The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-18

~One thing Is ceFtain-the women
OF Washington viii make the tight
OF their lives for equal suffrage IN
the District II any attempt is made
10 pass a bill in Congress granting
suffrage TO men only. II the women
can't get suffrage, they VIII do every
thing possible to prevent the men OF
the District from having such rights"
Such was the statement made today
by Miss Emma NJ Giuett. record
ing secretary Of the Equal Suffrage
Association OF the District OF Column
bia, when asked what action the mem
bers OF the organization would take
in reference to the resolution for
warded 20 the President by the Wom-
ans Suffrage Association OF the Dis
triot
The Equal Suffrage Association is
the parent organization that embraces
the several other suffrage associations
or the District Although the fact
has never been very generally known,
Washington is a regular hotbed OF
suffregists, according to Miss Gil-
lett
Mrs. Helen h T1ndalI, wife OF the
secretary OF the Board OF District Com
nissionera, Is president OF the Woman's
Suffrage Association. which sent the
resolution TO the President. declaring
that eli you give suffrage to men. We
want suffrage"
May Take No Action.
The sufrragists met IN the office of
Newton & Gillette, lac b street north
west, the other night and adopted the
resolution II Is not likely the other
women suffrage orgs nizatOns win take
any action at present. unless there are
Indications that there is a possibility
cor suffrage IN the District.
I want you to make this clear" said
Miss Gillett ''the women sufragists
are not making any effort for suffrage
In the Districts Ia fact We don't care
whether We ever get 1t or not What
We do want IS an equal footing with the
men, Il there ever IS suffrage here.
Il think that i have just as much
right TO vote as the man who sweeps
out this office. and I know that 1 am
Just as good a citizen Why. then.
shouldn't ] have the same right with
the ballot that he has2
we are not doing anything to en-
courage suffrage here, but we Will DC
ready II II ever comes TO an issue, and
YOU will find that If the time ever comes
when they give the ballot 70 the men
they viii give it 10 the women also.
Are Numerous.
There are more women suhragists in
the District OF Columbia to the square
foot than any other place In the whole
country. They are ready TO stand up
for their rights, too. There IS nothing
new about this movement The same
action was taken year ago. although
no resolution was sent TO the President
when there was talk about suffrage
here. The Womau's Suffrage Associa-
ton of the District has been In exist
| enCe forty years. so you See 1t was not
Just born yesterday
| There are four separate and distinct
women suffrage organizations in Wash
/ ingtOn which are affiliated under the
EQUAL Suffrage Association or the DIS
/ trict Of Columbia. According to the
/ Officers of this association, all four or
IEanizatiors are working tremendously
/ together, and have been for years.
/ TIE other organizations are the
1 yVomen's Suffrage Association Of the
/ District, the Stanton Political study
Club. the Afternoon Political club, ana
the College Womens Suffrage Club.