Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-11-12 | Page 10 | Woman is Free, Says Mrs. Call

111 IS FREE, KS. HIT Liberation From Thraldom Virtually Accomplished, Says Suffrage Leader. ST. LOUIS, Nov. 11. The liberation of women from the "thraldom In which custom, cus-tom, law and public opinion bound thm." virtually is accomplished, aocordtntf to an address by Mrs. Carrie Chapman Ctl, read at the formal opening of the convention conven-tion of the National Council of Women here tonight. Mrs. Catt, who is president of the National Na-tional American Woman Suffrage afto-clatlon, afto-clatlon, was unable to get here, but nent her speech. Governor Frederick T). Mariner of Missouri Mis-souri also was detained, but sent the state's welcome to the women, faying their work during the war had won the political respect of men, and "Impressed men that woman should be given her full and equal rights and responsibilities." As the work of the suffrage association practically Is finished. Mrs. Catt asserted, it probably would dissolve its cor.vention in Chicago next February and form a new association which will be called the "League of Women Voters," whose aim Is to stimulate more Intelligent citizenship citizen-ship and higher political ideals. She surveyed sur-veyed the accomplishments of tho association, asso-ciation, adding: "The leaders of the suffrage nnsoctatlon were the only women apparently p(s-sesscd p(s-sesscd of the vision of th final liberation libera-tion of women from I he t hraldom in which customs, law and public opinion bound them. This Is about realize!. "The end of the suffrage struggln n In sight. The controversy of a century, which once was waged with eggs and cabbage, has closed. "The delegates Ot tho association will not sit with your council again. With your permission the league of Women Voters will tak Its place, "In view of the momentous hnngc. I suggest that the council mark th close of the period now 'Ira wing to an rnd hy dropping the worna n suffrage committee and U Its stead establish a committee on good cltlzr-nshlp."