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TALK TO POLICE National President and Other Ladies Address 1,200 Police Officers

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Rev. Anna H. Shaw, president of the N. A. W. S. A., Miss Grace Strachan, president of the Interborough Association of Women Teachers, and Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont were amons the invited speakers at the annual banquet of the Police Lieutenants' Benevolent Association in New York on Washinston's Birthday. Twelve hundred police officers in full uniform and scores of guests from other cities gathered in the grand ball reom of the Waldort. and listened to some sood doctrine. The reports say that Miss Shaw was heard with much attention.

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Activity Spreading Daily in Behalf of Votes for Women—New Clubs Springing Up On Every Hand—Governor West Addresses Crowded Meeting at Capitol

Gov. West and other speakers last week addressed a meeting in the capitol that crowded the Hall of Representatives. The Governor said that. while he had quietly preached suffrage for women, this was the first time that he had been roped and tied and made to declare himself.

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“I am in favor of equal suffrage because I think it is right," said the chief executive. “I am in favor of equal suffrage because I have faith in women, and because I believe women stand for better things. Men are so wrapped up in their own affairs they do not give sufficient time to the study of the science of good government.

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“But I find that the women are interested in all things that go for the better. Give a woman the same chance as a man and she will do bigger things. There is many a man who gets credit for the brains that belong to his stenographer."

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Miss C. Anita Whitney of California and Mrs. Helen Hoy Greeley of New York are helping in the Oregon campaign, as representatives of the National College Equal Suffrage League. They have addressed many wellattended meetings, and after their visit to the State University, a Suffrage Club will be organized there.

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The State President, Mrs. Abigail Scott Duniway, reports that new Suffrage Associations are springing up on every hand. The Men's League is active, and the Portland Woman's Club has sent out to every woman's club in the State a letter urging its members not only to endorse the pending suffrage amendment, but to work for it from now till November.

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Prominent Brewers Promise to Stand Neutral—Prediction that Success in Wisconsin Will Help New York

Mrs. Crystal Eastman Benedict has sone back to New York from Milwaukee, where she went last spring after her marriage to Wallace Benedict, to collect money for the suffrage campaisn in Wisconsin. The National officers at Headquarters and many other prominent suffragists have promised to help her. Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont summoned reporters to her office in East Fortyfirst street last week and explained that it was extremely important that no stone be left unturned to win Wisconsin.

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“Remember," she said, “that the suffrage bill has passed the Legislature and that it will go to the voters in the fall. All that is needed to add a seventh star to our flag is money enough for a thorough canvassing of the State.

“Mrs. Benedict has already achieved a signal victory. She has persuaded Hugh Fox, secretary of the United States Brewers' Association, to promise that his organization will not oppose the measure. The result in Wisconsin will have an almost incalculable influence on the progress of our cause in New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Connecticut and other States where it has become a strong issue.

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“The effect on Albany of the news that Wisconsin women were entitied to vote on equal terms with men would undoubtedly be electrical. I

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feel sure that our own amendment will be passed by both houses at this session of the Legislature, and a victory in Wisconsin next November would entirely dissipate any fears on my part as to suffrage in New York.

“I think the attitude of the brewers is significant," continued Mrs. Belmont, “because they fought us bitterly in California and defeated us in San Francisco. If it hadn't been for the country vote we should have lost the State. Now they recognize, apparently, that we are probably strong enough to win without them and that it isn't to gain our ill will by fighting us."

Mrs. Benedict said that, in addition to the removal of Mr. Fox from the ranks of active enemies to the cause, she had secured the pledse of one of o biggest brewers in Milwaukee that there will be no organized opposition on the part of the State association of brewers, or even of the Milwaukee r

IN THE MAGAZINES

Harper, Ida Husted. Votes for women. Harper's Bazaar. New York March. The recent progress of the movement. Harper, 1da Husted. Woman suf frage crisis in Great Britain. Inde pendent. New York. Feb. 22. Nell, Bernarda vyon. Preussen und die preussischen Frau. Preussische Jahrbiicher. Berlin. February.

Obenauer, Marie L. Working hours. earnings and duration of employment of women workers in selected industries of Maryland and of California. U. S. Dept. of Commerce and Labor. Bureau of Labor. Bulletin. Washinston. September, 1911. (Just publis.ed.) Elizabeth J. Sherwood.

MISS SHAW'S DATES

The lecture appointments of the National President are: Feb. 26th, the Municipal Government League, Princeton College; 27th, Philadelphia; 28th, Wisconsin Campaigsn Meeting, New York City; 29th, Boston, Mass.; March ist to 10th, New Hampshire, under the auspices of the Concord Campaign Committee.

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Wisconsin Women Get Answers to Their Ad. of Debating Material from All Over the State and Outside—Dane County Suffragists Hire Space in Madison Papers from Now till Election—Great Demand for Lit erature — Many Meetings— Lincoln Day Celebration a Brilliant Success The Political Equality League of Wisconsin is observing the birthdays of Lincoln and Washington this month. The Davidson Theatre in Milwaukee was engaged for both occasions.

Col. A. J. Watrous, one of Wisconsin's most patriotic and distinguished citizens, presided at the Lincoln Day exercises. The Colonel enlisted in the Civil War when a boy, and served four years with great credit to himself and his country. He again volunteered and served througsh the Spanish- American War, and now for a third time he has offered his services to his country, and has enlisted in this bloodless revolution of 1912, which we hope and believe will result in giving women the ballot.

