The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-08
A KANSAS STUFF MUTINIES
Mrs. e. A. Cramer Won t Join in
Washington Suffrage March,. :,

is mutiny in the ranks Of the sui
: fragist army mobilizing here to
j. day to march seven times aroant
the White House tomorrow, ever
: as Joshua marched seven time,
: around the walls Of Jericho Of old
: Kansas furnished the mutineer il
e the person of Mrs. +. A, Crame1
of Wichita, manager of Victor
9 Murdoch IS campaign when he rar
for senator as a Progressive, and
who was active in getting the bal
lot for the women of Kansas.
"No, won't march around the
White House." Mrs. Cramer said
.. tonight. "And ] won t stand out
there with yellow and purple
banner as a picket. It strikes me
as silly and very bad taste when
there is an International crisis.
| And, anyway, it is rainy to-
day..and probably will be tomor-
row." someone suggested.
CHOW, it's not that" Mrs.
Cramer said with warmth. "If I
thought it would bring votes for
women l would stand picket or
march around the White House in
a shower of birthstone. But it
won t bring votes. 1t will keep us
from getting the vote. The public
is disguised with the spectacle the
Congressional, Union for Woman
Suffrage has made here in Wash
ington.
Several weeks ago Mrs. Cramer
went to New York on personal
business, and while there went to
the state headquarters Of the Con-
gressional Union.
"The secretary was such a love-
ly young woman and | was treat
ed so cordially that went back
she said. Finally the secretary in
sisted that when | went to Wash
ington l should represent Kansas
at the National Convention now in
session here. She wired to Mrs.
Dan Easement, president of the
Kansas organization of the Con-
gressional Union and, sure enough
here came my credentials as Kan
sas delegate. I'd heard about the
pickcting business, hut | didn't
think | would have to do anything
Of that kind.
"When I got to the convention
l was introduced in the lovliest
way by Miss Alice Paul. There
was Lady Aberdeen of England
and Mrs. Stanton Blatch and a lot
of national and international sllf-
fragc leaders and | got hand as
being from the Sunflower state,
one of the first to give women the
vote.
" And you are here to uphold
the honor of Kansas Miss Paul
asked.
50 Certainly l said.
And you will help in distrib-
uting this literature in the thea
ters?'
i" Certainly not | said.
" 'Oh, you would rather do
picket duty?'
" No, l won't do picket duty.
Do you think l want to stand out
there in that silly fashion? You !,
ought to hear what people are ;;
saying about the silent sentinels. i,
"And when they came around
with a pledge to join the Jericho
march tomorrow and l refused /,
hat, too, they were Mortified.
1.-THE convention went on and !,
Mrs. Batch got up and criticized !
President Wilson for sending
birthday congratulation to DR..
Anna Shaw and for writing Car
lie Chapman Gait, just because
Doctor Shaw and Miss Cat. don't
believe as she does about suffrage. :
It was disgusting to hear such
Kings.
II got up to defend Mr.. Wilson
md said the women -of. Kansas n
lad carried that state for him and
tut him back in the White House. y
"'Yes, and all because they
we're hoodwinked three or four :
# the women shouted. They went
N to say the Democratic commit d
zee had misquated Wilson as say s.
ng that it was time to enfranchise
he women Of the Nation when Il
What he had said was the women
# the states q
"'Well, ] said, if this is fair
ample Of women voters. Mr.. Will p
on ought to thank every star in
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