Evening star., 1916-12-12
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
KAPEACE STEP
Mss Jane Addams Urges It
Before House Judiciary
| Subcommittee.
WILSON POLICIES AT ISSUE

Adoption Of universal woman suf-
frage will hasten world peace, Mis-
Jane Adams of Chicago told Hous,
judiciary subcommittee today in urg-
ing a quick report on the proposed
Susan b. Anthony amendment.
She also declared that woman voters
were attracted to President Wilson
during the last election by his stand
for peace. The meeting was arranged
By the woman's peace party. of which
Miss Adams is the national chairman.
For Peace and Suffrage.
The womans peace party stands
primarily for peace. but We also favor
suffrage" she said. because we be-
lieve that giving the ballot to women
would help materially in bringing about
peace. Much of the splendid woman
vote which was given President Wilson
At the last election can be traced to
devotion to his social legislation pro-
gram and his stand for peace. This
general Endorsement of his policies, it
seems to me, should be an incentive to
you to report this measure as quickly
as possible.
Il beg you not to stand in the way
OF Justice by refusing to report this
fact that the western women have the
vote and that they are denied it. They
think this situation is unfair. and SO it
Is Give the pooposed federal amend
ment a hearing in Congress, at least.
and give 1t as large a vote as possible.
Opponent Denied Hearing.
When Miss Adams resumed her seat
Miss Ann Martin. chairman of the
Woman's Party. which opposed Mr.. Will
son In the last campaign, pleaded with
Miss Adams that she be permitted to
deny that women voted in large num-
bers for the President because of his
stand on peace. Miss Martin insisted
that In Illinois alone 10000 more wom-
en- voted against Mr.. Wilson than for
him Miss Addams declined to permit
Miss Martin to address the committee.
Later Miss Adams appeared before the
foreign affairs committee of the House.
Miss Addams Miss Sophinisby Breck
inridge OF Chicago. Mrs. William Kent
Of California and Mrs Edwin d. Mead
of Massachusetts,. accompanied by a
delegation of other women. all repre-
sentfng the women's peace party, urged
the foreign affairs committee to re-
port favorably the bill of Representa-
tive Keating of Colorado for an inter
national commission of three members
each from the United States. Japan and
China to reach an understanding and
A0Ju0l -duy QlucEeuCcS Det~tcH INC
United States and those countries.
Might Avert War.
The delegation warned the commit
tee OF the talk in the United States Of
possible serious trouble with Japan
and suggested that a measure of this
Kind might avert another war.
This is q measure" said Miss Adj
dams. TO avert. IL possible. any other
war In the world. The present war in
Europe Is due to preparation on all
sides and to assumption that a war was
Inevitable II commission like that
proposed had been in force a great deal
OF might -haye been~ef-5l
fected and the war might not have oc-
currsd at an There are scattered in
the. United States groups of people who
fear possible trouble with Japan. II
seefne to men and women IN this coun-
try that il something is the matter in
the relations between the United
States and our neighbor across the Pa
CHIC We. ought, TO straighten out the
trouble
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