New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-06
oroOping of the Shafroth
, '1mufsndment Delights the
c. Congressional Union
SUPPORT OF JERSEY
~ WOMEN EXPECTED
,..,;,ations Being Perfected
eaders Predict Victory
IN Coming Congress.
,r-,- n, rrsun, Bureau J

,,.o+on Nov. S. Announcement
X,,ionsl American Woman SUI
y ~ ASSOCIATION that it would con
ne. H., il, energies behind the Susan
'tA". .I.,c amendment, thus abandon
. :. egh, for the Shafroth amend ma
.ng ~ ..Sse6 much rejoicing al the
nenI - - Of the Congressional
seaoSusS o., Worpn Suffrage to-day
JllS" Sbafrofn amendment mus
Inc 80 the discard, provided that
,hTo"h '..'iA he n referendum on SUI
here 49, oscb state 10 would not have
rage ~ ~s,ion-wide woman suffrage
proyioeu .'iJ have forced the oppor-
oa' u ~ .be voters Of each state 10
ioh!H Az. ,4rec. on the other haha'
'o'e o. ea.sr r. Anthony amendmehi
.Isrses the Constitution O.! me ~. ~
s.sts. by providing tRat 'he -, - rote
.,.;,ens Of the United Slates - ~
'toW not be denied or hpi'ue.N - ~
iIp, States or oy any STATE =" d"
count Of sex. ..ar,e,r behind which
80 e.; ooreres.ional Union has Deen Pu r-
he m ts strength, and It's leaders
uhs o. 80 delghted that the strength
MY Woman suffrage cause wouI1 ho1
.. .. divided be,wcei It and the Shal'o'n
plan. x..o,,I Suffrage.
80. 4, t,s. s important 20 NE, a
~ - woman. that woman should
lohheV 49, vote in Alabama as IN
rave . 80" occlared Mrs. Helena
Mi MI Weed. an officer OF both sunIase
Limitations. Never uhtl Woi''S,'
- In every state Wi! questions pc DE
,o,sd an in Congress as we Would me
- because until then there VIII al
80. 80 be Representatives. OF states IN
~s;!.b wor,en do not have the vote, VINO
vi 'bus not be accountable TO all the
49, In their d.stricts. That is one
- g. principal objections TO the state
~. s,s.e rlan f1- obtaining votes Tor
..o,,sr and IL j. also an obJecton' on
~" ssre reasoning, 20 the Shalro'h
a. which. while going further than
r. ..ste.bv-sta.e campaign, IN that II
....,cIs the referendum, still subjects
- tho same waste OF time, energy
- money that the state-by-state plan
does. .t., osoc+s
81. frl value cf woman suffrage Will
M, he FELT until the women can vote IN
sysyv state. Something which we IN
Corsseticut or the women IN Georgia
,icbt want very badly might readlIy
/. 5sfsated by tho votes Of the Repre-
.s,tstives from Georgia in Congress
II women had the vote IN georgia ,nyse
Rspressntatives would see the Hght
sri would not rote in such way as 70
ieorsriize their chances Of coming
bses 70 Washington
New Jersey Women Organizing
vr,b i,teres. also was taken by
rorqess.oral Union leaders to-day IN
me hans Of the women Of New Jersey
Who are busily organizing their FORCES
"a Srbt for the Anthony amendment
Congressional Union organizations are
bsirg perfected. according TO reports
.seeivsd AZ heacouarters to-day, and IL
IL eynerted that stronger cooperation
from now on viii be received from III Ihe
suffrage workers Of that state me
.uFragists do not think that the soma
vote ~ the delegations from the four
Gates in which suffrage was defeated
,bis fall will be against the national
,ren9ment They point TO the fact tha'
NAV 5;etricts in Pennsylvania were
carried I'm favcr Of suffrage, for IN
stance and they arc hoping that KEEP
sentative from the other states VINO
ere personally in favor Of woman SUI
f-,re v1I rot disregard the showing
Of strength iu tAeir districts in FAVOR
OF the movement. -
This explains why the suffrage lead.
or. are confidently predicting that az
the coming session Congress VIII pass
the Anthony amendment, though they
do not expect the amendment to De
ratified by three fourths OF the states
Tor several years at least.