The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-02-05

M|L|TANTS
Interview
PRESIDENT
Asked His Support For Constitutions,
Amendment Enfranchisins Wo.
men. He Recommends The
Things Agreed Upon

Washington, Feb. 3.-President
Wilson gave no encouragement yes.
terday to delegation Of 300 work.
ing women who marched on the
White House to ask his support for
a constitutional amendment enfaan.
chising women.
Twenty-Five Of the women were re-
ceived by the president and FIVE
participated in the argument. The
president reiterated that he was lin.
tied only to recommending those
things on which the party had made
up its mind.
I, We do not want you to break with
your party, but we would like you
to influence them, said Mrs. Glen
dover Evans of Boston.
1t is not a question of breaking
with the party, returned the presi-
dent, 1t is question Of speaking for
It.
The president did not continue to
discussion but expressed wish to
meet the women who were waiting
outside.
But they told us We could not all
come in, remarked Mrs. Evans.
1t must be misunderstanding,
said the president and he sent word
out that he would like to have the
delegation come in. They came in,
single file, passing in one door and
out another. Some Of the women de-
clined to shake hands with the pres
ident, marching indifferently by re-
fusing to take his proffered hand.
Dr.. Mary Walker
At their exit DR.. Mary Walker in
male attire argued with the women
that suffrage was state issue. She
was not permitted to enter with
the delegation.
''- The pleas of the working women
were phrased eloquently and with
a touch of pathos and emotions as
they described the hardships of wo-
men workers.
Shaking and trembling, said Miss
Margaret Hitchey Of the laundry wor-
kers of New York, we come to plead
with you. You are so square and on
the level aCd so good Democrat |
SIX you to wipe out the injustice that
exists. We could help every Demo
crat If we had the vote. =
Miss Marh SchneidermSn OF New
York, representing the Capmakers'
union, spoke of the hardships of wo-
men in mills
We suffer beside the men, she
said, and in constant fear of losing
our jobs. AS she tod Of many cases
of suffering, the presidents face
showed his sympathetic interest.
1t is not Democracy when only
half have something to say, conclud-
ed Miss Melinda Scott OF New Jer-
sey, representing the Capmskers
union.
We will be glad II you will men,
ton our cause IN your next message.
The Last Speaker
The last speaker was Miss Rose
Winslow of Pennsylvania, represent
ing the textile workers.
You are entirely too fair and in
telligent, she said. not to know what
is going on in the world. In many
cases with the working women 1t Is
either the sanitarium for tubercuos-
Is or the streets. l do not have TO
make speeches to you. as we are too
close.
The president smiled as Miss Win
slow, who stood close to him, drop
ped her voice to conversational
tone and continued her talk.
Mrs. Evans referred IN closing to
the fact that she had visited Mr..
Wilson at Sea Grit when he was a
candidate for president and claimed
to have gotten some encouragement
for the cause of suffrage.
Why We worked our finger nails on
to get you elected said Mrs. Evans
! thought from what you said that
you were in favor of our cause. You
were running for votes then.
was much freer to express my
opinion then than | am now, sald
the president.