New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-08
Resigns Position Because
Wilson VIII Not Back
Anthony Bill
Attacks Policy
OF Government
Declares Promises Have
Not Been Kept; Cites
His Services

DpS,ev Field Malone. Customs Col
,..,or Of the Fort ~ New York. has re
,;,red 10 aid the women fighting for a
vsssrsl suffrage amendment.
I, his letter Of resignation sent TO
-. Prcsder. yesterday, Mr.. Malone
..,,.s,s against the failure of the
p,,si5srt 10 advocate massage of the
,,,borv amendment and because he
allowed the Imprisonment of the suf-
ir,ris,, picketing the White House.
Nr. MaIA,e, who as counsel de-
ar5.5 the FIRST of the militants ar
,,igred in police courts here, told the
President in his letter of resignation
hat inasmuch as he had promised the
vcnsn Of the suffrage states that he
voul5 exert all his energy TO have the
..s,;o,sl Democratic Administration in
5,r,e suffrage by constitutional amend
,,,,t he felt obliged to resign and de-
,o,, himself TO redeeming that promise,
M,Ione's Letter of Resignation
Mr. Nalone's letter OF resignation
follows:
Dear Nr. President:
LAST autumn, as the representative
n YOUR Administration, l went into
he woman suffrage states to urge your
,.slse.ior. The most difficult argu-
rsrt TO meet among the seven million
vo,en voters was the failure OF the
Democratic party, throughout four
Years Of power. to pass the Federal
uFrsre amendment looking toward the
erfrsochisement Of all the women OF
hs country. /
throughout those states, and par
tieplar!y in California. which ultimate
r. decided the election by the votes o.
-oroep. tIc women voters We're urged
sopp5r, sou, even though Judge
Ruches had already declared for the
Federal suffrage amendment, because
YOU and your party, through liberal
leadership. we're more likely nationally
% euifsnchi,o the rest Of the women
Of the country than were your oPpo-
-ents. And n the women Of the West
voted 10 re,lec. you I promised them
would spend all my energy, at any
sacrifice 70 myself, 10 get the present
Democratic Administration to pass 'ne
Federal suffrage amendment
But the present policy OF the Au-
uinistration, IN permitting spiehulu
American women TO be seh' 10 JAN i'
Washington not for carrying offensive
L..-.-.. - foe r;cl.et,rc hut on the
.-....;..o. .-.H,
NehnlcaI chaige '- 'O>'' O''"e
IS a denial even OF their constltutlohsi
r;gb. .o ,c+i.ioo for and demand the
-, -,,.r...,o ,,,.rd-
passage OF 'n' l"' sun
nent IL therefore now becomes my
,rofourd ALLEGATION actively to keep
- .,,.,,,,o,, or tho West.
"' p'oi"''' ~ '.''
Points 20 England and Russia
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III more 'hdh '"e"''
practical lmpOsslbIllty 10 amend the
state constitutions. 30 the women OF
-. -. l. ~, -,.o,,cL;s.5
'"0Se -'"'eS "a" Ol,''
by the passage Of the Federal suffrage
amendment Since England and Russia
.,-..f.l- -. NO., bsya az
,.-.. &C
Nured the national ehIIaECh'seiheh' VI
their women. should we not be jealous
=, ,,,i,..., our 5oroocrs-ic leadership
-,.-..t -
10 lne word ny 'he SPEEDY na''o''"'
irarchiSement OF American women
TO me Nr. President. as ] urged
gpon Won In Washington two months
sro tbi. is NOT or1v a measure of jus-
''es g-d aor,ccr.cv IT. ia also an ur-
cent ,.sr r5os,,,,s The women OF the
nation are and always will be. loyal
10 the coBnrrv. and the massage of the
syTrsoe sreIGment ie only the first
stem ,ouard ,boir national emancipa-
ror
"Rr, ,,rlo,. .b,, ,o,orn,,ont takes at
ieast this first step toward their en-.
ask nilIio,s of American women. edu-
Gated IN o,,r scbooIs and colleges. and
milliors ~ Ar,evica, ,yomen in our
4ores ~, +oii;nc for. economic inde-
perdenca E, overv line Of Industry, to
give r, b., corscr;,tion their men and
6arniress 90 =. NJ CO.. democrscy in
Furoro Ill 90 women citizens are
denied The rirbt 90 vote ON the policies
~ 49, vi. -5I.o ~ - Sor,ande Of
them such escrificsq
"For H.. rcssnr many Of YOUR ardent
friends and supporters feel that the
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