New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-25
VIII Propose Elimination
of Foreign Born Women
in Measure.
BELIEVED A RUSE
TO HOLD UP BILL
Pending Amendment Identical
with That Championed by
Brown Last Year.

.F-.na S..T C.-rssrc- Set 70 re rrfsun.l
Albany. March o. - Senator Brown
has devised O. new plan 70 further tho
delay on the vote on the Whitney
Broreton suffrage amendment next
week. The majority leader let Il be
known to-day that he was giving seri-
Gus consideration % an amendment 20
the measure. which. Z allowed TO 90
through. would hold on FOR several
days 40 least its FINAL passage.
IN substance lhe majority leader
wants the INTERPRETATION messure
amended 20 provide that alien married
women shall not be allowed 10 vote
until they have taken the oath OF ale
glance. such as foreign born males are
compelled 20 take. This necessitates
a residence do this country OF not less
than five years.
SuFrac.sts are az loss 20 under
stand the meaning 81 Senator Browns
proposed action. except that he desires
further delay on the pcni,ng measure.
This latter is the same as that which
passed two previous sessions OF the
Legislature and which was submitted
20 the voters az the last general cleo
ton.
Il is also identical with the measure
which Senator Brown himself cham
pioned IN the last Legislature.
Senator Brown disclosed his plans
to-day when senator Whitney tried 70
get the suffrage amendment into the
third reading calendar The Whitney
motion was about 10 prevail when Sem
ator Brown suddenly objected.
II Senator Whitney had insisted
vote could have been taken as the gem
ersl orders calendar was under consid-
Grafton. Because Of the slim attend
ance however the Saratoga Senator
thought II wiser not @ force vote.
Mrs. James Lees Laidlaw gave out
last night the following statement
relative 20 Senator Browns naturali-
cation plan for women:
The FcCeral government alone can
define qualifications for naturalization
and citizenship. 10 is left 20 the sew
eral states 20 define qualifications OF
voters The Federal law is that
married woman takes her citizenship
from her hssbaud When a married
man is natlIaiizcd. automatically his
wife becomes n4.uralzed. She can be
natIralized 10 r0 other way.
"When the proposed amendment 90
enfranch.sc women iu New York State.
now before the Senate, was drawn up
with the aid o. the most distinguished
legal advice. it was decided that IL
would De wise 20 deal with the case OF
the citizen by marriage In such O way
as 20 equal.zo her status in so far as
& can be cqual.zed by a state provision
Therefore. 90 The other publications
Of voters. was added the clause, Pro
videi. however. that citizen by mar
riage shall have been an ilhabitant Of
the United States for five years
"WithoGt ibis provision 10 would be
pos sible for the wife OF q naturalized
man % vote. even If she had been in
this country only ono year preceding
election. providing she fulfilled the
other residential qualifications for yot-
ers I'm this state
As many rationalizirg and socially
ing agencies ere ~ work 20 educate
the foreign born wife and mother 20
be a good citizen. 10 is 20 be supposed
that after five years. residence she will
be a. safe voter as her husband"