The Washington times., 1917-04-15
WORKER REVIEWS
SUFFRAGE EFFORTS
Miss Emily K. Perry Comments
on Statements in The
Times Editorial.
To the Editor Of THE TINES:

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
In The Times of April 13 there was
an editorial entitled Rhode Island
For Suffrage" which spoke OF the
work done by the National American
Woman Suffrage Association for State
suffrage.
I should like to call the attention
OF The Times to the fact that willis
the National woman's Party deplOres
the unnecessary expenditure OF Time
workers, and money on the State by
State referendum campaigns, IL has
always. believed in and encouraged
work Tor Presidential suffrage. as
direct measure helpful to the winning
of the Federal amendment.
Il, personally. went for the Congress
sional Union for Woman Suffrage. as
the woman's Party was then called,
to the State OF Rhode Island in March,
1914, and worked with the Woman
Suffrage Party OF Rhode Island for
the passage of the same bill which
has Just passed the State senate. The
present governor OF Rhode Island,
who was then State senator, invited
me to speak before the State senats'
this was the frst time that woman
had ever spoken there on suffrage.
worked In Rhode Island.
worked in Rhode Island as an or
ganIzer OF the Congressional Unon
for Woman Suffrage. whose services
were given by the Congressionaf
Union to the Rhode Island branch OF
the Woman Suffrage Party. This viii
show, I believe, that the woman
party has believed in and worked
for Presidential suffrage ever since
its organization in Washington IN
1919. The only reason tbs woman
Party is not at present lending us
help to the winning Of Presidentiai
suffrage in the States Is the 'acK o.
funds TO do that work and the WORK
necessary in Congress for me passage
of the Federal amendment
The Woman's Party recognizes tne
axtreme helpfulness Of winning fresF
DENTAL suffrage wherever ana Wnen-
ever possible, as the greater nuno
of women voters for President tneIr
are in the United States. the grea.eI
the power welded by the
voters s....
method N the referendum OF the male
voters of the States, on woman
rage. but has always encourageo
work for any direct measure that
could be easily won through the star
LEGISLATURES, making women voters :"
anv sense. Any defeat of Presioen-
tIal suffraRe bill in a State does NOT
in any way give the United stAees
ConRressmen from that state the
son for voting against the Ft
suffrage bill in Congress that oese
of suffrage by state rehere"O-'
gives.
Effort In Maryland
The woman's Party Of Maryland Is
at the present time bending every
fort 10 seizure State Presidential sur
fraee in Maryland. They have hao
,ro interviews With Governor Har-
rim nrton. and are leaving no stone un,
turned to win the passage OF the olii
At this session of the state ieslsiN
ture. uo.r.,
PARTY has been in Washington, as the
4 Congressional Union for woman SUI
fraRe IL has never ceased Worktus ~,
the establishment of woman SUI
fraRe committee in the House OF Rsp
resentatfyes. From 1913 until the
present time Miss Lucy Burns. VINO
was vice chairman Of the Congress
sionaI Union. led an extensive ana
thorough lobby in the House OF -Rep.
resentatives for the establishment OF
a woman suffrage committee. Inc
newspapers of the country were iuii
of this work OF the Congressional
Union and spoke highly OF the justice
of creating a woman suffrage commit
tee in the House of Representatives as
In the Senate. Miss Jeanette Rankin,
of Montana, has been interviewed on
the subject and is at the present time
doing her best for the measure
| EMILY X PERRY.