The sun., 1917-07-19
PRESIDENT MAY
URGE SUFFRAGE
AS WAR MOVE
]. A. H. Hopkins Says Will
son Now Leans Toward
Anthony Amendment.
VISITS WHITE HOUSE
Husband of Picketer Says
Jail Sentences Shocked
Executive Deeply.
TO CANVASS CONGRESS
Dudley Field Malone Urges
Captives to Win Freedom
by Appealing Cases.

WASHINGTON, July 1S.--After forty
nye minute conference with President
Wilson this afternoon. J. A. H. Hopkins
Of New Jersey. whose wife is among the
suffragist pickets now serving sixty day
sentences In the District workhouse, de-
clartd the President discussed seriously
the possibility OF attaching the Susan B.
Anthony woman suffrage amendment
resolution to his emergency war pro-
gramms.
In the meantime Dudley Field Malone,
after conferences with George Gordon
Battle Of New York, his father-in-law's
law partner. was urging the suffrage
prisoners to appeal their cases individu-
ally and thus regain their liberty with
out paying hnes.
II came from the interview with the
President impressed with the idea that
President Wilson has been deeply
shocked at the whole AFFAIR and on learn
ing all the circumstances has had only
one thought, namely. to straighten the
whole matter out" declared Mr. Hop
kins.
Plans Canvass of Congress.
The President asked me for sugges-
tons as to what might be done. and I
replied that In view OF the seriousness
Of the present situation the only solution
lay In immediate passage OF the Susan
B. Anthony amendment
zone Of the suggestions that evidently
have been made to the President was for
pardon for the women at the work.
house. This suggestion seemed to appeal
to the President, but 1t was apparent
that this would be only temporary re-
lief, since the picketing would un-.
doubtedly continue and the agitation 30
on until the entire question Is settled.
Tho President discussed the advis-
ability of treating the suffrage amend
ment as a war emergency measure and
asked for data which would throw light
on the subject as to whether 1t would
be likely to pass Congress with the
necessary majority II he should, add It
TO his war emergency programme. 1
volunteered to furnish him a canvass Of
the House and Senate which would be
quite convincing on this line"
Mr.. Hopkins, who was one of the six
members OF the Presidents progressive
Democratic campaign committee. was a
guest recently with Mrs. Hopkins at a
dinner given to the committee at the
White House.
He added to his statement tonight the
assertion that President Wilson seemed
to feel that the Washington police had
acted too precipitAtely IN arresting the
picketers and that further demonstra-
tons of this nature. II orderly. would
not be the cause of arrests.
Mr.. Hopkins with friends visited the
workhouse at occaquan. Va. to-day and
lunched with the superintendent. He de-
clared the food given him was accept
able, but could not say whether II was
regular prisoner fare or not. The super
intendent offered to show the party what
the prisoners receive.
wOrkhouse Visit Anglers Writer.
ellison Gardner, newspaper and
magazine writer, whose wife is among
the prisoners. returned from the work.
house to-day with burning thoughts to
express anent the work of Kaiser will
son" and Grown Prince McAdoo." Mr..
Gardner said 1t would be impossible for
many OF the women 20 eat the prison
rare or TO stand the mental strain which
their life there imposes
Hominy and beef stew were the prin-
eipal items of to-day's diet for the
women and they were kept occupied. as
yesterday, with light sewing. While not
meomunicado so far as their relations
with one another are concerned, the
women are restricted as to callers to
counsel, members Of their family and
such additional visitors as the superin-
tendent permits them to see.
To-day the prisoners were permitted
10 have few carefully selected and
necessary toilet articles. including wash
cloths soap, tooth brushes and such
manicure articles as have no cutting
qualities. As they must carry these
articles on their persons at all times, the
nst is necessarily restricted. They are
not permitted extra articles Of clothing
or special food.
Mr. Hopkins reported tonight that
none OF the women would be liberated
without her consent by the payment of
me but that number were considering
seriously accepting their liberty through
me operation OF appeals to the District
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