The Washington times., 1910-04-19
.SUFFRAGISTS ARGUE
BEFORE COMMITTEE
Request That Resolution Be
Reported FavOrably OF
Unfavorably.

Before the Senate Committee OF Wo-
man Suffrage. representatives Of the Ma
tionaI Equal Suffrage Association for
two hours this morning advanced rea-
sons why women should be given the
ballot
At the close OF the hearing, DR.. Anna
Shaw. president OF the organization,
urged the committee to at least report
the resolution for a suffrage amend
ment
We ask that our bin may be re-
ported" said DIT. Shaw, ~favOrably il
you can. but unfavorably II you must,
and give it a chance to be discussed.
Senator Clay Of Georgia. chairman Of
the committee. promised the sufragists
that the committee would meetin short
time and give serious consideration 20
the petition Of the sufragists and said
he hoped 10 secure a report one way or
another.
Millinery on Display.
The hearing was held in one OF the
large halls Of the Senate office build
ing, and was attended by an audience
Of women, young, old. and middle
aged. all gowned In their best raj
ment. The admirable display Of mil
linery attracted no less notice than
the forceful presentation OF argu-
ments.
A long list Of speakers addressed the
committee Each one was introduced
/ by DIT. Shaw.
Mrs Katherine ". NcCuuoch. an al
tOTney. OF Chicago. was the first speak
er. She vas followed By ArS, Evelyn
Gano. a school teacher. Of New Orlt-
I She emphasized the discrimination
/ against the women teachers IN New
U all
I II the L.H0 women teachers there had
I the ballot Mrs Eano declared the pres
/ ent political status made for false stand
ards
Women az Disadvantage
/ Mrs. Anna BIcrnt. OF Chicago. a. ply
/ siciaE. spoke for the medical profession
t and told Of the great disadvantages vO-
/ men practitioners IabOred under by lack
/ Of police protection
/ There amt no ten commandments
/ n Chicago after . O'Clock in the morn
/ ing" said Mrs BlOunt in fashion thai
! caused the committee &C smile
! Mrs Ellen Spencer Mussey spoke fol
/ the college women AMI told q her visit
/ 20 NORWAY
/ Mrs Minnie Reynolds. OF New York
I told Of the large number Of ueUspa pol
/ men and writer's who had signed tht
/ petition for suffrage She mentioned
/ Mark Twain and a long list Of disting
/ uiSheG authors
/ Mrs Rachel Foster Avery. first vics
/ president, WIS the next speaker We
I DO not beg, we ask for, a favOTa ole re-
I port from your committee said she.
Dr.. Shaw Makes Appeal
! Dr.. Anna Shaw closed the hearing FOL
/ the sUfraEists with a fervant appeal
/ for the ballot She said the only way
/ the woman had 70 express their wish
/ for the ballot TO Congress was through
/ petition. and II members refused tc
/ present the petitions, their voice could
/ not be heard
Dr. shaw answered the arguments
/ OF the anti-sufraEIs that il would Be
| Interference with the rights Of the
/ She declared that # that were true Il
| was the method Of Interference that had
/ always given men the suffrage IN this
| country
she -idiculed the idea OF the anti
| suffra ElSts that suffrage should not b,
/ given Wome- as II would admit "a
| large non-hEhung force Of people q
/ the ballot She reminded the commits
I that the world had been struggling fol
! centuries 20 get out OF the domination
I Of military power, and that this va:
/ no longer military age
/ DR.. Shaw told OF the fields 81 labor
/ into which women had been forced 81
I men and. said BY reason OF that meT
1 owed them the ballot that they might
House Committee Hearing
The hearing before the House Com
mtttee began with a statement by Rep
/ resentative RUcker Of Colorado. author
/ Of the Joint resolution proposing Al
/ amendment 20 the Constitution, givins
women the -f<ht OF franchise He ex
/ planned the working OF the law givinE
the suffrage TO women in Colorado
I Utah. wyoming, and Idaho. and de
/ Clared that Il had produced excellent re
suits MI Rucker made strong plea
IN behalf Of his resolution
/ Chairman Parker then recognized Miss
/ Flor nee Kelly, Of New York, who was
I 10 maze the opening and closinL
! speeches lS debate She read a state
[ meut concerning the petitions forward
ed to Congress asking for legislation IL
I behalf OF women and gave a brief his
tory Of the woman suffrage mOVemen
and told Of the progress II had MADE
during the last Slxty-tEo years
/ She then introduced Mrs. Susan "
/ Fitzgerald, OF Boston who spOk,
briefly but earnestly Of tn proposed
national legislation that viii give WON
en- the right TO vote, and which also vii
protect their interests. as under pres
enJ conditions bany Of IN natural Oc
equations OF women, she declared, have
been taken from them
Endorsed By Labor.
Arthur Holder, Of New York, repre-
senting the American Federation of La