The Washington herald., 1914-01-11
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BREACH BETWEEN
SUFFRAGE BODIES
Union and National Organ1a-
ton Committee Sever
Relations.
MRS. FUNK'S STATEMENT
trouble Due to Removal of Miss Paul
from Place During the Recent
Convention.
MRS. FUNK'S STATEMENT

An open breach between the Congress
sional Union for Equal Suffrage and the
National Woman Suffrage Association
has been caused. The heated debate that
has gone on for several weeks between
the two votes for women organizations,
nnaily has forced a separation.
II was admitted In a statement issued
last night by Mr. Antoinette Funk. of
Chicago chairman of the Congressional
commute OF the national organization, in
the absence of Mrs. Medill Mccormick
that the two bodies will not be able TO
cooperate.
The conflict has been impending since
the recent convention in this city. when
Dr. Anna Shaw ordered the removal Of
Miss Paul as head of the Congressional
committee OF the national association
The Congressional Union contends that
the action OF the national convention in
.ndorsing the work of the Congressional
committee and recommending that the
same members be asked to serve on the
committee for the year 1914 has been ig-
nored by the national board of the as
ISOLATION. which did not reappoint the
old members.
offered Miss Paul, IL Ii Said.
II. is claimed by the National Woman
Suffrage Association that the convention
took no such action. but simply recon-
mended that another Congressional COM
mittee be appointed. whose members were
to be chosen at the discretion of the ma
tional board. and. further. that Miss
Paul was rendered the Craftsmanship of
the committee and declined it.
When told yesterday that certain men,
bers of the Congressional Union thought
the selection of Mrs. Medill Mccormick
as chairman OF the committee in place
Of Miss Paul was somewhat inconsistent
with the recommendation OF the conven-
ton, Mrs. Funk made the following
statement:
THE national board of the National
Women's Suffrage Association decided
that the president of the Congressional
Union and the chairman of the Con-
gressional committee of our association
could not be the same person.
The national board offered the chair
manship to Miss Lucy Burns, Miss
PauIs closest friend and worker. Miss
Burns said she would accept, provided
she could name all the members of the
Congressional committee and that she
would be free to act as she thought
best regardless of the organization she
represented, in other words she would
not be dictated to by the national Or
and in case Of disagreement
with the national her opinion would
prevail.
You can readily see that our asso-
cation could accept no such terms.
Cannot Cooperate.
1T appears that We will not be able to
cooperate and since that is SO l must
say that IL will not make the slightest
Inference i'm our work. We have an Or
Plantation back of US that extends from
coast to coast. every part Of which we
shall utilize
IF Miss Paul is using her best juds-
ment / can only say We are using ours
Il want 10 add that in spite Of what
has happened there are nothing but COR
iial relations personally existing between
he national organization and the Con-
sressional Union. and that the national
body wishes the ether nothing but sue
,ess. We both have the same aim in view.
and We have no doubt that the Con-
yressional Union will do much good"
When shown the statement OF Mrs |
Funk yesterday. Miss Paul became very
Indignant and declared that IL was
wholly incorrect and refused to issue a |
statement.