The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-06
THE SENATE FZLLBUSTER ON THE
SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT.
Mrs Ida Hustled Harper Discusses the Combination Lode
and Williams, Brsndegee

| Wounded In the house of its friends
| by a filibuster-such was the fate of
! the Federal suffrage amendment last
| week. The fllbuster Is not a new
German weapon for staying those who
| aspire to democracy; 1t is an old
American weapon used on this occa-
sion for the same purpose. Reed of
Missouri handled 1t so effectively that.
to drop the simile, when he began
speaking the Republicans left the Sen
| ate chamber in a body, and long be-
fore he had finished only seven men,
| bers Of his own party remained to
witness the performance. To them he
turned despairingly after an hour and
quarter and said: Il can't keep
| this up much longer!" He did not
allow his speech to be printed in the
Congressional Record, for he can use
1t on some other occasion. as 1t had
practically nothing to do with woman
suffrage. The suffragists Of his State
telegraphed next day: Missouri
women's only consolation is that they
are not responsible for Reed
1t Is a credit to any measure to be
opposed by Senator Reed. He has
WI neu "eai'o' s's Wy"
resolution tnat mas coihe peioie '"e
senate since ne mas peen d inei'ioer
he Noteu against 'he war anu aea''
conscription he has fought all Of
President Wilson's war policies, and
on this occasion he spoke for his con-
stituency as represented by the liquor
ih'ei es.s VI o. bouis' ne shou'u nv
DC hndoe 'he goat however ior Seh.
ator Louse OF Massac was c"ie'
ehsiheer' ai'nousn ne el o'nei' w
the TAXING Nei'ner rrienus nor ioes
were connned 10 one party ana Mrs
Chapman oa''' pies'ueh. Vi 'ne
-Nat'onal suffrage Assoc'atio'' says.
Inc loving carnalauerie pet"ee" the
"hiuI lie" i'epuoiieaii' anu '"e
ne" Dei'iocia aus wiz III io' i,'a'
'ioiis uo ho' waste tiiie III ea'h o're,
COMPANY WAS an ahla~nis e'sn' " '''
saiieiies' me Co"e' .o''o 10.
.eco'd prnl's "na' oena'ois soy pu-
eaiino. sho" ,le piceu.eS vi Den.o
Gratis ana ftepuoiicaiiS VIZ" 'i.', aims
atouiu eaeii otiei i'e'n' anu oiap
ph's oi'e a'io'iiei vi .ne o''.N ~
ii'oii Juoia'4o' 'hat 'hes hau SUI .u
d hiishty Nic'ois III Pie'e'''i'e '"e
"eIa'e iio'i 'ahA's >o'e VII "O'''''''
sun ase'
Inc an -su'iiase women "a''e
INC Se'ia'o's iioiii '''e s"''ei - al''
.eplesei.ta'iNes vi VARIOUS oppo'."9
m'eies's "a''heu ''eiii iioii '
ioooE' ou. nevertheless '"''','ius y.
'heih "ou'u nave SHOWN ndu .heS so'
Nnai'Ie' '''"' '"eS '"u'u ~ e
J''eu vi Va ""9 ~ '''e 'p
pos''ioh was ue'elii''iieo u ha'e
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lIniieu 'ia' mere shouiu ~. oe o''e'
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