The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-07-02
WOMEN IN PLEA
FORSUFFRAGE RIGHT
Give Petitions to ViGe-PreSident
and Speaker.
ROME CONVENTION is CITED
Lay Case Before the Senate and House
at Neutrality-suspicious. Clarke
Says He Favors the
Movement.

Washington, June 29.-For the
third time within the year members
of the National Woman Suffrage asso-
citation, carrying 800 petitions from So
states, laid their case before the sen.
ate and house and demanded legisla-
ton TO insure to women equal politi-
cal rights with men,"
After visiting the house Of repre-
sentatives and laying their case be-
fore Speaker Clark, the delegation of
suffragists trooped over to Vice-Presi-
dent Marshalls Office and confronted
him with petitions which they re-
quested should be delivered to the va
rious senator's and by them in turn to
the senate
In delivering the petitions TO the
vice-president, Mrs. Shaw recalled the
recent meeting of the international
convention in Rome when all the
women prcsent voted for suffrage and
pledged themselves to do everything
in their power to obtain 1t in their
home country.
Coco EHects Hopeo tor.
Our visit here, Mr.. Marshall" con-
cluded Mrs. Shaw, is in keeping with
that pledge We hope that il will
be productive of good effect"
Miss Jane Adams of Chicago re-
| minded the vice-president of the many
reforms in the municipal life Of Chi
cago which have been effected by
women, and which have since been
taken out of their hands by the city
itself.
I'VE women started these reforms,
said Miss Adams, but now the city
has taken charge of them, and We
have not even voice In how they
shall be conducted"
Clark to Vote for Suffrage.
With the statement that he expect
ed to vote for woman suffrage when
II is brought before the voters o.
Missouri. Speaker Champ Clark re
ceiyed the delegation
A number of members of Congrest
| from western states crowded init
Speaker Clark's Office and watched
|
Rrage delegation included DR.. Anna
Howard Shaw, president of the Ma
tional Suffrage association; Jane
Adams of Chicago, Mrs. Deshe Breck
inridge of Kentucky, Mrs. Medill Nc
Cormick and Mrs. Antoinette Book
and Mrs. Helen Gardner of Massa
Chusetts.
Speaker Clark told the delegation
that for 5000 years men have beer
trying to run the world, and that some
claim they had made bad mess OF it.
Il hope if you women ever run it,
he said that you will improve condi
tons. | think woman suffrage is al
inevitable as the rising Of to-mor
rows sun. If you continue in tn,
way you are going you probably will
get suffrage in all of the states with
in a few years, and whenever tn
issue is presented to Missouri will
:ote for it, not because | think tina
all women should vote-for all mel
are not ft to vote-but because | be
lieve IN the principle"
Meets Secretary Bryan.
One fair suffragist, weighing abou
ESQ pounds, abandoned the party an
was making her way out of the bass
ment entrance when she had strok
OF luck. Coming in the entrance wa
.. Secretary of State Bryan. AS If b
we're the British premier, and she Mr.
Pankhurst, the sutfragist seized tn
secretary by both arms and began
harangue. BY none too gentle effol
and with the kindly assistance of a
elevator man, the secretary escape
, to an elevator and shot upstairs t
, ward the foreign relations committe
room.