Judge — December 28, 1912 — page 18: what you’re looking at

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UW Lele 15 Suffragette Snapshots. By IDA HUSTED HARPER és[T IS a wise child that knows its own father,’’ but in France they have just passed a law which will permit the mother to make some in- quiries, The Anti-Suffrage Association is very desirous of adopting a color for its very own, but thus far has found that all in the rainbow and out of it have been pre-empted by the innu- merable suffrage societies. The ‘‘antis’’ over in England had just such a difficulty, but finally decided on blue and black. Then they had made a button and on it placed the head of a dear little chee- ild; but when the black and blue infant made its appear- ance, it was received by the suffragists with such screams of laughter and proffers of sympathy that it suddenly vanished and was never seen again. ie] One of the New York Su- preme Court justices, in ad- journing a case against a woman recently, said, ‘My sex has been deceiving the other sex since the day of Adam.’’ There has always been a suspicion that in that little transaction in the Garden of Eden it was Adam himself who was deceived. Since then possibly the men have been trying to get even, but it looks nowadays as if the women were beginning to claim their share from the tree of knowledge, and de- ceiving them was not quite so easy. fs) Should girls in the public schools be required to salute the flag? Here is the formula: ‘I pledge allegiance to my flag and to the republic for which it stands; one nation, indivis- ible, with liberty and justice for all."’ When the votes-for-women spirit that has permeated the col- M OD E RN leges filters down to the public schools, as it is rapidly doing, look for a rebellion in which the flag sa- lute will not come out ahead! It is a mistake to say that the German Emperor has forbidden any member of his diplomatic corps to marry a foreign-born woman because of the increasing influence of women in politics, As soon as any man marries, he begins to be drawn into his wife's affiliations of family, friends, church, locality, and it would WON'T HELP HIM OUT. Suffragist—' Can I interest you in votes for women ?"" Old woman— Nay, miss; I want there to be one thing the auld man can do wi'out me help."’ be impossible for him to retain the same singleness of devotion to the interests of his own country. The Kaiser simply understands human na- ture and wants to keep Germans for Germany. Cc It seems as if the suffragists have come to bring not peace, but a sword into the world. When Mrs. Chapman Catt, the international president, was sailing across the Pacific homeward from her little trip to organize the world for woman suffrage, all was calm and serene until she was called on for aspeech. ‘‘Before this,’’ said one of the men voyagers, ‘‘we were all at peace with one another; but after that woman spoke, everybody was fighting over the suffrage question.”” WwW OM AN This is a hint to hostesses: When your guests seem bored to extinction, just get somebody to say woman suf- frage, and then watch the sparks fly! Oo A rich New Yorker, who has just died, left his fortune for his daugh- ters in the hands of masculine execu- tors, because he doubted women’s wisdom in business. How did he happen to have so much confidence in men’s honesty in business? “To Close the Door to Women"’ was the heading put over the notice that the leading Re- publican club of Chicago had taken official action against admitting them. That is one of the things which is the matter with the Republican party—it has always closed its doors to women. a Itwas a designer of men’s fashions who recently commit- ted suicide—from remorse be- cause they are so ugly. Avery's Pride. Conservative—“By the by, Avery, I understand you want the universal franchise !’’ Avery—‘‘Yes!"" Con.—‘*Why, man, do you want your wife to become a politician?"’ Avery —‘‘It isn’t that exactly. Fact is, she has always been a— politician!" Con.—** Well, what is the reason?’" Avery—‘Pride, pride, my boy — pure, brute, male pride!’’ Con.—‘‘How so? I don’t see the connection.’” Avery—‘‘I don’t like the idea of being married to a human being who is classed with the idiots!’’ And Who Would Not? I would rather hear a woman wrangle over a ballot than over a deck of cards. There's so much more back of the proposition!