Inspiring addresses were given by Dean Selden P. Delaney, Crystal Eastman Benedict and Beatrice Forbes Robertson. During the intermission preceding Mrs. Forbes Robertson's address, an opportunity was given the audience to become members of the League and pledge whatsoever they wished toward the campaign. Seventy-four became active members, seventeen registered, and over $200 was contributed.

On Feb. 22 Mrs. Emily Montague Bishop gave a number of impersonations from the United States Senate, followed by “How the Vote Was Won," which will be staged by Mrs. E. P. Sherry and Miss Norma Strauss. The intermissions of these patriotic programs are filled by an orchestral concert of national airs. Feb. 27 will, we hope and belleve, prove a red-letter day in Wisconsin's campaigsn. Mrs. Benedict, the League's efficient campaign manager, has sone to New York City, and word comes

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back that the New York societies will unite in a meeting to raise funds for the campaign in Wisconsin. Feb. 28 Prof. Charles Zueblin lectured on “Man and Woman," in Plymouth Congregational Church.

March 2 the debate before the Associate Collegiate Alumnae will take place. A great deal of interest is manifested in this debate. Mrs. Crystal Eastman Benedict, Mrs. Wilbur C. Phillips and Miss Brand will represent the afrmative, Mrs. Scott, Dr. Marian L. Shorey of Milwaukee-Downer College and Miss Ethel Quarles the negative.

It is considered more or less of a joke in Wisconsin that anti-suffragists for debating purposes have to be imported. When the debate took place before the Saturday Lunch Club at Madison, the anti-suffragists had to send to Cleveland, O., for Mrs. J. S. Gundry. This time the antis hunted through Milwaukee and the State, then they tried Chicago, and ended the search by sending to “N' Yawk" to the N. A. O. F. E. S. W. and securing Mrs. Scott. It looks as though this organization would have to be preserved for debating purposes.

Arrangements have been completed for the lectures which will be siven by Mr. and Mrs. Max Eastman in Pabst Theatre, March 12. These enthusiastic meetings are not confined to Milwaukee, other cities throughout the State are having the privilege of hearing men and women of national and international reputations. Miss Sylvia Pankhurst, Beatrice Forbes Robertson, Florence Kelley, Emily Bishop, Prof. Zueblin, and Rachel Foster Avery are all giving suffrage addresses in Wisconsin this month.

The Dane County League will open Headquarters in Madison. They have contracted for a two-inch doublecolumn display advertisement in both Madison papers, to run daily until the November election.

Active county organizations are springing up all over the State, with well-known women of ability constituting the County Campaigsn Committee. Some weeks we are bewildered with requests for speakers. This week there were four Farmers' Institutes, requesting speakers for the 21st and 22d. The Civic Societies and Woman's Clubs make it almost impossible to fill all the engagements.

Literature is mailed daily to schools, clubs and individuals upon request. We advertised our debating material in the Western Teacher, and it brought not only responses from every “pocket" in Wisconsin, but requests from Illinois, Virginia and Kentucky. It pays to advertise. If our sood friends in distant States who are helping us wish to know what disposition we are making of money, we should like to state that our postage alone one week amounted to $25. This is an educational campaign, and the demand for literature speaks well for the average intelligence of our people.

Among the legacies from California was a box of literature, a gift much appreciated. If any other State has some outgrown literature, we can make it over for Wisconsin, as she is growing rapidly in her ideas of democracy, and it is embarrassing us somewhat to buy everything new for her. California's banners, stereopticon slides and literature all fit Wisconsin nicely, and we are truly srateful to our Western sister for her numerous sifts. Not the least among them has been good advice. Ada L. James.

Mr. James Lees Laidlaw has served on many juries, and he says he is impressed with the light regard usually given to crimes against women, especially if the woman has had any previous smirch on her chastity. He added—what ought to be encouraging to suffragists—that since the woman's movement has grown so strons, he can see a gradual change for the better in this respect.

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The Socialists observed Feb. 25 as Woman Suffrage Day, holding many meetings in advocacy of votes for women, throughout the United States. In New York City the meeting was in the Republic Theatre. Miss Rose Schneiderman presided; there was fine singing by Mrs. Alma Webster Powell, with addresses by Dr. George Lunn, Mayor of Schenectady, Mrs. May Wood Simons, Sol Fieldman and Miss Blackwell. Dr. Lunn gave an especially eloquent talk. His mother is a voter in Colorado.

A LIVELY CAMPAIGN WAGED IN KENOSHA

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If the women of any other county in Wisconsin are more active and enterprising than those of Kenosha County in promoting the cause of suffrage, they must be alert indeed. Having been denied a place on the program of the Farmers' Institutes at Somers and Bristol, the Kenosha County committee sent to Supt. George McKerrow the following telegram, asking that it be read at both institutes

“This telegram is to call the attention of the farm owners of Kenosha County to the campaign now being conducted by the women of Wisconsin in support of the amendment passed by both Houses of the Legislature granting votes to women. This will be referred to the people for approval next November. The more you study the question the more clearly you will see that the interests of the women of the cities and the farms are identical with the interests of the farm owners. In every State where it has carried, the farmers have voted solidly for it.

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