Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-29
Currency Main Question
Before Suffrage Meet
in Washington.
NOT ALL YET AGREED
Thousand Delegates to Take
Part in Forty-fifth Annual
Convention.

Washington. Nov. 29.-FinanciaI az
fJirs Of the National American Won.
an Suffrage association form the chief
topic Of discussion at the 45th annual
convention Of the association which
began here today in connection with
the sessions OF the National College
Womans Suffrage association and the
suffrage school 70 be conducted By
the Congressional union
The associations financial affairs
viii be brought formally TO the at
tentiOn Of the convention next Tuesday
when A committee will present an
amendment 10 the constitution to pro-
vide an additional tax upon the bud
gets Of the constituent organizations
The members OF these organizations
already are taxed 10 cents annually for
the support of the national body.
Most Of the 500 accredited delegates
10 the convention have arrived Many
alternates are here TO attend. II is
estimated more than 1000 accredited
delegates and alteTnates will attend
the sessions
The formal meetings Of the conyen-
tion will not begin until Monday
Addresses of welcome and the re-
sTOnses are 10 be followed by a cole
bratiOn OF the suffrage victory in IIIi-
nois- Then will come an address on
the Federal suffrage amendment and
the annual address OF the associations 5
IL esideUt,. Dr. Anna Howard Shaw.
The FIRST real business session be-
gins T1esday morning with the pres
eutatioH OF the report OF the commit
tee that framed the financial amend
ment to the associations constitution
Already there have been expressed a
variety Of opinions on the advisability
of adopting the amendment. especial
u among the membership OF the lar
ger state organizations and the great
Independent bodies which only with
tie last year or two finally became
affiliated with the national association. /
Held Out Of Proportion.
The independent bodies contend f.
that as they are large and collect large /
sums for the advancement OF the SUI I
frage cause their tax for the support
q. the national body will be out OF pro- .
portion. On the other hand the ma 4
tional officers contend that the new
financial scheme Is made necessary II .
the national body is TO push forward I
the campaign for universal suffrage
IN this country. They declare that the .
10 cent a member tax IS not com
Hensurate with the dignity OF the ma
tional body nor the cause that il rep
resents
The independent bodies are power
fuI but according TO the national Off
GERS their activities heretofore have
been directed toward advancing the
cause in their respective localities
One OF these is the Congressional
union OF Washington. organized for
the advancement OF the federal con-
Etitutional amendment through con-
gress. Another Is the Woman's Po- /
litical union OF New York Both have {
large budgets and under the proposed
new fiscal plan they would be taxed (
ization.
Another subject to be fought out on I
the floor Of the convention will be .
the removal OF the national headquar-
ters from New York 10 Washington. !
That question. however. is one that !
arises at each annual convention and I
therefore will not command the at
tention given TO the finance amend {
AANAA- " SUM dAAHlH al e pAaAA-
ming a campaign 10 regain the head
quarters.
The preliminary work Of the con I
vention will be done tomorrow b. the I
credentials committee which will ex- !
mine the credentials OF the delegates. :
Us report will be presented Monday. 6
National officers do not anticipate any c
difficulties in the seating OF the dele !
cations. The national board also will :
told its annual meeting tomorrow and 5
lie executive committee will meet az
ight {
Sunday Mass Meeting. @
A great mass meeting Nill be held ,
sunday afternoon AZ which DR.. Anna
Toward Shaw. president Of the ria-
.cnal association viii preside. Among
he speakers will be Miss Jane Ad-
ans Of Chicago. and Senator Helen
Ting Robinson OF Denver. member OF
he Colorado senate At night a re-
nion OF the delegates viii be held AZ
local hotel
Monday a welcoming address TO the '
elegates will be delivered by Mrs. 2
Sina z Allender. president OF the 4
tate society OF the District OF Colum- y
"a Miss Alice Paul. chairman OF the q
committee OF the nation sl
I association also will welcome the o.
elegates- A response Will be made l.