The Washington herald., 1914-07-26
BALLOTAC CURSE,
NOT ABLESSING
Prominent Anti Points Out
How Politics Robs Women
Of Union and Strength.
SCORES SUFFRAGE ALIBIS
Free from Burden of Vote. Women
Are Upifters- With it, Poll
hcians' Victims.
SCORES SUFFRAGE ALIBIS
BY MRS. GEORGE p. WHITE.


Chairman Organizing Committee Pennsylvania Asso-
claton Opposed 10 Woman sufrage.
In a statement by the National Suf-
frage Association last week, Representa-
i've Lenroot, of Wisconsin a suffrage
advocate, is quoted as saying:
Repeated marching parades and visit
ing members OF Congress every few days
by delegations of sUffragists accomplish
nothing. But the extent to which n has
oeen carried, in my Judgment, is hurtful
10 their cause rather than helpful. The
demonstrations in the city of Washing
ton have no influence on the average
member Of Congress
AS one who has voted for woman
suffrage in my own State and has spoken
lor II mere, l very much regret TO see
any policy inaugurated that may lead to
the adoption OF the tactics Of the militia nj
sunragists of England. To adopt such
tactics in this country would destroy. in
my judgment, ali that has been accom-
plished during the past ten years, and
so long as 1t existed there would be no
progress whatever along the lines Of Sc
curing the ballot TO women"
Recent Denominations.
All this. Of course, refers to recent .uf-
frage activities, mostly by members of
the militant" Congressional Union, in
interviewing and cross-examining the
President, in holding counter demonstra-
tions TO exhibit their ability to show "de-
termined opposition while the President
was addressing a patriotic assembly at
Independence Square, Philadelphia, and
TO their persistent heckling Of Rules
Committee members and other Con-
gressmen' that goes on constantly as
part Of the Unions campaign
The latest stunt by the Congression-
al Union in line with its militant" pol
icy, is the adoption OF army recruiting
methods Tents modelled after those Of
the regular army, and decorated with
blazing banners, will be used to "en-
snare the feminine pedestrian" according
TO press reports.
Also, Of course. Democratic Congress
men are to be forced TO receive delega-
tons OF sunragists on the strength OF
Secretary Bryan's recent Endorsement of
woman suffrage. Even the Commoner's
classic question now being presented to
Chautauqua audiences: Why does a red
COW living on green grass, give white
milk" may be put up to Congressmen
found disinclined to receive suffragists
on any other plea. as this is probably
the most unanswerable conundrum ever
propounded by the former advocate Of
populism and free silver
MiIftnncy "a la PanI<hurst."
The National Suffrage Association. Of
course, is bitterly opposed to these
militant methods" so freely used by the
Congressional Union-especially when
they excite public opinion against the
cause" as nearly all the recent demon
strauons have done. 1t will be remem-
bered that DR.. Anna Howard Shaw, pres
tdent Of the national association, de-
nounced the tactics OF the "militants"
after President Wilson refused to in
dorse suffrage, and denied that her as
rFoF haA
lucky appeal. DR.. Shaw was discreetIy
silent, however, until she learned that
the union had miserably failed, and that
public opinion condemned the unusual
and undignified manner in which the
President of the United States had been
subjected to an impromptu debate with
Rheta Childe Dorr, the friend and ally
OF Mrs. Pankhurst, and her companion
during her detention at Ellis Island.
In order to free itself from blame, the
National Suffrage Association is hand
ing out statements like that Of Repre-
sentative Lenroot. condemning the meth |
DDS that may lead to "militancy a la
Pankhurst" in America. Meanwhile ii |
fancies that the public can be made to |
forget that Pankhurst herself was re-
ceived in open arms by the most con-
servative suffrage organization, and that |
her Golfers were well filled with Amerf- |
can money when she returned to Eng
lano. And the new campaign OF mill |
fancy she inaugurated with the financial |
assistance and moral support OF Ameri- |
can suffragists has gone to such lengths |
row that there is a tendency among the |
people themselves to end the reign of |
turmoil which tbs government is un-
able to terminate" as recent American /
editorials have pointed out. The mill |
tants Of England are in danger of being |
handled by the mobs with the same de-
gree OF lawlessness they have employed /
in their own campaigns. On more than /
one occasion, the officers OF the gN ern-
ment they attack have been called upon /
to defend them from injury at the hands /
OF women they attempted TO convert at /
labor gatherings and religious exercises.
AZ Rsprssentattya Lenropt asssyts ths1