The sun., 1916-01-28
WILSON GIVES IN TO
SUFFRAGISTS' NOTES
Meets Delegation After Re-
fusing. hut Is Scanty With
His Encouragement.
SAYS VOTES CAN WAIT

Wha, can mere President OF the
vrred states do against an army OF
eurragIs,s three hundred strong?
After outstanding a two hour and d
talf bombardment OF notes at the
waldorf. Astoria yesterday Mr.. Wilson
c,r'tuatcd and consented to see the
yaichfully waiting delegation of women
sent by the Congressional Union to re-
mind him Of his promise made to the
women voters whom he received at the
White House January d to confer with
his party leaders w Congress on tho
Susan Il. Anthony amendment TO en-.
franchise women now before that body"
Yet after the 800 left the President
they admitted In tones OF wrath that in
spite of his capitulation the victory re-
ma.ned with him. True, he assured
them IN So many words: II have not
forgotten my promise and ! shall not
forget to fulhl it," but he made It
plain without actually using the words
states rights" that'he still believed
women should tie content with enfran.
chisement state by state. He also mad,
& clear that he considered preparedness
the question of the hour and that votes
for women could wait until that was
settled
First Note AT -, o'clock.
II WAS exactly = O'Clock when the
Ioo women who nd gathered in the
east room by that time sent up the first
note To Secretary Tumulty. Mrs. T..
TIFFANY Dyer. Mrs. Mary Beard. Miss
Doris stevens. secretary of the Z, L. A:
M.s a
Eins,ein spent half an hour writing II,
and IT was very polite. very mild, merely
requesting ten minutes of the Presidents $
tine at his convenience. that the women
might lay before him the matter OF the
Federal amendment. oscar of the wal
dorf. suaVe and smiling. was in attend
ance TO do all he could for the ladies.
He had enough to do before the morn
ing ended He said afterward that he
lost three pounds in weight. even though
as the notes came fast and furious, ne
so; a uniformed Mercury to help him
oscar took the no'e from Miss Stc-
wrs with a perplex"d brow. II WAS right
~ hc courteous to the ladies, yes. but
what might they not be sending to the
President Oscar had heard Of the mil
.ta"ts and their bombs and acids
\ tense half hour OF waiting ensued.
SighS and murmurs arose from the
women. ffc won see us, tNeN kal1.
40. these politicians Always have
something more important than woman
suffrage on hand" Then appeared Os-
ca. hearing "A note on his silver salver
addressed to Mrs. Dyer. who ~ chair
mas II the delegation signed the note
'u 's' Presidents secretary. Breath
A~~'y Miss stevens tore it open, and
t,a'.
-. the President beg to ac-
u,Niedg" the receipt Of Your note
r ily-tiI- coufcrc. &c with him to
-,ass tHe suffrage amendment !
',. Utrs regret that the Presidents
tuEtE'u"a'S make It imposs ole to
e,"a.-' 'o'. mattcr, as YOU 80 gerer-
o.sly suggest. Wnon a representative
on SuuI committee called at the
" ita Iiouse the Presiden; informed
l,~ II the crowded condition OF his
eulJg to-day. JOSEPH TrMuLrY.
Iar women SET their teeth and penned
'|" following note; CThis time They
a ll ssed President Wilson directly
'r ring Ny. Tumuity)
"" have received your courteous
n" and logrct that you cannot re-
c.. the $50 women who are ann
g>ly waiting to see YOU Would 1t
i'' he possible for you 10 give the
de!HGat on five minutes They viii
WA; aS long as necessary and hope
you Will see them some time to-day.
THE delegation had swelled to go by
thaf tim" and was growing every min
.'" oscar. who had been won over by
peasant conversation on the part Of the
ladies' departed with the note. lie re-
'4'ei with pathetic empty salver
announcing that he couldn't hnd Nj
TYmI.'y and had TO trust the note tc
swo man who didn't know whether Il.
could get il to Mr. Wilson or not
In the mId>; OF the excitement, whil,
woman voter from Seattle was an
r.7.0S N loud tones tina; the Pres
de't wouldn't dare to keep 300 vomer
on tcn'e- hooks like that in the STATE
"0"-" she lived, there was stir out
s1o some men whom the SUNS couldn'
1a"" burst into the room and then il
sr.de President Wilson.
n.l ho look happy?
lio id not. HIS eye was stern. hi
Jaw sci. Mrs. Dyer. who was in an ante
room f~'ng rehearsed in her speech b,
MS stevens hurried in to greet him.
Mrs. Beard a speech Maker.
"Mr. President" she said, perhaps W,
ought 70 apologize fc our persistence
wv We fee that ours is q cause whicl
t's already waited too long"
N-- Henry Bruere and Mrs Bcart
were '''rodurcd and made brief speeches
W. beard dwelt especially on prepared
ness
"N1 country can be prepared w,hou
den""-TtrN, and no government is dem
"'att without the voice Of women sh
'a'd. NJ" President, here is your won
a'r'rl opportunity. You and your part
car "tl and educate the world in thi