Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-02-03
Chief Executive Declines to
Define His Position Regard
ing Votes for Women,
Though Pressed to Do So,
PARTY MEASURES HIS
SOLE OFFICIAL GUIDE
One interviewer Reminds Mr.
Wilson That He Expressed
Himself FavorabIy While
Cunning Tor Votes

Inv HoeHiso JOURNAL SPECIAL trAseo wiHrt
Naahmslon, Feb. Women work.
eiH vino toll I'M the mills, swoat shops
ana tine factories Of the nation nlend
81 with President Wilson today FOR
MS assistance tn the cause of woman
I suffrage The president regretfulN
iold Them as he did d delegation last
December that he could not urge
anything on consress which had not
received the organic consideration OF
The democratic party
To-day demonstration ~ not the
hfass hund the street procession, the
colored pennants ANA battlefags OF
ihe cause, but the tale of hardship,
the struggle 20 live on low wages. 81
the slnitarums for those who slcl(en-
ga nt their work and the heartbreak-
ns irascdies Of poverty, affoctod the
president deeply
As the delegation loft the executive
offices, discouraged and disappointed
nerauso they obtained no positive aid.
thoy did not know that The president
himself was depressed perhaps even
more than they as he went TO mnch-
con with his family lie told his
friends afterwurd that he wished he
could hclp, but saw no way to do Il.
There is every reason TO believe how
rycr that the day save added stimu-
lus 90 the presidents desire for enrlv
legislation on social Justice and in
duslrial reform mentioned In his first
annual message
Five hundred women, old and
Noune, most of them plainly dressed.
bur enrnest and determined, went 10
ihf white House, hut 0ny "a commit
e.. ..f fa.s Ma
gained audience with the president.
the others waiting untl The arguments
had ceased and Mr Wilson asked 20
shake hands with all
I'm voices often chokcd with emo
tion. the five speakers rocitcd tale
of modern industry. which, they said,
knew mo- chNalry where old ana
Young women worked slide bv side
with men for inadequate wAgos and
under conditions that undermined
health. Representatives of the weaN-
erH the laundrcsses. the cape makers.
che hat makers. garment workers and
other trades IN ten eastern states, add
dressed the president Mrs Clcndown-
er Evans of Boston. one Of the Lead
ers of the congressional union for
woman suffrage, introduced them in
turn and each presented "a plea from
hcr own viewpoint
~ don't have 10 make "a speech to
you.' said Miss Rose Wnslow OF the
Wcavers who stood beside the presl-
dent in the group. and ! am 80 ner-
Koua that ] couldn't make one if I
wanted to- hecuusr 7 don't address
presidents every day"
They are human. Just Ike every.
body else." lutorjectcd the president
with 20 smile.
"fhut rs what makes Il possible tQr
me to speak 20 you, because | know
you are human just MS the rest Of us.
YOU have "a heart and a mind aud
know Wlat conditions we are work
ing under. II Is as you know, in many
cases. the sanitarium or the street
and we belcNo woman suffrage viii
save us from both.
Tho president listened attonuKely to
speeches, often murmuiing sympathet'
ltallY
IN need not tcll YOU" he said. that
a rrnuu Of women liko this appeals 10
mo deeply do not need 10 tell you
Whnt my feelings are. but I have all
rpHdV explained the limitations that
are laid upon me as leader of the par
a. Tntlf The party as such has con-
sidered a subject of this very SUI
prpmt Importance and taken posi-
tInn on il ! cannot speak for II and
set ann not ut liberty to speak as an
individual either. All / can say Is that
tho strcumn of your agitation In this
matter undoubtedly win make pre-
found impression
Mrs Evans Was disposed 20 remlnd
Nr. wilson that in "A conversation with
her "a Seagirt ~ j.. when ne was a
saudldate for the presidency he show
sd 90 much more encouraging auiluus
oWuid woman suffrage.
"Wc worked our finger nails or
men to get yon clectcd,' she said anu
added rcfircti0rly. hut you were gun
lluH for votes them
asking for the votes Of the pto-
Bio. corrected ihc president mildly
And AVe admired tho way you did
{. remarked Mrs. Evans.
Tine president said no was much
.l,re free tn express hia views then
hau hc was now. but did not recall
hnt hc had taken any position on ~"
question of woman suffrage ne h'Nei
poke on # in public dnring lhe 'Hi9
1aien and TO tn lnterruptng question
lnce at e meeting in broohRh' u'
-hrtd 10 Haa d state laauc.
Persons clos. 10 the president say
rs neuctes it ls problem tor the
utes to decide. although there
.eYeou To believe lac never has mhue
tu bis mind definitely on the merits
Ii the question lie dueSu tctl ~ IN
.rtnhrnt opou him however TO TAX"
.ttna op 10 until ihc democratic PAT
haa ful, considered IL ana this IS
ha ansutl. which ho is determined {"
.hr to nH delegations Of sutt1gists
gho eouse to 900 him In the future.
The house democrats have called
1u.us t,mtrrow - determine wheih-
" tao recent uutavorahle action nt
hc rules committee on The proposal
a create "a committee on woman sutf-
ago should he reversed. The presi-
lent has expressed himself to one
nombor of the rules committee as IN
avor of such ID new committee.
Most of the arguments presented