Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-12-25

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states rights being the determining issue. Massa-
chusetts, which next meets in 1926 did not act in
1924. but the people rejected the amendment In
q referendum.
The General Federation of Women's Clubs and
most organizations of women are working for
the amendment. The American Federation of La
Dor is carrying on an active campaign for its rat
fication. The National grange is as squarely-
against the amendment. The A. F. 1. attitude Is
this:
1T is not only for economic reasons that the
citizenship of our country is urged to ratify the
proposed amendment to the Constitution. 1t is
one of the highest duties of the men and women
of our time to safeguard the childhood of Ameri-
ca"
a N INTERESTING mile post In woman's
"A march to full citizenship will be reached in
1925 when women are governors of the
states Of Wyoming and Texas. It is fact of
course, that in many of the states women do not
stand In exact equality with men before the law
This due to two things: Old laws that discrim-
mate against her and new laws that give her spe-
cial privileges because of her sex. The women
leaders have split into two camps on this ISSUE
Both camps want new legislation. The League
Of Women Voters Is campaigning to secure action
through the state legislatures thus retaining spe
cial privileges already granted The National
Woman's Party would have an amendment to the
regardless of existing laws.
The Texas election apparently settled one yexed
question. A legal battle was waged against the
eligibility of the woman candidate on the ground
that not qualified, in the absence of
special enabling legislation, to hold the Office of
governor, the law Invariably using the pronoun
'he' instead of the qualifying phrase, 'he she.
How about the poll tax that obtains in many
states? In New Hampshire woman went to jail
as public protest against the payment of this
tax Unfortunately sympathetic-Or unsympa-
thetic-friend paid the tax, SO there was legal
decision on the issue raised.
In the meantime the United States War depart
ment has begun a study intended to give American
women recognized place in the army ''n all
branches of the military service in of future
emergency involving maximum effort" That
would seem to include everything from making
Red Cross bandages to womaning machine gun
And Of course everyone knows that the American
woman can fight If she has to and will not be sat
isfed until she has the right
THE New Year will see an increase in the num-
Der of motor vehicles and in automobile traf
fc Five million new vehicles are likely to be
made and sold. There are now approximately IT.
100000 motor vehicles. -Four million Of these,
more than six years old, will go to the junk pile
Net increase one million.
The New Year will also see corresponding in
crease Of the appalling slaughter of the American
people-uness the nation bestirs itself quickly and
vigorously. In 1928 the loss from traffic accidents
was $4,000 human lives, 678,OOO serious personal
injuries and an economic loss of 000O0,000 The
year 1924 saw about $4,000 fatal accidents; 1925
will probably make new slaughter record of
about 10000.
Speeding and violation of the rules of the road
are the greatest contributing factors where motor
lists are at fault. Pedestrians cause almost as
many accidents motorists in cases where pedes
TRANS are killed There is obvious necessity
for systematic effort gain accurate and complete
data concerning traffic accidents their types,
causes and methods of prevention Sooner or later
mental and physical test will have to be applied
all applicants for licenses. Doubtless inferior in
telligence, slow minds and muscles and defective
eyesight responsible in large part.
Illinois may pass licensing law providing for
mental and physical tests; such bill will be in
troduced in the legislature in January and pressed
Other states will probably consider similar oils
Nine states have already made a beginning in the
testing of eyesight.