| Show WOMEN OF UTAH 1 PLEDGE SUPPORT Unanimously Agree to Work fOr Suffrage Amendment 0 t to Constitution I EFFORTS ARE INDORSED INDORSED i Senator George Sutherland Promises to Help and andi j i 1 Predicts Success r After Mrs Irl Annie Wells Cannon had had i expressed the thanks and appreciation t tot of ot tho the women of ot Utah to Senator for tor his f. f George Georgo Sutherland support o othe of the several womans woman's suffrage matter mattor V. V before tho the last session of ot Congress at ata ata f a mass mas meeting of ot the leaders in th the cause in Utah 0 ot at t the Bishops Bishop's building j yesterday afternoon Senator Sutherland Suther Suther- land in a brief speech told his audience audi ence that he would woul work always for tor suffrage as ho believed that the vot VOl was a right that belonged to women a as well as aR to men wel I At the conclusion of or Senator Sutherlands Sutherland's Suther Suther- 1 lands land's talk the meeting by a unanimous unal- unal unaI- unaI vote ote expressed Itself Iselt in favor tavor o oa of or ofa orn a n motion moton put b by Mrs Susa SUS Young Gates pledging the tho support of ot Young t tho to o 0 women of Utah to lo the work worl of ot tie Congressional Union for omens Women's Suf sur- Ue fla frage c to have the called so-called Ho-calel Ho Susan SUan L D D. D B. B Anthony amendment to the al constitution now noW before Congress naton- naton In tho form torm of or what I is known a aa as the Mondell Bristol resolution adopted by Con Congress Tho The amendment provides for the enfranchisement of women In In all al states ta tc Miss Alice Alce Paul of Washington D D. D C C. Jl 4 c chairman of oC the Congressional Union J 4 V for lor Woman's Womans Suffrage was waR scheduled r 4 to speak before the meeting 1 1 day afternoon but was as delayed and did not arrive in Salt Lake until last lut r I night night Her place at the meeting was a filled fied b by Miss Mablo Vernon of Washington Wash Wash- r ington Inston D. D C. C national organizer for i. i the congressional union who gave a. a brief outline of or the work worl being done by tho the organization We Ye already have gained the tho cal cal freedom and now nosy we want that freedom of oC mind and spirit that we mn may become a a truly democratic naton na na- ton tion said Miss Vernon This movement movement movement move move- ment for the vote ote for women is not a anew anew a new movement mo It I dates back to the close of or the civil civi war when Susan B B. B Anthony Anthon tried to have the word sex Inserted in tim the Fifteenth amendment to tho the constitution which gave goye to the black block man tho vote Comparisons Comparison Arc tre Given Gl re Miss Vernon pointed out that under certain conditions Indians were al allowed at- at 01 lowed bowed ed 10 the vote Yote as also were American born Chinese but this right she said was denied denle the tho women of the United r States Stales In all 31 but eleven cleven states Almost Almot women will wU vote for fot the tho next President of oC the United j States State said Miss Mias Vernon They Tho hold the balanco balance of ot power And If it these women of oC the western states stales who al J I al-I ready rendy have havo the vote vole tal take e a a stand forthe for the surra suffrage o amendment to the constitution constitution con con- conI I It will wi go through this next Congress We rf are all al Americans and we women of ot the eastern states are aro arf entitled to the same me ae rights an and as tho the women of the west I 1 desire to express to you OU on behalf behalf be- be half halt of oC the women of or Utah our sincere sincere sin- sin cere core thanks and appreciation for your our support for tor woman woman's womans a 8 suffrage in Congress Congress Congress Con- Con ConN N gress said Mrs Irs Cannon to Senator Sutherland Your magnificent work Is Js thoroughly appreciated and W wo we women of or Utah are proud of our men In Congress and express a n hope that you ou will wU continue thIs thin good work be before before be- be fore foro the COD Congress ress of ot tho United States In reply Senator Sutherland said ono ona of ot the tIle reasons why ho he was in favor of or womans woman's suffrage was wa because he j never had heard a n convincing arsu- arsu J meat ment against it it 1 Women Are tre Serious f As lAs to the lie argument that women would not take take these matters seriously serious serious- t ly 1 m my observation is that that tho the women wonet take their responsibilities more seriously seriously seri serl- I than men he said Womans i suffrage in Utah has been a success 1 and al also o In all al other othor states where it i iiii Is 1 j In iii operation One of ot the strongest arguments arguments ar- ar for tOle womans woman's suffrage in fact tact J Jis t. t is that In all al the states In which It j thas t- t has been in operation for some years J Jno t no ono one has his over suggested a repeal of oC i ithe would the law have If it happened had been een bad this surely surly j 4 I r believe bellevo beleve that the greater geater port part pat of ot y your our work should bo ho carried on in the t states and finally all al opposition will wll L give Ivo wa way I am positive that fifty years ears hence the tho sentiment in opposition tion ton to womans woman's suffrage will wil bo be be looked on as we look on on the witchcraft witchcraft witch witch- l' l craft craf of oC the colonial days das Every Esery per- per pero o i son on regardless of sex eX who Is ai 21 1 years 1 of ot age should have havo a u voice in the government gov- gov 11 10 of oC the country I Lot Let me assure asure you ou that so 50 far ta as I Ican Ican j can I 1 will win Continue to work for tor worn worn- wor I I ans an's suffrage and I firmly believe beleve that I J it I is only H matter of or a row few years before before before be be- fore it will wi I come to all aU tho states At this point Mrs Irs Cannon Eav gave cava briefly a. a a history of ot womans woman's suffrage In Utah Del Delegates Delegate Are Named t tAt Th The meeting co closed e by tho the election electon of the following delegates from Utah to the tho national suffrage convention at San Francisco Mrs Mrs Mrs' Lillian Wirth Mrs W. W N. N P Pease ase Mrs Irs William Mos Mos- sit si Mrs r. r Frank Sno Snow Mrs Ire Elizabeth Elzabeth M M. Cohen Mrs Margaret Zane Cherdron Cherdron Cherdron Cher- Cher j dron Mrs Irs D D- H. H Mrs Ils William Leatham Miss I Ida B Savage Mrs Robert Rob Rob- crt ert R R. Bradford Mrs Virginia P P. Ta Taggart Tag TaS- gart art Mrs Irs B. B Ift Ii Haywood Mrs Anna Mayer Mrs F. F S S. S Richards and Dr D. aL aLJane Jane Mrs lr H II H. A A. A Kin King Icing pr presided pre pre- pr- pr sided Bided at the tho meeting 1 0 Miss Alice Alce Paul national chairman of ot the Congressional Union for tor Worn Worn- Wor nn's ans Suffrage arrived last lat night She ShI has been touring louring the western states organizing branches of ot the tho union front from t which delegates will wil be bo chosen to represent represent represent rep- rep 1 resent tho women voters at the political convention on suffrage that has over ever been held which will wi tako take place In San Francisco about the middie mid mid- u die of ot September t Miss Iss Paul said last night that she had mot met with remarkable success throughout her bier trip through the states to tho the south and cast and east est an and that she ox- ox to complete her organization tour through through Idaho Oregon and Call Call- Cal Cal- t tornia In time to lo attend iho tho ho convention In San Francisco next month I |
