Mexico Missouri message., 1914-03-19
NEXT TO MEXICO AND TRUSTS, rr
is SUBJECT THAT MOST IN.
TEREsTs CONGRESS.
WOMEN MAKING HEADWAY
plan for Invasion Of South, Where the
Opposition lie stronsest-Farm-
ers Are said to DO Com
ina over Strong"
Nv GEORGE CLINTON.

the trusts, suffrage Is the chief sub
loot Of enlivening interest to congress
and the populace in the city of Wash
inpton today. Senator Ashur5t OF
Arizona has charge of the resolution
nronosine a constitutional suffrage
amendment and every time he brings
II within sight of his brethren Of the
senate there is clashing of arms
and a sounding of trumpets.
II seems that some of the senators
tb,nk It Is best to wait yet awhile
FOR nolitical reasons" before voting
on the constitutional amendment
proposition. They have an Idea that
suffrage will prevail in two-thirds OF
tho states before long as the result OF
state enacted laws and that then
every senator can vote for the amend
ment without any fear OF trouble at
home, because he can say to his OPP
posing constituents that two-thirds OF
the states of the Union are In favor
of it and therefore 1t Is useless to
kick against the pricks."
II is apparent in Washington that
even the strongest opponents of the
woman suffrage movement seem to be-
lieve that eventually 1t will prevail
all over the United States. Those
who so think base their belief simply
on the progress which suffrage has
made within the last few years, vir.
tually an uninterrupted progress.
Some men who are opposed to II say
they are just as much opposed to 1t
as ever but that 1t Is to come into
its own and therefore before long
they must get themselves into mood
to accept the inevitable. These same
men say that If 1t does come it VIII
prove itself to be a failure because
they have an idea that woman will
get tired of voting and that in time to
come, while the privilege will be hers,
she Will not take advantage OF 1t.
Hardest Fight In South.
The women of the country who are
devoted 10 the suffrage cause have
realized for great many years that
their hardest fight is to be made in
the South. Most OF the southern
members In congress are opposed to
hOLudu suutdhG. ~ the buhIdbt htetd-
quarters in this city a plan has been
made TO invade the South in behalf
of the cause OF suffrage. A commit
tee composed OF noted women, good
speakers all of them and represent
Ing every element in the suffrage
cause, soon will make trip through
the South in a private car and will
gpquE In 81 ri nd
probably in scores of the smaller
places which lie between.
Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, president
Of the National Suffrage association,
heads the list of the invaders. With
her will go Mrs. Stanley Mccormick,
Mrs, Susan Fitzgerald and Mrs.
RautzReese of Boston, Mrs. An
toinnette Funk. a sister-in-law OF the
Progressive party's candidate for gov
ernor of Illinois; Mrs. Desha Brock
enridge, member OF the famous
breckenridge family OF Kentucky,
and Mrs. Medill Mccormick, daughter
Of the late Senator Mark Hanna of
Ohio.
Farmers Being Converted.
The farmers of the country showed
IN the last campaign that they we're
not as strong for the suffrage move
ment as the women expected. Now II
IS declared at the headquarters of the
sunragists in Washington that the
farmers are coming over strong"
They say. taking Ohio as an example.
mat from all over that state there is
demand for suffrage speakers. and
'or suffrage organization, and that the
movement is SO general that women
are confident that at the next election
'uelr cause will be sanctioned. A
woman suffrage amendment to the
ONO constitution is to be submit
Yea at the next general election in
that state.
congress Is tremendously stirred up
over this woman suffrage question and
IT. mas been so stirred up all winter.
mere are a good many representa-
ives especially from the northern
''aIes, who while at heart opposed to
woman suffrage are afraid that wom-
ans opposition may hurt them at the |
pohs' The women are taking advau-
age oil this situation and are now pre-
pairing to wage campaigns against all !
a"u,sunrage candidates for congress
]" 'he campaign of next fall.
Freight Case Undecided.
ne months are rapidly passing |
auu yet the interstate commerce
eoHmission is still at its work try.
us 10 determine definitely and prop |
wy whether or not the great rail |
'oau corporations of the western |
eounIry are entitled to tack five per
.en' additional on the charges for car
, n,as freight 1t was thought recently |
,aa' no decision In the case could be !
a ea.ned until next September. Presi.
se er' wilson became worried over the |
1eiaS and while he could not inter. |
o SVse personally for fear OF having II
%' asea that he was trying to preju-
49,, the case. It was announced
Ss a'eAIy that a decision probably would |
~, reached before June.
aus members of fha nooox.,a.I..