Evening journal., 1914-02-02
WILSON AGAIN
DISAPPOINllTS
SUFFRACISTS
Tells Women Workers This
Time lie SymphathizeS
But That's All
UP TO PARTY TO
AID THE cause"
By The unIted pre.s.

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON. Feb. ?. The woman
suffrage delegation which stoumed the
White House today To line President
Wilson up in advocacy Of VOTES for wo-
men failed in it, miss on The presi-
dent stuck TO his position that he could
not, ns leader of the Democratic party.
advocate any legislation that was not
approved by the party in its national
convention.
The reception of delegates proved one
of the most picturesque episodes since
President Wilson was naugurated.
Headed by band, the four hundred
women, with flags and streamers nyng
to the breeze. marched from their head
quarters to the White House. There the
column halted while committee oi
twenty-five, of which Mrs. Glendover
Evans of the Massachusetts, Trades
Women's League was chairman, entered
the executive offices. They lined up ina
one corner of the room and half dozen
speeches more on less pathetic appeals
were made 20 the President
81 need not tell you how o dele
cation of working women, such as
you are, appeals TO me-" said the
President, who was visibly affected.
81 would like TO say much But 4
have already explained that can
not speak as the leader of my party
on any legislation until the party
itself has taken a position on that
legislation. The Democratic conven-
ton at Baltimore took It's position
ON national questions and as its can
didate, the voters approved that posi-
tion in electing me. feel bound TO
carry out the party promises and all
that / can say 20 you Is th8. your
agitation has made a profound impress
sion on me-"
But Mr. President" broke IN Mrs.
Evans. when ! saw you at Sea Girt.
you took a position"
Eyes. at that time" replied the
President. there were a great many
. things that / discussed, but ! made
no positive statement and did not go
farther than ] have gone at the pres
ont time
you remember. when saw you at
Sea Girt, you were cunning for
votes" Mrs. Evans persisted.
81 was not cunning for votes" the
President replied. "I was seeking fol
votes
However. Mr. President contimcr
/ Mrs. Evans. "hut | want TO tell you thai
( ! believed in you. I believe that yot
favored our cause and many other
worked our fngeuails OIL IN yom be-
! half Cennot we hopes Won't yol
speak to your party! You have powe
that few men have had We don
ask for the impossible. but we do asl
for Justice
81 can only explain my present posi-
tion and tell You why as leader of th
iparty | have he'd 10 assume it, agai
replied the president. who was seeming
" q trilie embarrassed - want TO 4
you know where stand and give yo
my reasons.
This answer seemed 10 satisfy for th
moment and Mrs. Evans explained tha
4O0 workers were still waiting outsij
in the cold. Inc President ordered thm
they be permitted to enter and ;he
iled by him, shaking hands.
Miss Rose Ninslow. of pcnnss lvunia
"a textile worker. made a deep impress
sion on the President IN the speech
lmak king prior to the reception. She wa
trembling in every limb and her voic
ialtercd az she said that she was ON
of the thousands OF women who
given her health for the industries q
the country.
"You are too entirely fair and just
Mr. President" she said. mot q
realize that women have TO work TO
so low wage that they cannot keei
soul and body together; that IL I
oftentimes a question OF the river o
the street We appeal to your sens
OF justice. 10 give us the ballot
Miss Winslow lost her voice be
cause OF her excessive nervousness
at this point and the President sue
gested to her that she wait moment
The kindly interruption APPARENT,
saved an attack of hysteria, for Mis-
Winslow with a nervous laugh. re-
piled:
"I am just so nervous ] can hard
lv say what ! want 20. You see
don't meet Presidents every day"
But then. presidents are all hu
man. interjected the executive, an
all present laughed.
One little near-tragedy, which TIA
President knew nothing about, mark
+ fl IlH Nlnfi nl tA' WANANh A'A'f ~
Mary Walker. Civil War nurse, hold
or of the congressional medal q
honor, dragged her weary way to th
White House with the delegation. Sh
wanted TO see the President and sa
something to him about the cause.
But the women in charge of th
demonstration didn't want her theri
And they told the doortenders nc
10 admit her. So DR.. Mary. a patheti
figure. in her frock coat. trousers
and silk hat, sat disconsolately o
sofa and watched the women il
in and file out
They ought not TO have done that
I she said nervOusly as she left th