Show And the he star-spangled star banner in triumph shall wave wn I I Oer O'er I time the land of the free and the home of the brave c V Votes otes for Women JT of the Susan B. B Anthony amendment providing providing pro pro- P PASSAGE viding virling for woman suffrage throughout the thc nation is is assured as is President Wilson Vilson announces his support of the measure With the removal of his opposition will yiH come support in both the Senate and the House which the women working for suffrage were unable to muster Utah with equal suffrage e from the day of statehood years rears ago asserted its stand on this question That the s system tem was as not found found- wanting is evidenced from the fact the state has never neer voiced a regret for its action I Most of the arguments used against woman suffrage have hae been refuted in the h history of Utah In line with this sentiment at home the Utah dele delegation gation in Washington generally speaking has cons consistently consistently consist consist- st- st enU stood ready to support legislation leg which would bring the right to vote to all women in in the United States Former Senator G Gaorge or e Sutherland was a consistent cons consistent con con- s stent advocate of equal suffrage e. e Likewise nse Senator Reed Peed Smoot has repeatedly made ronde it plain Iain that he would support equal suffrage on every opportunity While Senator W. W IT H. King has repeatedly te ly refused to to- tomake make a frank statement in support of woman suffrage suffrage suf suf- frage we WC suspect ct that it will it-will will receive his bis support now that the tile President has mas spoken Heretofore President Wilson lias as acknowledged the justice of the claim of the women seeking the vote for themselves and their sisters He lie lias Imas however held that it should be given gi through state rather than federal l legislation g slat on fuch ot of the tile opposition to the tile measure coming coning from the Senate S and the lower house has been based on the tile same grounds N Now 0 that President Wilson Tilson has indicated incH indi led that the he measure pending in n Congress has his support sup sup- 1 port Ort it is logi logical al to suppose that congressmen men who have worked against ag the measure will follow his lead The Thee New e York victory no doubt has had much to do in inin in ng about the th-e changed attitude altitude For years year the justice fustice of the claim of the women peeking eking suffrage has been recognized by our statesmen The opposition h has hits s been directed principally on the time theory the the- cry ory that the time states could take care of or the time problem them them- The Thc suffrage movement has been heen gaining for years s eai-s and it long since has hns been assured of ultimate victory The last barrier barler to the vote seems to have ha been removed removed re re- re- re moved mo now the measure has imas the approval of the dent nt The passage of the Susan B. B Anthony amendment will ill be a victory fo the untiring n workers who have c kept consistently at timely their task notwithstanding the fact hat Chat it will give i them only what should have lla been given ghen hem them years rears ago no t- t fe |