The Washington herald., 1909-03-08
SUFFRAGETTE IDEA
HITS The CAPITAL
Aggressive Action Planned
by WOman's Club.
LONDON METHODS TO BE USED
Preliminary Details of Campaign
Are Discussed at Meeting-WOrI0er
periences-Men as Well as Women
Promise 10 Help the Cause Along.

Preliminary plans for the organization
OF a lively suffragette propaganda in
Washington were discussed last night al
a meeting in the August Bebel apartment
house. II B street northwest, by an en-
thusiastic body Of devotees TO the cause
OF woman suffrage.
Votes for Women Club is 10 be the
name OF the proposed organization. Ag-
gressive action along the lines Of the SUI
fragette movement in London is TO be its
programme. An American flag with but
four stars. representing Colorado. Idaho.
Utah, and Wyoming. the only States In
which women have the right OF suffrage
is to be the banner around which the
/ faithful are 10 rally in their attempts 10
win the other fOrty-two States 10 their
cause
| Assaults upon both Houses OF Congress,
/ importuning Of Cabinet officers and the
I Chief Executive. public demonstrations IN
/ the streets, and other methods employed
/ by their London sisters will form part OF
/ the plan OF campaign by which these en-
/ thusiastic champions Of wOmen's rights
hope 10 win the franchise in a city IN
which this privilege is at present denied
even 70 the members Of the sterner sex.
Task for Congress.
II even a small part OF their plans ma
terializes. the extra session OF the Sixty
! first Congress viii have something more
than mere tariff questions to consider.
( and many time Uncle Joe" and Sunny
Jim" viii have TO pound their gavels and
clear the galleries OF dem0nsrative
women who give vent TO their opinion
| that tariff schedules are OF minor i'm
pOrtance in comparison with the all-ab-
| sOrbing topic OF Votes for women
The Mrs. Minor Morris incident in the
White House viii be tame in comparison
with the scenes that are promised in the
halls and galleries OF the Capitol The
arresting Of Coxey's army or the handling
Of inauguration crowds viii seem mere
childs play 10 the Washington police
after they have run counter 20 the pro-
posed army Of sHffragettes.
Carrie Nations hatchet will appear a
mere toy in comparison with the four
stars and stripes. The cartOonist. the
paragrapher, the comedian. and the street
gamin will have ample material with
which 10 serve as involuntary publicity
agents Of the American sunragettes.
Experiences of Worker.
At the meeting last night. held in the
shadow Of the Capitols dome. Miss Ade-
laide Hyde. who has Just returned from a
three years visit in England. related her
experiences as an active worker in the
ranks OF the London suffragettes. The
enthusiasm with which her remarks were
received showed concIusively that among
her audience were many who were anx-
ious for an opportunity 20 emulate the ex-
ample OF their English sisters
Fred Merrick, young and enthusiastic
disciple OF Karl Marx, the discOverer Of
scientific socialism" discussed the prob
lem Of wOmen's suffrage from the economic
standpoint. Miss Gem Buker. OF Boston.
sang the "Marseiiiaise" in a voice vibrat-
ing With enthusiastic emotion
Rev George Willis Cooke. of People's
Church. Mrs. Alexander Mckenzie. presi-
dent Of the Woman's Single Tax Club Of
the District, and Mrs. II. l. Tindal. presi-
dent Of the WOmen's Suffrage Club OF the
District, were among those present who
Intend 20 take an active part IN the or
ganiZatiOn OF the Washington suffra-
gettes.
As President Taft passed down B street
IN the inaugural parade last Thursday
he was greeted by a strenuous waving OF
the four stars and stripes from window
OF the August Bebel apartment house, and
he acknowledged the compliment by re-
moving his hat. Whether he counted the
stars of the banner or realized the sig
nifcance Of smiling on the suffragettes
still remains TO be seen