anchise in this or any other country.

FOOTNOTES:

[14] Part of Call: An International Woman Suffrage Conference will be
held in connection with this annual convention, to which suffrage
associations of fourteen countries have been invited to send
delegates.

The principles which for a century have stood as the guarantee of
political liberty to American men, "Taxation without representation is
tyranny," and "Governments derive their just powers from the consent
of the governed," can no longer be claimed as belonging to the United
States alone for they have been adopted by all civilized nations. The
steadily increasing acceptance of the belief that self-government is
the highest form of government has revolutionized the popular thought
of the world within the last fifty years. During that period all newly
established governments have been fashioned after the model of a
Republic; while in most European nations and their colonies the
suffrage has been so largely extended that the mere skeleton of a
monarchy remains.

Logical thinkers the world over have been led in consequence to ask:
Are not women equally capable with men of self-government? What
necessary qualification fits men for the exercise of this sacred right
which is not likewise possessed by women? Are they less intelligent?
The statistics of schools, colleges and educational bureaus answer
"No." Are they less moral, peaceful and law-abiding than men? The
statistics of churches, police courts and penitentiaries answer "No."
Are they less public spirited and patriotic than men? The labors of
millions of organized women in noble reforms, in helpful charities and
wise philanthropies answer "No." ...

An International Woman Suffrage Conference for the exchange of
greetings, reports and methods forms a natural milestone on the march
of progress. All persons believing that the fundamental principles of
self-government contained in the Declaration of Independence and the
Constitution of the United States apply to women as well as to men,
are invited to visit the convention and to unite in welcome to our
foreign guests.

ELIZABETH CADY STANTON, }
SUSAN B. ANTHONY, } Honorary Presidents.
CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT, President.
ANNA HOWARD SHAW, Vice-President-at-Large.
KATE M. GORDON, Corresponding Secretary.
ALICE