American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1916-10-26
"HE KEPT US OUT OF WAR;
Miss Eleanor =. Barker Delivers Inter
esting Address on Behalf OF the Ma
tOnal WOmans' Party.

Miss Eleanor p Barker, of Indian
apolis, Ind, delivered a very Interest,"
ing address to about $50 people. u
large number of them being women.
at the Irene last night She pleaded
earnestly and powerfully with her en-
franchised sisters of Idaho to put the
ballot in the hands of their eastern
sisters, the reasons why they should
do so being tersely stated. During her
addres of more than an hour she told
in q matter-offact way of the many
rebuffs the women of the east had re-
ceived at the hands of President Will
son and the administration, and gave
much information about the way leg
islation is secured, and the way para
mount issues are created, that was new
to many. Her humor was delicate and
her sarcasm biting. No more interest
ing address, nor none that had more
of comon sense and educational value.
has been delivered here this year. In
part she said:
Wilson kept MS out of war" is mere
ly slogan of the unthinking, whereas
"Wilscr x leus '@Is out of Suffrage" Is
positive fact. Since taking office
he has been the head and front of the
opposition to the federal suffrage
amendment. He has defended his OPP
position in statements made to four
teen or more deputations of women,
and to prominent men of his party,
including western congressman, who
went asking his support His state
ments, con yhdictory each to each,
are important because they show that
the president has not dealt fairly and
honestly with this issue.
To the first deputation sent on
March 2Sth, 1913, he said that he was
too busy with tariff and currency
bills to assist woman suffrage. Six
months later-that he was mot an in
dividual," but "the spokesman of a
party" and could not urge legislation
which was not in his platform. Later
to a delegation OF 500 club women he
told OF his passion for local self
government" and how suffrage was
matter for settlement only by the
states. Etc. etc.
To deputation of VOTING WO-
MEN ODeccmber 6fh. 1870 he said
he was open minded" and would con
fer with his colleagues on this matter
To a non-voting delegation six weeks
later. he reverted to the state by
state" excuse.
In June Of this year, in answer to
prominent Democratic man who
went to him direct from the Womans
Party convention to urge a change Of
attitude so as not 10 drive Democratic
women from the party. the president
replied. we must not yield to ar
sumcnts of cxpediency; AND BE
SIDES THE WOMEN CAN'T DELIV-
Err THE VOTE" On July 2Sth, he
refused the request of western Demo-
cratic congressman to allow the
amendment to be voted on I'm the
House, whercupon the leader said 10
the women, "He doesn't care what
appens 10 US. He prefers to get the
support of the anti-suffrage element
in the big eastern states than TO yield
to sentiment in the western states"
Yes, Mr. Wilson voted for suffrage
in New Jersey, knowing it could not
win with Boss jim" Nugent against
il. the same man now reported as mis-
campaign manager in that state Be
ing at that very time responsible for
the blocking of the federal suffrage
amendment, Mr.. Wilson said. II in
tend to vote for woman suffrage In
New Jersey because | believe that the
time has coRe to extend that priyi-
lege and responsibility to the women
of the state" The Democratic cam
Daign committee has now falsified that
statement by substituting the word
NATION for the word STATE and Is
circulating IL broadcast on hand bills
A notable conversation took place
on July Path between the president
and MrsS Harriet Stanton Blatch OF
Kansas, ~hen he cast aside the states
rights argument and made the negro
problem in the south his excuse. Con
fronted with the fact that nowhere
today do the negroes rule. even where
they outnumber the white men. he said.
Yes. / know that, but congress
doesn't. His opinion as to the igno-
rance OF others was further shown that
day when he told her that women