The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-25
Urges Adoption of Susan b. An
thOny Amendment.
GriIIs Masculine Sex for With
holding "Suff'' Rights.
$4,000 anti WAR TELEGRAMS
Illinois Senators Receive Ava
ianche of Protests.
Republican Leader Mann AdvO-
cafes Army of 100000.

Washington. April 25-Woman suf-
ra gists flocked to the senate galleries
today to hear Senator Shafroth Dem
ocrat of Colorado. urge adoption of the
Susan B. Anthony amendment. With
the formation of the republic. Sena-
tor Shafroth declared. new principles
OF government were put forth, one of
which WAS that all men were created
eqaal in rights and that man was en-
titled to life liberty and the pursuit
of happiness as in alienable rights.
while men of our republic acknow-
lodged these principles of govern
ment. he said. ''as applicable to all
men. many refuse to recognize them
as applicable to women. They cling
to their power and they invoke the
divine right OF sex as tn emonarchs as
serted the divine right of kings
The Arrogance of Man.
THE arrogance with which men as
sert that women have a sphere to
which they should be confined, must
he irritating to women of thought and
action Wh0 gave man the right to
determine woman's sphere without
consulting herr
Many assume women do not want
equal suffrage. That is no argument
against a woman's right to vote, even
If IL were true.
1T is contended that because wo-
men cannot hear arms she is not en-
titled to participate in the affairs OF
her country. I do not believe the
right to vote should be dependent
upon the right to kill.
Opposes Break With Germany.
I'VE ought to prepare for the worst
now" said Mr.. Mann. 81 am opposed
to breaking off diplomatic relations
with any country now. / believe that
70 in
even stand insult and injury, but there
is a limit to which no one goes. l do
not believe we have reached that linn
it. but 1 favor preparing to fight if
fight be necessary"
Il feel said Representative Kahn,
ranking Republican member military
committee, defending the senate
amendment. that the time has come
when We ought to tell the world the
United states stands ready defend
her citizens and their property in
every quarter of the globe. You can
not write notes and expect anything to
come of them unless you have the
power to back them up"
Anthony Has an Idea.
Representatives Mckenzie Of I'LL
nois., Anthony of Kansas, members of
the military committee. and Kelly of
Michigan. member of the naval COM
mittee, all Republicans, disagreed with
their party leader and advocated send
ing the bill to conference. Represent
alive Anthony cOntended that If there
were a war following breach of dip
lomatic relations. there would be time
TO arm and equip one million men for
defense. Chairman Hay of the mill
tary committee pleaded that the house
permit its conferees to enter the con-
ference unhampcred by Instructions.
II want to assure the gentlemen
here from the great cities who have
been reading fairy tales about a Ger
lar, limo H.
in two weeks time, that there are
nothing in them" he SAID. Possess
your souls in patience and the con,
ferees. If their hands are not tied, viii
bring back 4 better preparedness
measure than the senate has pro
duced.'
DeIuged With kilograms.
Washington, April 25.-Twenty- fiv'
thousand kilograms protesting agains
action that might mean war with Ger
many began pouring in on Senator
Sherman and Lewis of Illinois lat
last night and still were arriving to
day. Although signed by individual
in Illinois, the kilograms followed pre-
pared forms and were prepaid.
There was nothing in them to indi
cal who had prepared the forms 70
the signatures and paid the Telegram
company. During the day the tele
grams of the same sort began comm
in. to Senators Cummins and Kenyo
from Iowa and Senators LaFollett
and and Husting from Wisconsin.
Senators were amazed at the exten
of the propaganda.
Washington, April -Republica
Leader Mann took the floor today an
supported the senate amendment t
the army bill to provide for a regula
army of 100000 men after he ha
failed to prevent consideration of
special rule to bring disputed point
herween senate and house to confer
eHce.
I've ought to provide 100000 mel
iiut them in training and have theI
IMPAIRED for use as the first line c
defense if il becomes necessary.
isrhowever, foolish beyond descriptio
to hesitate about spending a httl
money that we might have traine
men if war should come"
Debate on the rule was limited t
one hour.