Bisbee daily review., 1917-01-10
Leaders of Women's Congress sional Union Adopt What is Termed as Beginning of Militant" Campaigning.
DECISION FOLLOWS.
 CALL ON PRESIDENT
Wilson Reiterates His Person. al Idea Toward the Cause, But Declines to Pledge His Party to Any Course.
(By Review Leased Wire)

| WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. Woman
 suffragists after another futile appea
 to President Wilson today for his sup
 port of the Susan B. Anthony amend
 ment, announced plans for retaliation
 by picketing the White House witl
 silence sentinals" Their purpose i:
 to make it impossible for the President to enter or leave the White House
 without encountering a sentinel bear ing home device pleading the suffragist cause.
 The move was acknowledged to be step in the new policy Of militancy
 which began with the coup in the
 House gallery on December 6, when suffragists unfurled a votes for wo. men" banner while the President was making his opening address.
 After the women had their audience today. they returned to headquarters of the Congressional Union and pledg- ed s3 .000 for the silent sentinel" cam paign.
 Headed by Miss Maud Younger and Mrs. Sara Bard Field, 300 suffragists from the Congressional Union went to see the President, ostensibly to pre- sent memorials on the death of Mrs. Inez Milholland Boissevain. Because of the affair in the House gallery there was some difficulty in arranging the audience but the President consented nyy made it the occasion to renew their pleas that he support the suffrage amendment the President expressed his surprise. remainded the spokes- man 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. He repeated that he believed, personally, in their cause but as the leader of his party he could not commit it to action it had not endorsed. The President added he could not understand why women failed to realize that the Demo cratic party had done more for suf- frage than the Republicans.
 'I do not need to tell you where my own convictions and my own personal purpose lie," the President said, and l need not tell you by what circum- scriptions I am bound as the leader of party. As the leader of party my commands come from the party and not from private personal con victions. My personal action as a citizen, of course. comes from no source but my own convictions. and, therefore, my position has been so frequently defined and I hope so can didly defined, and it is so impossible for me until the orders of my party are changed to do anything other than am doing as party leader, that think nothing more is necessary to be said.
 'I do want to say this: l do not see how anybody can fail to observe the utterances of the last campaign that the Democratic party is more in- clined than the opposition party to assist in this great cause. and it has been a matter of surprise to me and a matter of very deep regret that SO many of those who were heart and soul for this cause seemed so greatly to misunderstood and misinterpret the attitude of the parties. Because in this country as in every self-govern- ing country, it is only through the in of parties that thing can be accomplished. They are not accomplished by the individual voice but by concerted action and that ac. ton must come only as fast as you can concert it. I have done my best and shall continue to do my best rS concert it in the interest of a cause in which I, personally. believe"