Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-12-11
'avOrs Standing Committee in
House but Denies Request
for Special Message.
IS SPOKESMAN OF HIS PARTY
Has Made 1t Rule Not to Urge
Anything OF Congress with
out Organic Con-
SideratiOn.


The question which has vigorously pro
iected itself upon the political forum, con
fronted President Wilson to-day in tn
person Of Go members of the Nationa
American Woman Suffrage association
who pleaded that he use his in1uenc
with Congress to obtain the ballot 70
the women Of the nation.
It was the first time the presdcn
had been brought face to face with tn
Issue in a formal way. He told his cal
lcrs that whatever might he his persona
views ON woman suffrage or any othc
subject, he had made It rule not t.
urge anything upon Congress that ha,
not been the subject of "organic consd
eration' by the Democratic party O
which he considered himself spokesman
The President said that when members
Of Congress consulted him he would free
~ give his views, and he added tina
having already been asked his opinio,
about the organization of a standinl
committee i'm the House Of Representa-
tives to consider woman suffrage he hat
expressed himself in favor of such com
mittee.
Some Of the members of the dele
cation were disappointed, somc felt
cncoura god, others were non-commit-
tai, DR., Anna Howard Shaw express
ed the Wow that the Presidents en-
dorsement of the idea of special
committee in the House was all that
could have been expected under the
circumstances.
CONFRONTS EARNEST GROUP.
1t was a quiet, earnest group oil
suffragists who stood in circle Will
the President in it's center in tn,
White House offices Most Of then
had walked In defiance of freezing
gale. enthusiastic about their mission
and determined to got a definite cX.
preston from the chief executive
They constituted the special committe,
appointed by tho convention of the
national organization to await the
Presidents recovery from his lines.
and they marched confidently to tn,
White House to plead their cause.
This is to he no mere hand shak
ing affair" remarked one of the lead
ers to the assembled group. DIR
Shaw will do all the talking and tn,
aand- shaking, too"
1t was said that she who spoke re-
membcred visit of New Jersey SUI,
fragists who took the President {
message on woman suffrage and shool
hands with him. but got no reply.
The President nodded pleasantly to tn,
women as they formed a circle aroun,
MN and DR.. Shaw stepped forward. In
low voice she told in a STRAIGHTFORWARD
simple way how unavaiIinc had been IN,
frequent plgrimages of the women +,
Washington heretofore ana how com
mittees Of CONGRESS had listened .oir4,u.
ly, but had "burlod their case" She ap.
pealcd to the President 'in the spirit o,
justice" to urge upon Congress by mes
sage to pass an amendment to IN,
federal constitution to be- submitted t.
the States that would give the women
the right to vote throughout the land.
She suggested three ways for the Prcsi-
dent TO help tho cause Of suffrage, by a
special message on the subject a refer.
'nce 10 it in any general message he
might send, or the use Of his influence t.
OBTAIN the appointment Of standnl
committee IN the House Of Representa-
iives 20 consider the subject a tn,
Srnaia had done.
The President listened In sionon. II,
ha5 net been asked 70, his own views OF
women suffrage. so he did not give then
To The delegation. On tho proposal L
send message 70 Congress, ne cited III
rNlc Of adherinG to party policies. init
mating that when consulted by members
Of Congress he m:Ea, give his view
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