Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-08
SENTIMENT OF CONGRESS GROW
ING IN FAVOR OF SUBMITTING
QUESTION.
CAUSE MAKING MORE RAPID
hEADWAY IN ENGLAND
Movement No Longer Considered a
joke in United States and Sentiment
Among Lawmakers is changing-At-
tituds Of Progressive Party Strength.
ems Chance Of Success.
Especial Correspondence

Washington, April S.-While Mrs.
in London and the militant suffragettes
CT England are shaking up the British
islands in their thus far unsuccessful
efforts to jar Englishmen into granting
them the right to vote, such progress In
the direction of suffrage is being made
in this country that thinking men in
congress foresee it is not going to be
long before an equal suffrage amend
r1ent TO the constitution of the United
States is submitted to the states.
The trend Of sentiment in favor OF
submission Of suffrage amendment
among members of congress is amaz-
ing, when the situation today is con-
sidered in comparison with the situa-
ton few years ago.
No Longer Joke.
For many years. prior to now, the
regular biennial appearance of a bano
of suffragists before the committees OF
house and senate to plead for submls-
sion of a suffrage amendment has been
looked on as a joke. The number OF
wards of printed matter which have
been turned out saying in effect that
it was all interesting but would never
come to anything would require an
able statistician to compute. But THIS
situation no longer obtains.
The suffrage demonstration at the
capitol at the opening Of the special
session, the appearance OF the sunfa-
eists before the committees and the
other activities Of the sunraglsts are
no longer matters TO be laughed at.
They are matters which are getting the
serious thought Of nearly all men IN
house and senate.
Outstripping British Sisters.
It is a singular fact that while the
English suffragettes are seemingly
making little immediate progress. sur
frage in this country is moving fapio
ly forward, and not few advocates Oh
suffrage believe the earnestness OF the
English enthusiasts and zealots mas
orietly had it's effect on sentiment 4"
tho United states, seemingly adFahc-
ing the cause here far more than there'
ON fact which will help the sunra-
pists materially in this congress Is inc
attitude of the progressive party. Al
tho meeting of the bull moose mem
hers of the house, many women VINO
are suffragists were present. Mem
hers pledged themselves to WORK 1of
the suffrage cause. The active enorts
of an enthusiastic minority are hheiS
to have much influence. especially rs
they will be aided in this respect by the
members of house and senate from the
ten states that have voted for suffrage.
Moreover, there is strong sentiment
among many progressive men OF an
ferent parties in congress that "heh
any considerable body of the people
demand submission Of constitutional
amendment it ought to be submitted
and a test of sentiment allowed. sen
ator Cunlmins declared the other DAY
he would vote for the submission OF a
suffrage amendment. He insisted that
congress had no equitable right 10
stand in the way of submission OF an
amendment when demanded by large
body Of the people and that 1t was the
duty of congress to allow the states TO
pass on the question whether tney
wanted equal suffrage ensrafted INTO
tho constitution. This sentiment Is
growing among members OF congress
without regard to party. 1t Is a phase
of the situation extremely encouraging
IN tho advocates OF suffrage.