New Britain herald., 1918-01-10
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
BEFORE THE HOUSE
Those FaVoring Resolution De-
clare Its Passage Is Certainty
PRESIDENT IN FAVOR
Billy Sunday, the Shouting Evangelist,
Opens the Session With Prayer
-Antis and Suffrage Workers Oc-
cupy Galleries.

-Antis and Suffrage Workers Oc-
cupy Galleries.
Washington, Jan. 1O.-With the
presidents unexpected support and
eleventh hour endorsement of a re-
publican caucus the woman suffrage
amendment came up in the house to-
before adournmenjt.
Among the opposition was a frank
admission that the presidents deci-
sion last night in favor Of the amend
ment had probably changed enough
votes to insure adoption although
some still contended it would be hard
to break the alignment against it in
| the south
Sneaker Clark announced he would
| not vote frcm the chair unless there
was a tie in which case he would vote
| for the amendment. He said he eX-
| pected the vote to come before and
! 6 o'clock. He reserved his bench IN
the gallery for the officers of the Ma
! tional American Woman Suffrage as
sociation.
Scattered through the galleries were
| suffragists Of both factions from all
parts Of the country and many mem
bers of the anti-suffrage ranks.
! Leaders Of the Woman's party were
| there in force, hailing the occasion
as a victory for the White House
pickets The house session was started
with prayer by William Sunday, the
evangelist.
He referred to the world as sin
cursed, denounced the Germans as a
wolfish pack of Huns, and prayed for
peace.
The senate where a similar resolu-
ton favorab1y reported is now in
calendar awaiting action, an early
vote is expected but with present
! prospects unfavorable.
Recent polls taken by Senator Cur
tis Of Kansas and Hollis of New
Hampshire, both favoring suffrage
indicate an extremely close senate
vote with the ants apparently in the
ma ajority.
Senator Jones of New Mexico,
chairman of the senate suffrage COM
mittee said today that if the resolu-
ton passes the house, an effort would
be made to bring it up for consider
alton in the senate with the least pos
sible delay.
'"The presidents action in coming
out in support of the resolution !
think will have a material effect In
the amendments passage through the
senate. said Senator Jones.
In preparing to close UP army cloth
ing questions, the committee heard A.
L. Scott of Boston, a textile export
on the Supply Committee Of the Coun-
ell of National Defense; Lincoln
, Cromwell, a knit goods expert of the
committee, and David Kirschbaum, a
Z dol 1f0 of
army contracts.
Mr.. Scott asserted that the Supply
committees system had saved the
government many millions Of dollars
He said General Goethals, now act
ing quartermaster general, was invit-
| ing civilian members to join his new
| organization for army buying, anC
s while indorsing centralizing authority
for purchase Of government war ma
terials insisted that expert civilian
assistance was imperative.
Saving to the government by the
! committees work also was attested by
Mr.. Cromwell, who said that previou!
= to its participation the quartermastel
/ general, lacking machinery and per
! sonnel, was being |'robbed'' in buyins
knit goods.
= Mr. Kfrschbaum said he feared re
), duced production of army clothing a.
4 a result of new contracts with labo
O provisions proposed by the Board O
Labor Control and Labor Standards
appointed by Secretary Baker. Man
ufacturerS were generally refusing t.
4 ign the new contracts, he declared
n because they feared loss of control o
a their factories. Two members Of tn
+ board Mr.. Kirschbaum asserted, wer
h pacifists and socialists.
The climax in the war inquiry o
the senate Military committee will b
reached, when Secretary Baker ap
pears to discuss the proposals for es
y tablishing a separate department Q
III munitions and the criticisms of arm
er preparations offered in the investiga
al ton.
rs Mr.. Bakers testimony is expecte
re to continue several days, and with
the committee proposes to clos
the ordnance supplies branches of tn
inquiry and pave the way for in
mediate movement in the senate fc
legislation. Investigation of army car
IA tonments, aviation. and other activ
ties are to be deferred.
I'd Wilson'S For It.
rs President Wilson came out squarel
", for the proposed amendment to tn
u" Federal Constitution giving women til
~ rieht to vote throughout the Unio]
- last night Although there had bee
w. indications of a change of mind on tf
- part of some Of those close to TT
of President, who had maintained wit
him that the question of woman su
an frage should be left to the determine
.t ton Of each State individually, tt
ad announcement of the Presidents at
at herence to the amendment came as
r. great surprise, even to some Of Il
he leaders of the National Woman Su
on
Continued On Eleventh PaGc).