Arizona republican., 1917-01-10
WOMEN To PICKET
THE WHITE HOUSE

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WASHINGTON. Jan. Woman
suffragists. after another futile APP
peal TO President Wilson today for his
support Of the Susan b. Anthony
amendment. announced plans for re-
taliation by picketing the White House
grounds with silence sentnels.'
Their purpose is to make il impossi-
Die for the president 10 enter or leave
the White House without encounter
INK sentinel bearing some device
pleading the suffragist cause
The move was acknowledged to be
a step in the new policy Of militancy
which began with the coup in the
aot..sc gallery on December when
suffragists unfurled a votes for wom-
en-" banner while the president was
making his opening address
After the women had their audi
ence today. they returned Ia head
quarters 81 the Congressional Union
and pledged $4,000 FOR the silent sen
tinel" campaign.
Headed by Miss Maud Younger and
Mrs. Sara Bard Field. 800 suffragists
from the Congressional Union went to
see the president. ostensibly 10 present
memorials on the death Of Mrs. lnez
Milholland Boissesain Because of the
affair in the house gallery in Decem-
Der there was some difficulty in ar
ranging the audience but the presi-
dent consented 10 receive the women.
When they made u the occasion to
renew their pleas that he support the
suffrage amendment the president eX-
PRESSED his surprise. reminded the
spokesman Of the party that he had
not been apprised If their full purpose
and was not prepared to say any more
than he had on previous occasions. lie
repeated that he believed personally in
their cause but as the leader of his
PARTY he could not commit ii To action
1t had not endorsed. The president
added that he could not understand
why women failed to realize that the
Democratic party had done more for
suffrage than the republicans.
Il do not need to tell you where my
own convictions and my own personal
purpose lie" the president said, and
| need not tell you by what circum-
scriptions | am bound as the leader
OF a party As the leader OF "A party
my commands come from the party
and not from private personal couvic-
tons My personal action as a citizen.
OF course comes from no source but
my own convictions and, therefore, my
position has been so frequently de-
lined ana ] nope SO CanululA deilncu,
and il is SO impossible for me until
the orders of my party are changed to
do anything other than | am doing as
a party leader. that [ think nothing
more is necessary to be said.
Il do want To say this: | do not see
how anybody can fail to observe the
utterances of the last campaign that
the democratic party is more inclined
than the opposition party TO assist in
this great cause, and it has been
matter of surprise to me and matter
Of very deep regret that so many Of
those who were heart and soul for this
cause seemed so greatly to misunder-
stand and msinterpret the attitude of
the parties, because in this country as
in every other self governing country,
il is only through the instrumentality
Of parties that things can be accom-
plished. They are not accomplished
by the individual voice but by CON
cord action and that action must
come only as fast as you can concert
it. have done my best and shall con-
tinuc to do my best to concert il in
the interest of cause in which | per
;onally believe"