WOMEN'S RIGHT.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 August 1920, Page 5

WOMEN'S RIGHT.

VOTE IN UNITED STATES, INFLUENCE IN* COMING POLLS, £y Telegraph.—Press Assn.— Copyright. Received August 22, 5.5 p.m. New York, August 18. The Nashville correspondent of the -New York Times states that Tennessee has ratified the suffrage amendment, thus enfranchising 25.000,000 women in the United States. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. Received August 22, 5.5 p.m. New York, August 19. The Washington correspondent of the New York Evening Sun says the enfranchisement of 25,000,000 women of voting age is expected to bring an element of doubt into the Presidential elections. There is still a slight chance that the Tennessee vote may be reconsidered, but this is not expected to occur.

It is said the political leaders are completely at sea regarding the action women will take over the liquor question and the League of Nations. It is pointed out that it will be difficult to organise women, and although niore than 19,000,000 women had the right to vote in many States previously, many of these did not take an important part in politics.

The Republicans and the Democrats afe taking steps to canvass the situation and make a appeal to the new voteTs.

Tennessee is the thirty-sixth State to ratify women suffrage by a vote of 60 to 46, making the amendment the basic law of the United States.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.