THE SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT
MASSACHUSETTS, ratifying the Susan B. Anthony
amendment, is the eighth state to take this action,
since Congress submitted the proposal a few days ago. There
are 29 states in which women have been empowered to vote
for presidential electors. These states, having given women
the major part of the voting privilege, will beyond doubt ratify
the amendment. Ohio, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts being
secure, but four more states are needed to give the legislation
effect.
That Connecticut will be one of these states is not at the
moment hopeful.
There is nothing to show that Governor Holcomb is willing
to call an extra session, and nothing to show that the state ma
chine, headed by Roraback will not be able-to defeat ratifi
cation. This is not particularly flattering to Connecticut, upon
which rests the burden of proving that it is right. ' If Connec
ticut is right nearly all" the rest of the country is wrong. The
Connecticut position is side by side with that of a half dozen
of the most backward southern states, like Mississippi.
Governor Holcomb will not represent the real feelings and
aspirations of the people of Connecticut, if he fails to call an
extra session. Mr. Roraback, the chief enemy of the amend
ment, does not represent the people, nor anything else of which
Connecticut men and women may feel proud.
HUNTING DOWN BOMBERS
AN APPROPRIATION of $2,000,000 to hunt down bombers
. is good as showing the determination of the Congress
to stop that sort of thing. The bomber is a type by himself. He
was developed under European conditions, by governments
which interdicted free speech. In Great Britain, where the ut
most freedom is granted to agitators in the way of public ex
pression, bombing is almost unknown.
