The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-10
WOMEN ouTWlT WILSON
Gain Audience by Ruse to
Press Suffrage Anew
Upon President.

washington, Jan. 9.-WOman suf-
fragists after another futile appeal to
President Wilson today for his support
of the Susan h. Anthony amendment,
announced plans for retaliation by
ricketing the White House grounds
with silent sentinels." Their purpose
Is to make it impossible for the presi-
dent to enter or leave the White House
without encountering a sentinel bear
ing some device pleading the cause Of
suffrage.
The move was acknowledged to be n
step in the new policy of mild MILL
fancy, which began with the coup in
the house gallery on December 6 when
party of suffragists unfurled votes
for women" banner while the presi-
dent was making his opening address.
What the White House authorities
will do about the pickets the suffra-
gists intend to leave for development.
After the women had their audience
today they returned to headquarters of
the Congressional union. formed their
new plans and pledged $4,000 for 1.-The
silent sentinel" campaign.
Headed by Miss Maud Younger and
Mrs. Sarah Bardfield. 100 suffragists
from the Congressional union went to
see the president, ostensibly to present
memorials on the death of Mrs. 1nez
Milholland Boissevan. 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 to receive the women.
When they made it the occasion to re-
new 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 appraised Of their full purpose
and was not prepared to say any more
than he had on previous occasions.
81 had not been appraised that You
We're coming here to make any rep
reservations. or would issue an APP
peal to me-" said the president. Il
had been told that you were coming
to present memorial resolutions with
regard to the very remarkable woman,
whom your cause has lost. I there
fore am not prepared to say anything
further than I have said on previous
occasions of this sort.
| Il do not need to tell you where
my own convictions and my own per-
| y oil
you by what circumscriptions am
bound as the leader of a party. AS
the leader of party, my commands
come IRON the party and not from
sonal action as citizen. of course,
comes from no source but my own
convictions and therefore, my posi-
ton has been so frequently defined
and hope so candidly defined, and 1t
is so impossible for me until the orders
of my party are changed to do any
thing other than I am doing as a party
leader that think nothing more is
necessary to be said.
Il do want to say this:
Il do not see how anybody can fail
to observe from the utterances of the
last campaign that the Democratic
party is more than the opposition
party to assist in this great cause, and
it has been n matter of surprise to
me and a matter of very deep regret
that so many of those who We're heart
and soul for this cause seemed Sc
greatly to misunderstood and misin-
terpret the attitude Of parties. Be-
. cause in this country, as in every other
self governing country. it is only
through the instrumentality OF parties
that things can be accomplished. They
!! are not accomplished by the individ'
ual voice, but by concerted actor
= and that action must come only so fas
4 as you can concert it. have don'
:, = my best and shall continue to do m,
best to concert 1t in the interest OF {