old. She surely has to go to work
sometime if she belongs to the working class. She must make her
own living in the factory, the store, the office, the schoolroom.
She must work to support herself and often her family. The
economic basis of the life of woman has changed and therefore the
basis of the argument that she should not vote because she ought
to stay at home and take care of her family has been destroyed.
She cannot stay at home whether she wants to or not. She has
acquired the economic functions of the man and she ought also to
acquire the franchise.

Mr. Berger called attention to the fact that "the Socialist party ever
since its origin had been steadfastly for woman suffrage and put this
demand of prime importance in all its platforms everywhere."
Representative Littleton made a persistent effort to ally woman
suffrage with Socialism, saying that he "had noticed the identity
during the past two years" and Mrs. Harper answered: "I wish to remind
Mr. Littleton that the Socialist party is the only one which declares
for woman suffrage and thereby gives women an opportunity to come out
and stand by it. The Democratic and Republican parties do not stand
for woman suffrage and that is why there seem to be more Socialist
women than Republican or Democratic women. If the two old parties will
declare for woman suffrage, then the women in general will show their
colors."

Miss Ella C. Brehaut, member of the executive committee of the
District Anti-Suffrage Association, stated that she also represented
the National organization and when questioned by Representative
Sterling as to the size of its membership answered: "It is too new for
us to know the figures." Miss Brehaut's address filled six printed
pages of the stenographic report and was an attempt to refute all the
favorable arguments that had been made and to show that not only were
the suffrage leaders Socialists but "free lovers" as well.
"Conservative women can see nothing but danger in woman suffrage," she
concluded. Mrs. Julia T. Waterman, of the District association, sent
to be put in the report a statement which filled ten pages of fine
print, a full summary of the objections to woman suffrage as expressed
in speeches, articles and documents of various kinds, with quotations
from prominent opponents in the United States and Great Britain. It
was a very complete presentation of the question.

Miss Addams in c