Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-04
Threats Made
 by Suffragists
WILL MAKE WAR ON THE DEMO-
 CRATIC PARTY.
AN EXCITING HEARING
Two Wings of Suffrasist Movement in clash-Consressman Hefiin Kissed "Antis" Arguments Also Heard.

Washington. March 3-Au phases Of the woman suffrage question were pre- sented to the house judiciary commit tee today accompanied by cheers, jeers, misses and applause. Desertiag sentimental phases of the suffrage ar gument. Mrs. Crystal Eastman Bene- dict and Mrs. Mary Beard, New York lawyers threw down the gauntlet to the democratic party in no uncertain terms. warning the committee that the political wrath of the four million wo- men in suffrage states would be wis tied upon the party unless favorable consideration was given the constitu- tional amendment for woman suffrage.
 Dr. Mary Walker Participates. Anti-suffra gists told the committee that woman suffrage would be harm full mot only to women hut to the country" At the conclusion of the hearings Dr. Mary Walker, ,trouSered and siIk-hatted, presented to the com nittee what she called the crowning constitutional argument to show that women already have the right to vote under the constitution. In the meanwhile debate on the sui frage amendment was continuing Tn the senate.
 The suffragists who appeared before the committees were divided. Mrs. Antoinette Funk, Mrs. MediIl McCor- mick and Mrs. William Kent, repre- SenL1nS the N9IlOndi w OIndH Association, urged that if the commit tee would not report the proposed amendment, it report an amendment to allow the suffrage question to be decided by referendum in the various states instead of by the legislatures. Mrs. Benedict Mrs. Beard, Mrs. GlendoWer Evans of Boston and Dr. Cora Smith King. for the congression- al union, declared the time had come to l make the suffrage queslon one of po- litcal expediency.
 Democrats Warned Not to Dodge. Tt is because I have the interests 1 of this administration at heart" said i Mrs. Evans, that l hope the demo- cratic majority in the house will see its way clear to Feconsider what after all was a somewhat unconsidered ac- ton of the democratic caucus. Mrs. Evans and Mrs. Benedict warn ed the democrats not to dodge the ts- sue," and declared that action on the suffrage question must be taken at this session of congress.
 "Gentlemen," said Mrs. Beard, you cannot answer us by shaking in our faces that tatterdenlallion of q states right scaEecrow and then expect us not to read the newspapers when you re- pudlate your platform and violate express states rights in the matter of a presidential primary. You cannot tell us that the platform will not allow this suffrage discussion because it is silent, but will permit the repeal of
 the canal tolls exemption which it ex 1 'pressly forbids.
 Congressman HefIin Kissed. Tt is under estimating our resources to suppose that we cannot put these facts into the hands of l5,0o0, 900 vot- CTS, including over three million free
 women. The political party which will enter into possession Of the federal l nral7 4 IeVe that woman suffrage is a matter or national concern and transcendent | national importance"
 The representatives of the National 1 Woman Suffrag age-Association disclairn 1 ed participation in the political Wern-
 ing of the congressional union and for l some time the committee room wns' in confusion with half Ia dozen women trying to explain things, At times 1 during the hearing the spectators who | crowded the room gave vent to their. feelings. Representative Hef5in of Al l abama, who spoke against suffrage, was Frequently hissed,
 Women Argue Against Suffrage. | Mrs. Arthur NJ. Dodge, president of the National Association Opposed to l Woman Suffrage, conducted the eDDo- slt1on to the amendment, Mrs Henry i White of BeSton. declared woman has | succeeded in getting all of her legal
 
 l ballot was unnecessary,
 i "Fhe wise state recognizes that wo- ! man must be preserved for the work she only can do for the state" said | Miss Alice H. Chittenden of New York when woman attempts to fight with the weapons of men she is pleying a l losing game"
 Miss Margery Dorman of the Wage Farmers Anti-Suffrage League of New York said working women did not need | the ballot. She said women in the Ia i Dor world were ''transitory and acei- 1 dental" and could not have the exne--
 fence necessary to cope with govern
 ment problems.
 Matter For States to Deal With,
 During the debate in the senate 1 senator Clapp declared that all tba l sinister Influences of the country were 1 llned up .gainSt woman suffrage. He
 Said he regretted that good people in l opposing suffrage, allowed thmeselpes
 to be used as a mask for these evil in 1 f1uences,
 Senator Bryan of Florida made the
 hrst extended speech against tha amendment. He contended first of ali that the states should be allowed to
 deal with the question: saving th IT | Can1oTnla had no more right to say I whether the negro women of E,Ioni6a shoud vote than Florida had to say l tnat the Japanse should vote in Cal 1 ifoFnia.'
 WARRANTS OUT FOR THREE