Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-15
URGE IT'S PASSAGE
ASAWAR MEASURE
Woman Suffraglsts Adopt
Resolution to Congress for
the Federal Amendment.
GERARD TO TALK SUNDAY

A resolution calling upon Congress to
pass the federal amendment for nation
wide woman suffrage At the present sss-
sion "as q war measure" was adopted
at tho Anal business session Of the
forty-ninth annual convention OF the
National American Woman Suffrage A.
ISOLATION in Polls Theatsr today.
Another resolution was adopted pledg-
ing the answering loyalty Of tho as
ISOLATION to our government" and de-
claring that the women of the orsani-
ration will continue their patriotic serv-
icss in order that the world may DO
made safe for democracy.
What the sufSragists regard as one
Of their most important resolutions was
one calling upon the women Of the
organization In every state to work
for equal pay for women who perform
equal labor with men in industry. The
suffragists feel that II they can induce
tho industries Of the nation to adopt
this principle there will be no need for
fear that wage scales will be reduced
as a result of women going into in
dustry.
The results Of the balloting for the
election Of officers will not be definitely
known until late this afternoon.
Pledge for War stamps Sale.
A resolution was adopted this morn
ing pledgtnE the unqualified support
Of the association to the campaign for
the sale Of war savings stamps.
York. the convention voted to request
the American Red Cross TO give women
adequate representation on the Red
Cross War couaeiL The association
also voted to work for change ~ the
Of their nationality when they marry
foreigners.
In submitting the report Of the COM
mittee on Americanization. Mrs. Fred
eriek 2. Bagley declared that one res-
son why America has failed in Ameri-
canizing foreigners who come to this
country is because they have left the
immigrant woman out OF their calcu-
1ations.
Invitation to Meet In st. Louis.
Miss Ethel Smith read the report of the
committee on protection Of woman in In
dustry and told Of what 10 being accom-
plisf,ed along that lire.
In inviting the association to hold its
next convention In Ct. Louis. Mrs. Walter
McEab Miller Of Missouri expressed the
belief that her state weuid be the first TO
ratify the federal amendment II It passes
Congress at this session. The delegates
have not yet decided where they will meet
next year.
At an open meeting at the thsater to-
night wemen's war service abroad will be
told by the following: Great Britain, Miss
and Canada, Mira Nellie McCluns.
James w. Gerard, former ambassador
to Germany, viii be the principal speaker
at the closing meeting OF the convention
in the theater at o'clock tomorrow aft
ernoon.
Work Praised by Secretary Baker.
Women are playing an indispensable
part In the war, Secretary of War
Baker told the delegates at the open
meeting in Polls Theater last night.
IF all the women in America" SAID
the Secretary. tonight were to stop
doing the things they are doing and
making the sacrifices they are maxi
ing. to the conduct Of this war, we
would have to withdraw from the con-
fict. We at least would have to with
draw until we could bring about the
industrial structure"
Fund Pledged for Campaign.
To finance the campaign for the pas
sage Of the federal suffrage amend
ment the convention late yesterday
raised $4,000 in pledges In q few
P,,,asn;., Mrs so,, William Taaw Of
Robert Gould Shaw Of Boston, $1,000:
the Leslie woman suffrage commission,
$4,000. and Mrs. Stanley Mccormick,
$4,000. Contributions Of $1,000 were
made by Mrs. Gait, Mrs. Joseph Falls.
Mrs. " E. Macy. Mrs. Writ Dexter. Mrs
Arthur Ryerson and Mrs. Cyrus n. Nc
Cormick.
While the association voted to par
ticipate actively in the conversational
elections next year If the Suffrage
amendment fails at this session, 30
confident. were tho delegates Of its
passage yesterday that they voted to
sublet their Washington headquarters
in Rhode Island avenue northwest and
open an once either ia St. Louis or
Chicago. from which to direct the cam