The Washington times., 1915-06-07
Suffragists, in Chicago Conven-
ton, viii Frown on Congress
sionaI Union Methods.
WILL PUSH AMENDMENT
Clash Between the Two 0rgani.
cations Expected as Result
of Mrs.McC Cormick's Crusade

CHICAGO, June 7.--Militancy. in
cluding the policy Of attempting to
-heckle" the President. adopted by
the Congressional Bureau for Woman
Suffrage, is to be denounced In the
hrst midyear conference OF the Ma
tional American " oman Suffrage As
sociation. in session here, today.
The fear that the English variety
Of militancy will be invoked by some
of the suffrasist workers in this
country. S responsible for this atti-
tude. Hitherto the national organi-
zation has refused to consider mill
fancy, but it was one of the leading
opics at ono of the conferences held
last evening. q
The women of the South, fearing the
invasion of militancy In that section,
helh conference at which they prom
ised to adhere to the national organiza-
ton to assure the voters at home that
they are not in favor Of such tactics.
The first act of the national board
was to accept the resignation from the
board of Mrs. Desha Breckenridge. Of
Lexington. KY. and to elect Mrs. Nellie
Nugent Somervtlle of Greenville. Miss.
signed because the work in Kentucky
prevented her from giving time to the
national work.
National Board Present. "
Every member of the National
Board was present except Miss Kath-
arine Bemont Davis. of New York.
They were DR.. Anna Howard Shaw, Of
New York, president of the National
Association; Mrs. Stanley Mccormick,
of New York; Mrs. Richard Y. FitE-
gerald. Of Massachusetts,; Mrs. Orton
e. Clark. of Kalamazoo, Mich. Mrs.
Henry Wade Rogers, Of New Haven.
Conn. Mrs. Walter McNab Miller, Of
Columbia, Mo-; and Mrs. Medill Nc
Cormack. of Chicago. and Mrs. James
Lees Laidlow and Mrs. Raymond
Brown, of New York.
move in Washington will be to intro
duce the. Susan B. Anthony amend
ment, which has gone to every session
of Congress for forty-three years. 1t
provides that no State shall disfran-
chise it's citizens because of sex. 1t is
probable that the Shafroth amend
rent. which provides for a State ref
erendum, also will be introduced.
To Push Amendment.
IT hope no session of Congress
passes that the Susan B. Anthony
amendment is not introduced until we
have National Suffrage" said DR..
Shaw. There is little group Of wom-
en- who call themselves the Congressional
Union who say we have abandoned this
amendment for the Shafroth. We have
not abandoned the Anthony amendment.
But at the last session. when this
amendment was voted down, we had to
give Congress something else to con-
slider in the way of national suffrage,
and the Shafroth amendment was de-
vised.
Anthony amendment until we get II.
Inc Congressional Union believes we
can get 1t through the coming session
mnyss II we all set together on t: 1t is most
The Congressional Union has been
interfering IN the State campaigns in
New York. Massachusetts. and Penn
sylvania. 1t doesn't seem to realize that
our national strength comes because Of
our strength in the States. They are
following the English militant method. :"
yop pr; Shaw sent a cablegram to Mrs
Danish Suffrage Association, congratu.
iating the women of Denmark on secur-
Ing universal suffrage.
Attacks Miss Paul.
Are the voters OF your State gener-
ally aware that the anti-Democratic
policy is not the policy Of the American
suffragist. but is an English militant
policy borrowed from Mrs. Pankhursr
by her pupil, Miss Alice Paul. and ap-
piled to American conditions by the
Congressional Union only?"
This question, sent out in a letter BIZ
Mrs. Mcdill Mccormick to scores or
women of the West. Will be answered
In person by the delegates here.
THIS open attack on the methods pur-
sued by the Congressional Union, which
is now being backed by Mrs o. ii. P.
Belmont and other prominent women
of the East, has stirred suffrage cir
cles to high pitch of excitement.
Nothing in years In the suffrage move
:nent has caused such discussion and
such intensity of feeling az this contro-
Versy over campaign methods between
the National Suffrage Association and
Mrs Medil Mccormick, head of the
Congressional work for the National
Association OF Suffra gists. Is bitterly
pnosing at every step the campaign
sional Union. which she claims is an
tagonizins members of the Democratic
party.
So long as the Democratic party.
now In power, refuses to pass the
suffrage Federal amendment, the Con-
gressional Union declares il will war
on the members of the party seeking
return to office.
But why attack the party in
power" asks Mrs. Mednl Mccormick.
I'VE should not oppose Democrats be-
cause they are Democrats. but op-
pose members of any party who re-
enfranchisement."
Lined up with Mrs. Mccormick are
DR.. Anna shfw. Mrs. Stanley McCor-
mick, of Be ton: Mrs James Lees
Laidlaw. IS. Henry Wade Rogers,
MISS Jane Addams, and equally we'll
known sunragists of every State who
are attending the conference.
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