AMERICAN WOMEN AND POLITICS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 December 1924, Page 1

AMERICAN WOMEN AND POLITICS.

Ainei'iiad women se'-ni to In- fully alive in t licit- resfott-ibilitic“ ns eiti;;ei;s. and are making tln-ir iitiluen—fail in the fai tin innito |*rc.-idonls:il and t'.inyris--di.ua.! -h-at ion.-, in November. Mllles Mis Kialibiolii l'i "Duv.n' from I’luTailelpliin. I'T.r in.-.iaii'-e, the “Auieriruii League of Women voder.. - ' i-. organising an atrestiny campaign to out 7-T per ■III. i-.f the voliii— slivnpth id I hire..| 'Rf.puMii . ulille the Women For tuner, s Camoai'aii. ttiiii.iled liy ITo Wnmvii’- T. 1 1 i.iiul Rally. S-:i .piv.ni with it. 'i 1.0 Stale i'elite viva;,is l,:e heme the huh I i till- 1, mini a vh • ■' dial i*. keepiu,.; tin.' Women lor < ouj-:r-(’ilinpaien Ittoviti •. ami he:ul.,darters 1,,i \ e I,ecu opened ill I’lnlad I; .I. la. ulrn'e tour women , itididati -, hate 1.-eeii ladilimilvd far ('oilier..,,, pled:;, d in -.iipjiort tim I T,t:.d liiaalds Atm-mlmen!. An tdairtu n:. "i.'et ()i;l i lie Vote” -are.v.ill of ntttomai'ilt under the :,!!-■ piev- ol ih- I i.. of At'om.ai \ '.ters. nill lour the Mn;,;lh am! '■ re.tdfh of till" 111 ■j) 11111 i. l . With tile iddeel of It* •I] >- iilt; In line up ail voters i il'i’sni r! ivc ci parly, and main- l la-m lake lie- iirsl direct p ntieal parti, ipation in (Mvci uluint. entiplisl tvilh edtteul i.dia.: pro-

jiae’a min. The Philadelphian scat lid, will slat'. IT',, in it:d r : lll ■ •;'i('t: S:,uai.- (e r iieie'. on October Isl.. cheered o-. a ■‘(Ttir.ett' . Rttllv.’ where lemtin-. men and el, are honked to -peak. A t the IMi l li'et mu. Ila I nr.ed Slater had ■“>:?. t! S.'-'T.T p" i!-I. veltny eitiielis. while the uda.l i.il" ei-i t, aTill ( 1 U tt 1 1 the eljoris of this Clluea--lit iraimiiip nano .di-.dit e. hy p-Oine. .'ilin-rii lt;i, lwo ma jor p.,1 it'.isd pa l '- t'n- main line of di-i iliel ci upp.'.ir- in lie lii'di i-r,.• u-e: it - Infill or •lin rn i . I .’ our .tpjmri inly nuld tliiin-, nd had -operar identity, am! !heir i.|idors.-ti.eiH l.a I Meti . ;lie leader of : la* mt. P'd'-tys-it • poll. :7T lea .0.-n.-i.ll 1 ami V..HUI . Il tlei Id. I I i, inter diim. i-. l-a:n .erne, in up. po,:t i-ilt here v. hi ell wli- to eiiIn'll the dillii Itllie- of women in . innadmit dstr.il it - | ail edl. Ihe l-.li et • 1 .11 I .aw doe- i.o, provide for , - ipnhoty in ' oi'r' Au-d i alien' i-T-d'er‘,l Kiev,.o af I at., and tii. r, i'.r lie ‘die! Otd the. \',it• I 'ainpa i; ;u" l an: il ely i mil. • s ..HU !, ). is di reel e.l primal II.V low an: nhiainim: a :t i • leyisli.di I els odd, Volet, ell the roll, al! preVllill-r'-.'i-d rn I ion- Indue void. in til- -leeti,m -il’ !!»:!!>. ni; • n v.ninoji .. 4 . |,. 1t ,.- X o{ i]. r it is 'ill I ! L !,,,; .third el !tot ,1 vote- rad. They Te eiuniue elmtildl. To i'l lit under Ia ml v.omell' alt ii ad inwards pai i;. politic: in not eountry. | sliinilil say it w:e- mee -ait know soillet hill", of ll.e | net aili lip l-.l e, !, 1 1 .11 lav.. a:,d the i;u ; thai narly .die-iE'iTfAaf'YfYi'C-TiYil ; 11 1 1;, j .di ,n er 'it:v ideni itill! di'i'i,- .in- meh mailers with a iCloiiii of tv,nnen voter -, ihey were !' ’■ l " tii idarly i.nnn .- d with Ihe Impr' h" of the A•i -! Indian vole;-, and e\pie—d ll;,. hope that allien,imeiils I" ih-ir |Heel,i:l i.atv mipl't imTud'- eompnl-

initiate,!. i'ti"Ti •:r! -t!' ciii'Ncn. t'i' WDM MX. Adelaide Cahete. president "Mhe Xiitimud ('ouneil -I PorlueeiiM- Women. ha- iu-d sent t" " If'pud Iti-hP. a report of tlm Hist l'emioi-i 'oi'v.-nlmn over Ip-Id iit I'ortu -al. Yhe writes that I In- iT.-ditl ioim adopted hy the 'onvetlt iiill were as 1011,,'.' ■: “Imi'Uitieh a-- this ( ontrn-" reeo.n,uJse., the demand or political n"htas a j 1I st and neres-ary d'.-mand on ihe itart. ol Port tinm-sc women, this Con-r-.-ss of IT-mini-m and edit,-at ion dooms it n>,i't opnori tine that electoral ii.dits and admiui'i rative eli-ihilitv he eon, ed, d I- Port u-imse women. ••A woman who marries a I'nr.-iyimr should not lo- ■ her nationality except in t lie i iim 1 of Ikt <■ *m»*iii«x tEnt «»I Et’i '-’ami al the time of nmrria-e hy I'ornfal deelaratio'i.

‘‘A woman who t- e'loseii tlm nationality of liei- Inr hand "It,mid. in ease of widow ho.- I. divnrea or simple seti.-i rat ion. I e ah!,- lo r-,, over her nationality. j crease of medical .-1 -- i -1:11: = ' t.r veu-oi-eal diseases, am! the , onferetme eneotira—es. ahove all. the (level,uunelil of kienvled-e of personal mid preventive ltv-iene hv means nl t-nnfereitees.