our Declaration of American
Independence. Then will this indeed be a just government, "deriving
its powers from the consent of the governed."

SUSAN B. ANTHONY, Honorary President.
ANNA HOWARD SHAW, President.
CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT, Vice-president.
KATE M. GORDON, Corresponding Secretary.
ALICE STONE BLACKWELL, Recording Secretary.
HARRIET TAYLOR UPTON, Treasurer.
LAURA CLAY, }
CORA SMITH EATON, } Auditors.

[37] If this request was so "reasonable" why was the word "sex"
included in the first place? Although it was omitted from the Act of
Congress which admitted these Territories to Statehood under the names
of Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma, each one adopted a constitution
whose suffrage clause absolutely barred women and those constitutions
were approved by Congress. (See their special chapters.)

[38] In later years woman suffrage amendments were submitted to the
voters through the Initiative and Referendum after the Legislature had
refused to do it and were carried in Oregon and Arizona and defeated
in Nebraska and Missouri. Still later by this method the ratification
of the Federal Suffrage Amendment in Ohio by the Legislature was sent
to the voters after they had defeated the ratification of the
Prohibition Amendment. This was attempted in several other States and
both prohibitionists and suffragists were in great distress, which was
relieved by a decision of the U. S. Supreme Court that this action was
unconstitutional. They learned, however, that the Initiative and
Referendum has its harmful as well as its beneficial side.

[39] Miss Anthony and Mrs. Upton went to Washington in November, where
Mrs. Harper joined them, and on the 15th President Roosevelt received
them cordially and granted them a long interview. Miss Anthony was the
principal spokesman and made these requests: 1. To mention woman
suffrage in his speeches when practicable. 2. To put experienced women
on boards and commissions relating to such matters as they would be
competent to pass upon. 3. To recommend to Congress a special
committee to investigate the practical working of woman suffrage where
it exists. 4. To see that Congress should not discriminate against the
women of the Philippines as it had done against those of Hawaii. 5. To
say