Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-13

osT1LlTY NATURAL
\ Sonan CAN II Dying Gasp Of Re.
actionary and Expect Ulti-
mate Victory

At04 <KBOYLE IOW0EI--PENHO
~ yseIswins the meeting Of the Re
f< uobIlran National Committee In st.
~ x,suls last night Mrs. Abby scott
Uahsr, representing the woman's
X, p111v. eacsuntered senator Penrose.
n ~ nsked him whether he had voted
u ~ hss ressistion.
3 ~whst resolution is that?" asked
1eueose.
ssrhe paramount resolution, that
5 recording the Republican party ~ In
esssise the Federal suffrage amend
nent.~
s.we didn't indorsc the amend
msnt." cerrected Penrose.
srsu indorsed the conRressmen who
veted for IT," said Mrs. Baker.
~Oh. that was a silly action" said
fenrose. "rhe people win forget about
" II tomorrow"
"Thc people won't forget either you
er the Republican party n u as
epmcs an attitude like yours" Mrs.
Baker retorted.
Penrose may believe. II a ''silly ac.
tion." but sufYragists today refuse to be
anything but elated over the action OF
the Republican National Committee yes.
] terday In indcrsing the attitude Of the
l0B ReRpublican Representatives. who
helped to shove the Federal woman
SNsAt a8C eshhthointut hilfOukn Nne f1OuSe
In January.
This action. coming close on the Demo-
cratic National Committees unruaI'fe,
endorsement Of the Federal amendment
which was put through on Monday.
leaves no doubt prominent suffragsts
declare. Ct victory for the women when
their bill comes up I'm the Senate.
The 25th OF this month. II was unoffi.
ciaily revealed today. is the eventfui
date on which the Senate will be asked
70 consider the measure unless politicai
developmcnts adverse to the amendment
crop up.
Senator Penrose's insinuation, in the
utatements he Is quoted as having made
to Mrs. Abby Scott Baker. that the
action of the Republican committee In
indors'ng their Congressman rather than
the amendment itself means nothing.
amused Philadelphia suffrage leaders
PENRosE NATURALLY HOSTILE
'Of course Penrose doesn't want US
TO vote" was the comment OF Mrs.
decrge A. Piersol. congressional chair
man OF this district. "and he will fight
~ 10 the las. ditch. We do not attempt
70 minimize his inhut nee in Washington,
Or to deny that he is a person of con-
siderable political experience. but we
have lost any fear of him that we may
!, have had. What he said was probably
his dying gasp on the suffrage question.
We feel sure that our bill will pass the
Sena.e"
The suffrage situation today, Mrs.
Piersol added. was perhaps best ex-
pressed by the little rhyme received by
Alice Stone Blackwell. one of the best
known votes-for-women advocates in the
country:
Oh Alice dear, and did you hear
The women will have the voteY
For the donkey and the elephant both
Refuse to be the goat!
Senator Penrose's animosity, accord
ing to Mrs. George A. Dunning, chair
man OF the Philadelphia Woman Suf-
frage party. Is encouraging, because 1t
shows that he 10 fighting a losing battle.
PLAYING GOOD POLITICS.
I'VE feel" she said. that the Repub-
lieans were not only sincere in the reso-
luton they passed. but that they also
were playing good politics. and they will
help Us In the Senate az they did in ths
House--without the aid of either Knox
or Penrose--unless a miracle happens.
when the vote was taken in the
House there were 1e5 Republicans for
~ as against the 33 who opposed us
Penrose can hardly say the Republican
vote in the House doesn't mean any.
thing. can he?
What can you expect of Penrose
He Is fighting a losing battle. Ever,
interest that he represents Is agalns
woman suffrage, just as he Is agains
every progressive measure, We shal
win without him. We confidently expec
the Senate TO favor Ms"
nv unanimous vote the RenubI,ca,
National Committee supported woma,
sufYrage by the passaae OF the follow
ing declaration:
Fiye-sixths of the Republica, mem-
bers of the House of Representative
have voted for the submission to the
states OF the National Suffrage
emendment, known as the Susan B.
.n,y I.. snenuinehs We, thc Ike
~ rn,,r.s ~ thns e9,,m,siee, p,,ti, maorse
true interpretation Of tha tbomsht "a
the Republican, party.
uxrr,1,,r ,,,,,r,en,
vinssd that the Endorsement M by ase the I3'' RE-