Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-16
PATH OF SUFFRAGE
LEADS TO WILSON
"v0teS for Women" Advocates
to Be Received at White
House Tomorrow.
WANT THE ORGANIC LAW
TO TAKE BAN FROM SEX
Congress May Be Asked to Submit
a Suffrage Amendment to
the States.

The cause of woman suffrage will bt
| given added impetus tomorrow, wher
| representatives of the National American
Woman Suffrage Association, togethe
| with members of the headquarters force
In Washington, will call by appointment
}eon President Wilson at the White House
to present arguments in favor of a con.
stitutional amendment providing fol
equal suffrage.
| Congress itself yesterday recognized
| the force of the equal suffrage movement
when the Senate In the reorganization
of its committees. took the woman suf-
frage committee out of the list of in
| active committees. where it has remain
ed for many years, increased it's member
ship from five to nine. a majority of the
| members being advocates of equal suf
! frage. and gave the Craftsmanship tt
Senator Thomas of Colorado, who repre-
| sents a suffrage state.
Senator Thomas said last night he had
accepted the chairmanship with the un-
| derstanding that there would be active
| steps taken in this Congress to submit q
suffrage amfiendment to the people OF
the country for their approval
Leaders to Be Consulted.
! Senator Thomas will confer first with
national leaders in the suffrage move.
ment, to determin what steps they desire
to take 1t is expected that the commit
tee will begin the consideration of the
suffrage question soon after the extra
| session cOnvenes in April
/ AS finally organized by the Senate, the
| committee includes the following:
| Senator Thomas Colorado. chairman
Senators Owen, Oklahoma; Ashurst, Ari-
| zona; Ransdell, Louisiana; Hollis. New
| Hampshire; CIapp. Minnesota; Suther-
| Catron, New Mexico.
The suffragists who will call on the
President tomorrow will ask him to in
corporate in his message to the extra
session of Congress in April recon-
mendation for the suffrage amendment.
They realize that the plan is to consider
only the tariff and possibly banking and
| currency reform at the extra session,
but they are going to make an effort to
get at least mention of votes for
women
| The women who will see the President
will include Miss Alice Paul, chairman
| of the committee of the National Ameri-
can Woman Suffrage Association, which
and Mrs. c. U. Stone, wife of Represent
atiye Stone of Illinois. 1t had been hoped
that DIR. Anna Howard Shaw, national
president of the organization. and Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Gait, international pres
ident, would also go to the White House
but both are out campaigning and can
not come.
Urgent kilograms were sent yesterday
to Mrs. James Leeds Laidlaw. one of the
national officers of the National Ameri-
can Woman Suffrage Association. and
other well known suffragists, asking
| them to hurry to Washington in time
| to go to the White House. 1t is ex-
pected that several of them will come
TO Washington today or tonight in an
| swer to this call.
May Not Discuss Parade.
| who arranged the engagement for the
suffragists with the President, said yes
| terday that other aspects Of the woman
! movement beside suffrage will be taken
up at the White House. 1t is not ex-
pected that the failure Of the police to
keep the crowds away from the process
sion March will be taken up. except
| in an incidental way.
dent Wilson the suffragists have been
anxious to arrange an interview with
him to lay their case before him, but
| have waited until the first press Of busi-
ness was over.
From now on, the suffragists declare
| they are going to keep up a continuous
campaign for nationwide equal suffrage
They are preparing to display all the
persistence, without any of the militant
tactics of the English women. Deter
mined efforts are to be made to Hne-uI
members of both houses Of Congress on
the suffrage question.
| Backed almost solidly by the senators
| and representatives from the nine suf-
frage states. and by number from non.
/ suffrage states, the women believe thai
| they are certain Of at least fair hear
| Ing Suffrage amendments have already
been passed by several state legislatures
| and will be voted on by the people In the
| near future. The suffragists count or
getting the support of the majority of the
congressional delegations from these
:, states.
| Miss Paul said yesterday that in add;-
/ ton to carrying on the national cam
paign the leaders here will lend assist.
/ ance to the fights for suffrage in the diff.
| ferent states where campaigns are In
progress. The principal objective point IL
| now Michigan, where a suffrage amend
| ment was lost by only narrow margin
| at the last election, and where another
vote will be taken April T. Literature and
money are now being sent from Wash
| ington to the leaders in Michigan.
AS soon as the members OF the Senate
and House begin to arrive in the city
for the extra session OF Congress,
series of meetings, both indoor and out
door, will be begun, at which both meT
and women of national Importance will
speak for Suffrage. Series of meetings
| will also be held throughout the coun.
| try, and resolutions and other express
sions sent to various members of tht
| Senate and House.
The equal suffrage amendment which
| will be introduced is now being drawn by
a committee composed of Prof. Beard Of
Columbia University, New York; Mrs
| Mary Beard. his wife. and Mrs. Eller
| Spencer Mussey, dean of the Washington
College of Law.
| Hearings will be held on the amend
ment. and the National Association Op
| posed to Woman Suffrage. headed By
| Mrs. Arthur Dodge OF New York. is al.
against it, The anti-suffragists have
closed their headquarters here temporari
ly, but Mrs. Dodge has announced tina
| Ii will be opened again later, before
| the hearings begin.
The hearings before the Senate sub
committee which is investigating the in
| reference of crowds with the procession
! March 8 will be continued at 10 O'Clock
| tomorrow morning. At the close of to-
morrows hearing a recess probably viii
| be taken until after the extra session
convenes. The members of the committe,
| want to get home for q few weeks
Senator Jones. chairman of the sub
committee, said yesterday afternoon tina
the first witnesses tomorrow will be ,
number of police captains and policemen
| They have been attending the meetings o
the COMMITTEES daily for more than !,
week waiting to be heard. The suffragist
also have number of witnesses the.
| want heard.