The Washington times., 1913-12-02
FINANCE PROBLEM
ST|RS SUFFRAG|STS
State Leaders Fear Clause in
New Constitution Will Prove
Trouble Source.
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the whole difference" or in other
words it is the method of financing
the national association that is the
rock which threatens the progress of
the suffrage craft. The new consti-
tuition provides that an amount equal
to not less than per cent of the
annual budget of each affiliated or
ganization be paid annually into the
treasury of the national association
by the affiliated body, and then pro-
vides further:
The Bone of Contention.
"Whenever the amount of the ma
tional budget accepted by the con-
vention shall be greater than the
sum of all the moneys owning and
payable by all the members, each
affiliated member shall pay its share
of the deficiency. which share the
treasurer shall determine by appor-
tioning said deficiency among the
affiliated members in proportion to
their respective total expenditures
during the last past fiscal year"
This last clause is the chief bone Of
contention, some Of the delegates de-
claring that it removes all limits
from the amount which they may he
taxed by the national body and
threatens some of the less prosperous
affiliated organizations with extinc-
with the association.
The committee which drew up the
new constitution is composed of Mrs
Gait, Mrs. Ruutz-Rees, Mrs. Helen Hoy,
Mrs. Raymond Brown, and Miss Ash
ley. All but Miss Ashley are present.
the new document in detail at the
morning session. In response to an
objection made by one of the Maine
delegation from the floor, the committee
members said they would be in favor
of eliminating clause IN the new con-
stitution which would reduce the rep
resentation at the national convention.
Topic Discussions Tonight.
The most interesting evening session
of the entire convention will open at
the new Masonic Temple at o'clock
tonight. when the question of Women
and Children and the Courts will be
discussed by Judge Julien w. Mack, Of
the juvenile court, Chicago; Chief JUS
tice Harry Olsen, of the Chicago mu-
nicipal court, and Miss Maude Miner,
secretary of the New York Probation
and Protective Association and one of
Gotham's leading probation officers.
Ihe suffraSists are anxious that it be
known that these meetings are free to
the public, as are all the regular ses-
sions OF the convention.
The Women's Night Court and the
Work of a Probation Officer will be
the subject of Miss Miners address.
She is graduatae OF Smith College
and Columbia University, having won
her NJ. A. degree at the latter, and has
attracted worldwide attention by her
battle against white slavery and social
evils generally.
a delegation of prominent suffragists
cut" the convention in the morning
tnat they might go to the Capitol and
hear President Wilson read his mes
| sage.
DR.. Anna Howard Shaw, national
president, anticipated any charge oi
'steam-roller" methods in regard TO the
constitution discussion yesterday after
loon when she announced from the
platform that no delegate would be de-
MED the right to speak from the floor
of any subject under consideration
as she saw fit, and that absolute demo
cratic freedom would prevail during
the entire convention.
House Rules Hearing Tomorrow.
Announcement was made today of the
| speakers who will appear before the
! House Rules Committee tomorrow
morning TO ask that it recommend the
| appointment of a House committee or
| equal suffrage. The speakers will be
| DR.. Anna Howard Shaw, president OF
the National Suffrage Association: Mrs
! Carrie Chapman Gait, president of the
International Suffrage Association; Miss
Jane Adams, of Hull House, Chicago
| Mrs. c. c. Bradford, Miss Helen Gard.
ner, Miss Mary Beard. and Congress.
| man John E. Raker, of California
The ann-suffragists will be given q
hearing on Thursday, and on Friday
morning the suffra gfsts will make a re-
| buttal argument. the speakers being
Mrs. Catherine Waugh McCulloch anc
Miss Alice Stone Blackwell