Arizona republican., 1917-09-08
QUITS RICH OFFICE
 AS REBUKE TO PRESIDENT
 PLEA FOR THE SUFFRACISTS
Republican A. p. Leased Wlre1

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 WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.-Dudley Field Malone, customs collector at New York, rendered his resignation to Pres ident Wilson today in protest against the failure of the president to advocate passage of the federal suffrage amend ment and because he permitted the imprisonment of women who have been picketing the White House.
 MT Malone was counsel for the first of the militants arraigned in police court here. In quitting the office of the collector of the port of New York, MT. Malone leaves one of the best paid places in the government service His letter of resignation follows:
 Dear MT. President: Last autumn as the representative of your admin istration, l went into the woman suf- frage states to urge your reelection, The most difficult argument to meet among the 7,O60.00 women voters was the failure of the democratic party throughout four years of power to pass q federal suffrage amendment looking toward the enfranchisement of all the women of the country
 Throughout these states, and par ucularly in California, which ultimate ly decided the election by the votes oT women, the women voters were urged to support you even though Judge Hughes had already declared for the federal suffrage amendment, because you and your party, through your lib- eral leadership, were more likely na- tlonaliy to enfranchise the rest of the women of the country than were your opponents And if the women of the west voted to re- elect you I promised them l would spend all my energy. at any sacrifice to myself to get the pres ent democratic administration to pass 1 the federal suffrage amendment. But the present policy of the administra- ton Tn permitting splendid American women to be sent to jail in Washing ton, not for carrying offensive ban ners, not for picketing, but on the technlcal charge of obstruction of traf- nc, IS a denial even of their consti tutlonal right to petition ror and de- 1 mand the passage of the federal suf- frage amendment. It therefore now becomes my profound obligation act lvely to keep my promise to the women l of the west
 III more than twenty states it is practical impossibility to amend the 1 state constitutions; so the women of those states can only be en-ranchised 1 by the passage of the federal s1f rage amendment. Since England and Russia Tn the midst of the great war nave assured the national enfra anchise- inert or thelr women, should we not De Jealous to maintain our democratic ieauersnlp Of the world by the speedy | national enfranchisement of American women? e'i'
 To me, Mir President, as I urged [ upon you in Washington two months ! ago, this is not only a measure of Justlce and democracy; it is also an l urgent war measure. The women of .he nation are, and always will be loyal 10 the country and the massage or the suffrage amendment is only the flrst step toward their nationa, emancipation But unless the govern ment takes at least this first ste., toWard their enfranchisement. how can the government ask millions of Ameri- car, women educated in our schools Soieses' and millions of American women in our homes or toilino for economic independence in every ,ira ot industry to give up by conscrin- ton their men and happiness to a war Tor democracy in EuroDe while tnese women citizens are denied inc , lishl to vote on the policies of the government which demands of tbor, such a sacrifice or thls reason. many of your arden. friends and supporters feel that tba passage Of the federal suffrage amend : Hieht IS a war measure, which could an plopfiateiy be urged by you at this ses- Sioii or congress. It is true that this diHeAGment would have to come from eonsress. put tie present congress 1io"s iio earnest desire to enact this
 siSiatioh Tor the simple reason that ou as tEe leaaer of the party in power
 
 mIole country gladly acknowJedees that no vital piece of legislation baS 1 come through congress these five ears eAeept by your extraordinary and bril- liant leadership. And millions of me, ana women today hope that you will sNe the 1eueral suffrage amendment to .ile country by the valor of vour lea uersnlp now. It will hearten the moth CTS or the nation. eliminate just eriev-
 and turn the devoted energies of priliiaht women to a more hearty sun- port of .he government in this crisis As you well know, in dozens of speeches Tn many states l have advn- cated your policies and the war. Twas the first man of your administrator nearly i've years ago, publicly to ad- eocate preparedness and helped to found the first Plattsburg trainine camp, and If, with our troops mobiliz. :. Ing Tn, france, you will give American n women this measure for their politica freedom, they will support with greater eh'husiasm your hope and the hope of America for world freedom.
 nave not approved all the methods, recently adopted by women in the nv suit of their political liberty, yet. Mir. (Continued on Page Two)