The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-30
President Wilson Tells 500
Suffragettes Today that He
will not Recommend Consti-
tutional Amendment.
DECLARES QUESTION
Is NOT NATIONAL
Ladies March Behind Brass
Band to White House and
Make Known Demands In
Aggressive Speeches.

[By Leased wis~ 60 EveniDg Heraid.I
washington. June 90-President
| Wilson told depntation of more
than geo woman suffragists at the
White House today that woman sur
frago was state issue and not
national one. and for that reason he
would not use his influence for the
| passage OF constitutional amend
ment In congress-.
In the historic east room %
the executive mansion the presi-
dent received the suftraglHts WIN
represented the organized club
! women OF nearly every state.
when the president declined to sup
pert the Mordell- Bristow amendment.
which comes up for vote IN the
house rules committee tomorrow.
some Of the leaders began to put him
through sharp cross-examination
which the president took sood ma
| tureily.
Mrs. Fhcta Chlide porr and Mrs.
Harvey v Wiley questioned MIN on
hss attitu0a n respect TO other ma
| fsnsssi issh, AZ after answering sew
eral of their queries the president DO
clarod:
II cannot permit myself to bc
cross-examined."
That put a stop 10 the questioning
aud the delegation slowly filed out
of the White house giving expressions
of disappointment and regret. The
president told tho women that his
passion IL Tor local f-government"
and that he believed every state
should decide certain things for IT.
self He classed the right of suffrage
among these lhings 10 told the
! women that the suffrafe issue had
not been mentioned IN the baltimore
platform and. therefore. he would be
reluctant to take u un even though
his own ideas were different.
The president of the United states
has a dual personality" said Mr.. VIII
son. First he II the chief executive
Of the nation and next he ia tho lead
er Of party IN 10th those eape-
cities must refuse 20 push woman
suffrage as "A national issue"
Tho president advised the clao
women not 20 be discouraged, but
continue their fight IN the various
states He added that he was deeply
interested IN the question.
some OF the mothers brought small
children with them to the White
house ard throughout the speaking
there we're frequent walls and cries
from the babies.
More than SEQ women suffraE's,s'
lrepreseutiug organized CLUBS OF neal
~ every state. marched on the WINE
House today and demanded OF Pter-
ident Wilson u definite statement "e
his position toward votes Tor women
eWhat are you gOing to do for
woman mffrage az this session OF
| congress was the question the
! leaders hluntiy asked.
"Wm YOU Use your Influence in
, favor Of the Mondeil- BristoW sur
! fraQe resolution for constitutional
amendment which comes up before
the house rules committee tonsor-
Z row.
Headed hy Mrs. Harvey " wiley.
/ Rheta Childe norr. Mrs. William
d Kent. Alice Paul and other leading
b spirits in the congressional union for
- woman suffrage, the delegation, after
D "A public mass meeting marched be-
hind big brass band to the White
| House gates MuNft tntN were IT,
ceived by secretary Tumuhy, who
D took them To the president.
b a large engraved copy of the sut-
3 fragcd resolution adopted at the re-
/ cent Chicago convention of the Fed
o GRAFTON OF Women's Clubs was pre-
b sented 20 the president as a preiim-
/ mary 10 the speeches of ths lffFa-
: gists.
Presenting tho engraved resolu'
ton. Mrs Ellis Logan replied 90 the
charge that the Chicago convention
had been packed in favor of the suf-
frago resolution.
The women over the seas are
holding out their hands 10 us, said
she. Eight million working women
have their eyes on the result Of this
resolution today. Mr. President Ia
view of the Fourth of July, when the
declarr n OF our forefathers htiil
! rings iis fibilant note around the
world. ahlt more fitting hour aud
time FOR oug PRESIDENT the father Of