The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-03

WASHINGTON. Nov. 2.--How Will
the women vote? The Democrats
want to know. They are particularly
interested on account Of the policy OF
the organized women suffragists who
have declared war on the Democratic
party I'm the nine states where women
vote for congressman and senator's.
The congressional Union for wo-
man suffrage. with headquarters In
Washington. has sent two or more
workers into each OF the nine suffrage
states-Arizona. California. Kansas.
Oregon. Colorado. Wyoming. Idaho.
Utah. and Washington. These women
worked In Washington all the time
congress has been In session seeking
to get one thing--a vote on the reso-
luton In congress submitting to the
states the questions OF whether or
not the federal constitution shall be
amended 80 as TO enable women az
well as men to vote.
The Democratic party. through Its
caucus and rules committee. has per
sistebtly refused to allow this ques-
ton to come to q vote In the house
Of representatives President Wilson
has seven times refused to use hia
influence as leader of his party to In
duce the Democratic leaders 70 with
draw their opposition to vote on the
question. Thus the woman's cause
has been blocked, not by the votes Of
congressman. but by party action
without q roll call or the making OF
any individual records.
The women know that under the
present house rules and organization
the party In power Ii responsible not
only for legislation. but for the failure
of legislation-that the individual
members of the house are powerless,
and the party caucus and committee
organ ixation all powerful. No Ques-
ton can come before the house OF rep
resentatives, under the present sys-
tenn. without the consent Of the party
leaders who control the rules com.
mittee. Furthermore the president
has taken the position that the party
In power Is responsible for legisla-
tion. and the Democrats are appeal
ing to the country to support the
Wilson policies" by sending none
but Democrats to congress--even
thor Oh they be Democrats like Sulli-
van, Of Illinois.
The women have accepted the situa-
ton az thoy find II, and have adopted
the policy of taking the Democrats At
their word and holding the party re-
sponsible for its hostility to woman
suffrage. They say they have NO
quarrel with the individual Demo.
cratic candidates In the nine suffrage
states, and no preference among the
opposition candidates, but they intend
to make their woman's influence felt
on the party as party. They are
appealing to all woman voters, regard
less or party. to assist the unenfran-
chised women OF the east by voting
against the Democratic candidates and
showing the political leaders that q
party cannot persistently turn down
the women and not lose votes as o
result.
Reports in Washington from the
nine states indicate that the activ-
tiles OF the congressional union have
caused. much worry locally and ma
tionally among the Democratic lead
era The result therefore, OF the cleo
lions win be watched closely and stud.
led carefully to determine Just what
the women have accomplished by their
fight.
The largest impeachment to complete
restoration OF good business In the
United States is removed In the solu-
ton of the cotton problem. When the
federal reserve committee decided to
finance the carrying of cotton for a
year or eighteen months, It made sure
that cotton would not 60 below eight
cents and probably would sell soon
at close to normal prices. This as
suranoe has been greatly aided by
news that Great Britain will not OBJ
ject to cotton going In neutral ships
even to German and Austrian ports.
Cotton Is not contraband; in fact Il
10 at the head of articles of commerce