Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-07
.S(|FFRAG|S1S 1O
D[CRY A|L|1ANCY
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION TO GO
ON RECORD AGAINST BRITISH
TACTICS.
TO TAKE UP SUBJECT
HERETOFORE rAsooED
Fear of Injury to Cause by Growing
Disposition Towards Militancy in
south-contreversies Pending Be-
tween National Organization and
Congressional Committee.

Chicago. June 7.-Militancy is to be
decried in the first mid-year confer
ence of the National American Wom-
al Suffrage Association, which opened
at the Hotel La Sale. The fear that
the methods OF English suffragists will
be invoked by some OF the suffragist
( workers in this country is responsible
for the anti-militan, attitude
Hitherto the national organization
has refused TO consider militancy at all.
but il was among the leading topics at
one OF the conferences in the evening.
And nilitancy is being considered be-
cause OF the activities OF the Congress
sional Union for Woman Suffrage. rival
and arch enemy of the national asso-
citation.
Fear MiIitancy in South.
The women of the south, il is said,
particularly fear the invasion OF mill
fancy in the south, and the southern
delegates held conference at which il
promised TO stick closer than bark TO
the national organization tree in order
TO assure the voters at home that it is
not counting militancy.
The south Will have an important
part IN the present conference. The first
act Of the na-ional board was to ac-
cept the resignation from the board of
Mrs. Desha Brech inridge. OF Lexington,
Ky. and 10 elect Mrs. Nellie Nugeni
SomervilIe. of Greenv!lle. Miss. in her
place. Mrs. Breckenridge resigned be-
cause the work in Kentucky prevented
her from giving the proper amount OF
time 10 the national work.
National Board on Hand.
Every member Of the national board
was present except Miss Katharine
BemenI Davis, Of New York. Those al
the preliminary session We're DR.. Anna
Howard Shaw, Of New York. president
OF the national association; Mrs. Stan
ley Mccormick, of New York: Mrs.
Richard Y. Fitzgerald, Of Massachus-
etts: Mrs. Orion H. Clark. of kalama-
zoo, Mich: Mrs. Henry Wade Rogers,
of New Haven, Conn: Mrs. Walter Nc
Nabb Miller % Columbia. No. and
Mrs Medill Mccormick. Of Chicago.
Controversies over the national and
state policies between the national as
socia.ion and the congressional union
will De one of the leading points at is
sne in the conference. The meeting was
called for the purpose of determining
how to work for a national suffrage
amendment in the next congress. The
work will not all be confined to Wash
ington. There are congressional district
organization in forty-one states
These organizations are 10 be urged 10
use all their influence upon the con-
gressmen in their districts TO vote for
the suffrage amendment.
Plan Anthony Amendment.
According to DR.. Shaw. the first
move in Washington will be 10 intro
duce the Susan B. Anthony amend
ment, which has gone TO every session
Of congress in forty-three years. 1t
provides no state shall disf-anchise Its
citizens because of sex. II is probable
that the Shafroth amendment. which
provides for state referendum, also
viii De reintroduced.
For forsy-three years the Susan B.
Anthony amendment has been intro
duced," said DR.. shaw, and l hope no
session Of congress passes that it is not
introduced until we have national suf--
.rage. There is little group OF wom-
en- who call themselves the congress
sional union who say we have aban-
doned the Susan 3. Anthony amend
nlent for the Shafroth.
We have not abandoned the Anth-
oly amendment. But at the last ses-
sion, when this amendment was voted
down we had to give congress some
thing 90 - consider Il the way Of
national suffrage, and the shafroth
amendment was devised.
Will Fight to End.
I'VE shall always push the Susan B.
Anthony amendment until we got it.
The congressional union believes we
car get IL thru the coming session, II
we ali get together on it. 1t is most
unrea sonable to believe that But while
we have not the least idea of getting
it thru, we are going to work on it.
The congressional union has been
interfering in the state campaigns in
New York, Massachusetts. and Penn
gylvania 1t doesn't seem to realize that
our national strength comes because
of our strength in the states, and mem
bers of the organization have been
urging men not to vote for suffrage in
the state election. They are following
the English militant method"
DR.. Shaw sent cablegram to Mrs
Johanna Munter. president Of the
Danish Suffrage Association, congratu-
lating the women Of Denmark on Sc