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Show LOGAN WOMEN PROTEST. To the Honorable U. S. Senator from I'tah. The bl'l for the admission of the Teiiltoriesof Oklahoma and Indian Tel i Itorics as a state under the name Oklahoma, and the Teiritoiies of New Mexico and Ariona under the name or Ailona, which has passed the House and Is now in the hands of the Senate Committee on Territories, contains one pio Islon that l obnoxious obnoxi-ous to the women of the pioposed states and out of harmony with the enlightened and progressive spirit of the times which lecognlzeb the ini-poitant ini-poitant Inllucncc and tine woith of women In the home, educational and eovcinmcntal alTalis. Wheicas the word SEX is used In a paitleularb olllenslve lelallonshlp In Paiagiaphs r. of Sections:! and 21 as follows: "Fifth That said State shall ncer enact any law icstrlctlng or abridging the right of sutlciagc on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude, or an account of any other conditions or ciuatlflcatlons, save and except on aeoountof illiteracy, minority, minor-ity, SEX, conviction of felon, mental men-tal condition, or residence; provided, however, that any such lestilctlons shall be made uniform and applicable alike to all citiens." Evidently intended in-tended to prevent the enfranchise ment of the women of these states and thus forever bar them from equal suifciagc, Thetcfoie, be it resolved by the National Na-tional Woman's Relief Society of the Cache Stake of '.ion that the bill as it now leads should fall to receive the endoisemcnt of the United States Senate and In accuidance thoicwltli we lespectfully icquest our Utah Senatois to use evciy cIToit conslstant and piopcr to have the word SEX stricken from the bill. Lrev S. Cauimin, Piesident. Rkiikuca Eamks, 1st Vlco-Piesidr nt MA1UMHKT MOKItKI.1.,. 2nd Vicc-1'iesldent. |