South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-17
WOMEN To CARRY
FIGHT TO CAPITAL
Will Make Strong Effort to
Have Congress Pass Vote
Amendment.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-Au the
big artillery the woman suffragists OF
the United States can unIimber is to
be trained on congress when that body
opens its next session on Dec. 8.
We want TO make suffrage the big
idea OF the opening Of congress and
drill into the minds OF congressman
the vOtes-for-women propaganda IN
81 they can think OF nothing else We
want TO sweep congress of its feet
for suffrage before il can turn it's at
tentiOn 10 anything else"
This statement vas made today by
Miss Alice Paul, the chairman OF the
executive committee OF the congress
sional union for woman suffrage and
IL the plans which she and her asso-
ciates have made mature properly.
there will be a large enough suffrage
demonstration in the national capital
the opening weel. Of congress to at
tract the attention Of every member
Never before have the woman suf-
fragists been so confident Of victory
as this winter. They have practically
abandoned all state campaigns and
are concentrating all their forces TO
carry TO victory through congress
their famous Susan b. Anthony con-
stitutional amendment, which pro-
vides for national woman suffrage.
This. the leaders believe. is a short
cut TO woman suffrage which is in
every superior TO wearisome work in
dragging single states into line. one
at time.
Delegates Cross Country.
The congressional union and the ma
tionaI American woman suffrage assO-
citation, separate organizations with
but a single thought, however. are
joining their forces for the onslaught
on congress. Mrs. Sara Bard Fielf Of
Portland. Greg. and Miss Frances Jol-
life Of San Francisco, a sister-in-laU
OF Rudolph Spreckels, the Golden
Gate millionaire. are ENJOYS OF the
women voters Of the United States
who have motored across the contin-
ent carrying a petition from the wom-
en- voters asking congress TO enfran-
chise the entire feminine population
OF the United States. They expect to
arrive In Washington the day congress
convenes or a few days prior and will
take to the capitol their petition
This document was signed by a half
million women voters at the San
Francisco exposition and has accumu-
lated about as many more on its way
across the United States. The env )ys
are TO be received by Pres't Wilson
the day they arrive.
on the opening day Of congress suf-
frage resolutions, providing for the
adoption of the Susan Il. Anthony
constitutional amendment, are TO be
offered in the senate by Sen. Suther-
land and in the house by Rep. Mon
dell. Sen Sutherland has arranged
for a hearing before the committee on
woman suffrage Of the senate on the
bill on Dec. while Mr.. MontAll is
arranging an early hearing before the
house judiciary committee for the
measure in the lower body.
Leading suffragists will appear be-
fore both committees and argue in
support OF the measures and do every
thing in their power TO drive the
amendment through. Last year it
failed on the necessary twO-thirds ma
JoTity by comparatively few votes.
Arrange For Meetings.
The congressional union has ar
ranged for a series of important
meetings Of committees. mass meet
ings and dinners during the first week
Of congress and on Df1. 3 Will stage
the Susan r. Anthony pageant, a
mammoth production designed % Wis
ualize dramatically the fight of
American women for the vote.
The pageant is 10 be presented in
convention hall here and show. first
how the negro originally tried TO get
the vote by state action, and, failing
that, later tried and succeeded in get
ting It by approaching congress on
constitutional grounds Susan =. An
thony. the pioneer woman suffragist
advocated the national plan of cam
paign and her labOrs for suffrage will
be depicted in the pageant
on Dec. Is the convention Of the
National American Woman Suffra ge
association viii open and expects to
supplement the lively week which the
congressional union will have given
congress during the days Immediately
preceding. SiNty-five separate suffrage
organization are represented in this
national association and a thousand