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PRESIDENT MAY SUPPORT
SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT II
Discusses Advisability Of Laying Sub
ject Before Congress as War
Emergency Measure.
ASKS FOR DATA on SITUATION
Executive Deeply Shocked by Arrest
OF Women Picketers OF White
House, and Is Anxious to Find
Way to Straighten the Matter Out.

WASHINGTON. July 18.-The An
thony suffrage amendment may be in
troduced In Congress In tho near fu-
ing OF President Wilson, it was stated
tonight by ]. a. H. Hopkins. Of Cam
den. n. j.. former Democratic national
committeeman, and husband of one Of
the imprisoned suRragists. following
a conference with President Wilson to-
day.
Coincident with the issuance OF Mr.
Hopkinss statement. 1t was made
known that the sunragists sentenced
TO the district workhouse at Occoquan
for sixty days for picketing the White
House, would appeal their cases. Dud-
ley Field Malone. collector of the port
Of New York. and George Gordon Bat
tie. noted criminal attorney, will han
die the cases. Both attorneys had
lengthy conferences with the prisoners
at the workhouse tonight.
Mr.. Hopkins visited the White House.
after having spent several hours at
the workhouse with Mr.. Malone Gil
son Gardener. writer and husband of
one OF the sixteen prisoners, and sew
eral other men interested in the suf-
frage cause. Tonight he gave out a
formal statement which read in part
Mr.. Hopkins came from the inter-
View impressed with the idea that
President Wilson has been deeply
| shocked at the whole affair, and. on
learning the circumstances, has had
only one thought. namely. to straightcn
the matter"ou He asked Mr. Hop
kins for suggestions as. to what might
| be done. and the latter replied that.
| In view OF the seriousness OF the pres
ent situation. the only solution lay in
| the immediate passage of the Susan
B. Anthony amendment
ONLY TEMPORARY RELIEF
TO PARDON THE WOMEN
One of the suggestions that had
evidently been made to the President
was the pardon of the women at the
workhouse. This suggestion seemed to
appeal to the President but II was
apparent that this would be only a
temporary relief. since the picketing
would undoubtedly continue and the
agitation go on until the entire oues-
tion is settled.
The President discussed the advis-
ability of treating the suffrage amend
heHS AS war emergency measure, and
asked for data which would throw
light on the question of whether 1t
would be likely to pass Congress with
the necessary majority If he should
add 1t to his war emergency program
Mr.. Hopkins volunteered to furnish
him a canvass of the House and SEN
ate. which would be quite convincing
on this line"
The sixteen prisoners put In hard
day to-day. but found comfort in
letting UP OF the workhouse rules by
Superintendent w. H. Whitaker which
allowed them to have toothbrushes,
their own soap and washrags. But
there was a drawback even to this
privilege. They have no place to put
these articles. and must carry them
around in their dress pockets by day
and sleep with them under their pill
lows at night. An attempt to get them
the privilege of having their own lin
gerie failed.
Mrs. Abby Scott Baker, press repre-
sentative of the suffragists. tonight
started on a tour which she expects
will take her from coast to coast. She
will endeavor to get the Endorsement
Of every Democratic national commit
teeman for the cause"