The Washington times., 1913-04-19
ANT|,SUFFRAG|STS
MOVE ON CAPITOL
Oppose Amendment for Equal
Suffrage. at Hearing Before
the Senate Committee.
Points to Last Election.
Continued from First PageD
t!lei.' attention is called to the need
of women and children"

tl.i, attention is called to the need
of " omen and children.
Points to Last Election.
Taxation without representation
said Mrs. George. rs cry that has
been raised by the suffragists. But when
that cry was first raised in this coun-
Try, IL was because A country over sea:
was ia king the colonies. There was nc
thought of granting suffrage to women
or even to ali men. The citizens of the
District of Columbia are taxed today,
but they have TO vote
Mrs. George said that even IL woman
suffrage proved a good thing in Utah,
indicate that it would prove good
throughout the country.
Touching on the last election in six
suffrage States and in six adjoining
non-sunrage States. Mrs. George said
the records showed only F1a per cent
polls in the suffrage States, while % per
cent was cast in the non-suffrage
States. She took the ground that suf-
frage simply meant larger percent
age of Indifferent voters.
Sees Three ravGe Perils.
Mrs. George saw three grave portents
in the suffragist movement. One was
an alliance with socialism. Another
vas feminism, and a third was mill
fancy. She said that in the March )
parade here the Socialist contingent
carried a banner saying:
One Million Socialists Work and
Vote for Women Suffrage"
Mrs. George aroused much laughter
by quoting from leading suffragettes
who take extreme views concerning
r4sv, 10 nr.. q
from the Rev. Anna Shaw, saying:
Motherhood should be Independent OF
man" She empha sized the fact, that
leading suffragists in this country were
tending more and more to militant
Mrs. NJ. L. Putnam put into the record
statement from Kate Douglas Wtggin
suffrage
This statement opposed the ballot foc
women. She did not believe the ballot
was the best or the next best thing
for women to work for.
II want her." she said. Ito be
good homemaker. a good mother. and
a loyal, intelligent, active citizen. but
above all to be helpful. stimulating
inspiring force in the world. rather
than useful and influential factor IN
politics.
Mrs. Riggs said woman ought to be
called into counril 10 advise. to con-
suit and cooperate with men. and IT
she enjoys these privileges woman does
not need the ballot.
Wants States to Act.
Mrs. Dodge made brief statement
before she presented the speakers. Miss
Price presented a letter from Molly Ell
lott Seawell. in which the latter said
nineteen States would not surrender the
right to control their own electorate.
Mrs. Frances Scott. of New York,
urged the committee TO leave the set
tlement of the suffrage question to the
States.
Mrs Annie r. Hale. of Tennessee. de-
scribing' herself as "a liberal anti.
was the last speaker. She did not ap-
pear under the auspices of the organ;-
Zation She refused TO take the eX-
treme view of some OF the antis. and
said the radicals on both sides wcrc
demonstrating saying of Mr.. Dooleys 5
Politics Is a mans game" She said
il strengthened Dooley's advice that
Women, children and prohibitionis;s
should keep out Of II.
She caused laughter by saying that If
anyone had doubts about this, they
should attend the session of the ID. \.
r. congress She denied suffrage was
an individual right.