The Denver Jewish news., 1925-07-23
ID ECLAR RE SUFFRAG GE
CAUGHT WOMEN UMPIRE.
PARED.
leaders Of Councils Civic Work An.
ally, Indifference and Shorte eomings
Of the Woman Voter.

4 atys
Of the Woman Voter.
New York City Three prominent
women in the rank Of the civic work
OF the National Council Of Jewish
Women, have given expression to their
opinions on the question: Has Suf.
frage Caught Women Unpreparedg
Mrs. Sleemund Herzog Of Cleveland
National Chairman of the committee
on Civic and Communal Affairs. of the
| National Council Of Jewish Women.
summed mp her analysis in the follow.
| ing statement: Look back over the
| span of years to that memorable
August day, when the voices of the
Nations wOmenhOod jOyfully pro.
claimed the victory of the Suffrage
Amendment. one often wonders Just
what has happened since. Five years
have gone by, audit is still the old lead
ers, those who were prepared through
working so fcarlessly and valinntly for
their rights and ours, who are in the
front ranks. True, others have Joined
their forces. A few have been elected
governor. judges. members of State
Legislature. Some have been given
seats in the National Party convention.
But the great majority OF women are
not interested in voting. in politics.
We, the average women, care nothing
about an intelligent citizenry."
Mrs. Ernest Jaros Of the Columbus,
Ohio, Section, who has been active in
local and state movements, asserted a:
Il should say that suffrage found the
majority of women unprepared, and
particularly the Jewish women. my
self began working for suffrage in Co
lumbus fifteen years ago. For several
munity showed the slightest interest
although | know that our women in
other communities were working. In
fact, during one year early in my ef-
forts. very charming and capable
Jewish woman was president of The
Ohio Suffrage Association. In the
years just, preceding our securing OF
the ballot, one or two evinced faint
| interest and did little work.
| I'VE are intensely clannish, eXces
sively race conscious. Civil ant
political work mean a forgetfulness OF
all such clannishness, and conscious
ness only of larger community life
and purpose. The necessity for concen'
trated and organized effort during the
war, the consequent necessity for fol
lowing leadership, and again our clut
activities too, prepared us in Il meas
ure for political activities.
"Our women are quick to adopt the
latest fashions in dress, but our minds
like most human minds, are prone tt
he centuries behind the fashion. We
did not want TO enter upon new duties
W hici. our fathers, husbands and broth
ers had always attended to. We die
not want to exercise our lazy mind:
to study the laws of our city, state ant
national government.
"But we must change our menta
fashion. Indeed, the National Coun
ell of Jewish Women, through it
Sections, has wrought miracles in de
veloping this change in mental atti
tude. Every Section, with its com
mittees on civic affairs and legisla
ton, is focus from which radiat,
interest and endeavor. | remembe
distinctly when the committee oil
civic and legislation was first organ
lied in our Section about five year
ago. One of the prominent women il
our community asked, why shoult
Jewish women want committee lik
that? This is just the attitude whicl
we must combat, if the Jewish won
an is to do her duty, not only to he
country, but to her people"
Mrs. Jennie LOTHIAN Varron, o
Boston, chairman of its Committe
on Legislation, declared: prepared
ness for suffrage does not mea
learning how to mechanically mark
ballot, saunter down to votin
booth, give your name in clear ton
to an official, fold your ballot with
proper number of creases and deposi
it skillfully through slot in a boz
Preparedness for suffrage mean
something bigger. 1t means a con
stant, everlasting seeking for tn
higher things of life"
LORD PLUMER RECEIVED