Evening star., 1914-01-29
Letters From Both Factions
Have Been Received at
White House.
PRESIDENT TO RECEIVE
WORKING WOMEN MONDAY
Big Mass Meeting Planned on An
niversary of Susan B.
Anthony's Birthday.

Differences between the National
American Woman Suffrage Association
and the Congressional Union for
Woman Suffrage were emphasized to-
day when two letters reached the
White House addressed to President
Wilson. The letters grew out of pub
lished statements that the Congress
sional Union would oppose the demo-
cratic party at the polls unless action
on suffrage is taken at the present ses-
sion of Congress.
Mrs. Medill Mccormick. as chairman
of the congressional committee of the
Association, wrote President Wilson
declaring that the organization of
which she is member opposes no
political party and would not Join in
| any attack on the democratic party.
Letter to the President.
in view of the fact that the Con-
frage," wrote Mrs. Mccormick. has
publicly announced a policy contenlplat-
ing an attack upon the democratic party
as whole, and fear ring lest this small
group OF suffragists acting under un-
American and militant methods preju-
dice our cause, will you permit US to
make clear that our organization, the
National American Woman Suffrage As
sociatton. being strictly non-parusan,
ernphatically condemns this policy. We
recognize that there are suffragists in
all parties. that all parties have contrib
uted to suffrage In ten states and tnat
all parties will in the near future write
the principles of suffrage into nation
wide law. We oppose no party as whole
because a portion of its members cannot
be counted among our legislative sup
porters.''
Miss Lucy Burns vice chairman of
the Congressional Union for Woman
Suffrage, Immediately wrote to Presi-
dent Wilson dsclaiming any intention
on the part of that organization to at
tack the democratic party whole.
The Congressional Union for Woman's
Suffrage has no quarrel with the demo-
wrote Miss Burns. ON the contrary.
we are asking the democratic party.
since it is at the present time in con-
troll of our national political situation.
the enfranchisement of women. We trust
most firmly that the party. of which
you are the leader and spokesman, will
take the next great step forward in
try by passing through Congress in the
present session constitutional amend
ment enfranchising women"
Insists Letter Was Justified.
Mrs. Medill Mccormick would not
comment today on the letter sent by
Miss Burns to the President, taking the
position that the facts in her own let
ter to the President were in entire ac-
cord with previous statements of the
Congressional Union.
Arrangements were made today by
W hington suffragists allied with the
congressional committed to hold d
great mass meeting at the Columbia
Theater Sunday afternoon February
Is, the anniversary Of the birthday of
Susan +. Anthony. DR.. Anna Howard
Shaw. president of the National Amer
lean Woman Suffrage Association. and
Miss Jane AddamS are to be the prin-
cipal speakers. Mrs Virginia White
Hitchcock has been made chairman of
the committee on arrangements for the
meeting.
Mrs. ". NJ. Stoner. accompanied by
Miss Lavinia Engle, is to leave next
Tuesday for Jacksonville,>lFia, and while
in the south will make arrangements for
a series OF mass meetings to carry on an
educational campaign. DR.. Shaw is to be
the principal speaker at these meetings.
The Congressional Union announced to-
day that it has completed plans for the
march of working women to the White
House Monday. The President has con-
sented to receive the delegation at 12:45
O'Clock. Prior to the march a meeting
is to he held at the Publc Library, and
afterward a luncheon is to be served at
the y. w. c. A.