The Independent . t to find an Irishmanof prominence sufficiently aloof fromthe controversy to preside over the con-vention it is suggested that the Boerleader, General Smuts, who took anactive part in forming the Union ofSouth Africa, may be made president. Woman Suffragein Britain The change in thenational spirit in- duced by the warhas swept away the conservative oppo-sition to the enfranchisement of womenwhich was formerly dominant inGreat Britain. A bill providing for theextension of the parliamentary fran-chise to six million women was pastin the House of Commons on its secondreading by
The Independent . t to find an Irishmanof prominence sufficiently aloof fromthe controversy to preside over the con-vention it is suggested that the Boerleader, General Smuts, who took anactive part in forming the Union ofSouth Africa, may be made president. Woman Suffragein Britain The change in thenational spirit in- duced by the warhas swept away the conservative oppo-sition to the enfranchisement of womenwhich was formerly dominant inGreat Britain. A bill providing for theextension of the parliamentary fran-chise to six million women was pastin the House of Commons on its secondreading by the astonishing majority of329 to 40. The vote for members ofparliament is restricted to such womenas already have the right to vote inlocal elections, to the wives of suchvoters and to university voters must be at least thirtyyears old. The reason why this highage limit is imposed is because thewar has killed off so many of the youngmen that the women, who previouslyoutnumbered the men in England,. © Underwood i Underwood TO COMMAND OUR ARMY OVERSEASThe first expeditionary force of United States troops, soon to leave for Europe, will be under Major General John J. Pershing, recently in com-mand of the Southern Department. General Pershing bega/: his military career as a cavalry officer in 1886; he has seen service in the Indiancampaigns in the Southwest, in the Cuban war, in the Philippine campaigns and in the recent punitive expedition into Mexico STOLEN GOODS THE OBSERVATIONS OF A COMMON-SENSE PATRIOT BY E. L THORNDIKE ARE YOU GRAFTING? A MAN in my cousins office askedfor an afternoon off to buy hisuniform. He could have boughtit Saturday, but he goes to themovies every Saturday. A neighborsdaughter told her mother that shecouldnt help with the housework be-cause she had to go to a first aid of the offce boys are nearlyuseless now because they are talkingabout going into the navy half ofthe time and thinking about it all thetime. This man and girl
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