 1t is generally
agreed that the amendment itself is in
the constitution to stay, and that the
only question is whether congress will
ever see fit to weaken the enforcing
legislation.
Alaska to Solve Paper Problem.
That the shortage of newsprint will
lie overcome by new paper mills
in Alaska is. predicted by Col.
w. B. Greeley, chief of the forest
service, who has just returned from a
months inspection of timber and wa
ter power on the Tongass national for
est. The national forests of Alaska
said Colonel Greeley, contain re-
sources sufficient to produce 100000
tons of paper annually in perpetuity,
and paper industry in the territory
is now assured" Colonel Greeley be-
lieves that the administration of Alas
ka'S great resources should be put
in the hands of men on the ground,
but is opposed to the transfer of all
federal interests TO a local commits
sion.
The TOngass national forest" says
ne, comprises 15,50O,000 acres The
bulk of its woodland is along the wa
fer edge. The forest is narrow
coastal belt running from one to six
miles from the water. Until now Alas
ka has had no pulp mills. 1t boasts
of twenty sawmillS up and down the
coast, but they have been used prin-
cipalIy to cut lumber for local use and
Cor making cases in which fish are
packed / am satisfied. however. as a
result of my recent trip. that the op-
portunitieS are there for a second Nor
way in the paper industry. My ambi-
ton is to help develop the paper in
dustry in Alaska along the same lines
as i'll the Scandinavian countries.
would make it permanent industry.
PAGoDA, A PLACE OF WORSHIP.