Evening journal., 1918-09-21
. TRIBUTE FROM THE ANTS.

THE Woman Patriot is official organ OF American
i an-sufragsts In its September issue is an editorial
article which, because Of its frank admissions, has
brought delight the hearts Of sufragists In school
Of suragsts that delight than in that
OF the mlitants The article in question is follows
When these milants arrived in Washington in jan
uary 1913 the National American Woman Suffrage Asso-
cation had headquarters at the Capital Woman suf
fage had In the history OF the country been voted
upon by the House OF Representatives II had not received
favorable report since 1892 and had not received any re-
port since 1896
These militant women, appointed by a "conserva-
tive leader who knew they had served jail sentences in
England solely responsible for putting woman suf
frage ION the map in national politics in 1918
It they who, as the Congressional Committee OF
the National American Woman Suffrage Association
ganized the first great parade of suragsts March g.
1913 which ended in a riot call
1t Alice Paul who led the FIRST deputaOn Of suf-
fragists which 3ppeared before President Of the
United States on March II, 1918
II Alice Paul, then head OF the Congressional Com
mIttee OF the National American Woman Suffrage AssOca
ton who made the first unseemly attempt TO annoy the
President when, on November Il, 1912, she marched
rope of seventy-three conservative" New Jersey suf-
fragists to the White House to see the President spite
OF his refusal TO make appointment He gave in and
met themand Alice Paul has been annoying the Presi-
dent since
II was through the efforts Of Alice Paus Committee
that Federal suffrage resolutions were introduced by Rep
resentatve Mondel and Senator Chamberlain at the open
ing Of Congress on April z 1918 II was through these
militant" women acting for the National Woman Suf-
frage Association, that majority committee on woman
suffrage was appointed in the United states Senate, and
made June 49, i9i3 the first favorable report the
suffrage resolution in twenty-five years
10 was through these militant women that the
great suffrage demonstration Of July 81, 1913 held.
Some Of the suffrage senators who seek to
"repudiate" these militant leaders might well remember
that dayfor 10 with Alice Paul. stl Chairman OF the
Congressional Committee Of the National American Woman
Suffrage Association that the Woman Suffrage Committee
the motOred 10 Hyattsyle 90 meet the suffrage
"hikers sent from New York etc. and after making
speeches OF welcome, led the suffrage procession into
Washington. And even then Alice Paul was already
convicted militant
As Senator Reed stated: III these are not the leaders
OF the suffrage movement, II would be difficult 10 say
who the leaders" It these militant women, fresh
from English prison. who brought the suffrage agita
tion TO Washington in i9i3and it is significant fact
that every member Of that committee OF 1913 is
a member Of the Woman's Party and has served
picket"
And the truth is that there had been no real suffrage
agitation in Washington since the death Of Susan B.
Anthony until these "mlitants who went to jail with
Mrs. Pankhurst sent here by the National Suffrage
Association In 1913 to lead its fight for the Federal amend
ment
The claim that the woman's Party is a small body OF
irresponsible women" is pure camouage. 10 has iISi2
members and Is organized in every Congressional district
To 10 belong the real leaders who have put suf-
frage the map at Washington such Alice Paul Mrs.
o. H. p. Belmont Harriet stanton Blaich daughter OF
Elizabeth Cady StantOn Anne Martin, Mrs. William Ran
doph Hearst Mrs. Julius RosenWald, etc, =. :, -r.
Since the death OF Susan b. Anthony until Alice Paul
Lucy started their activities in 1913 there had
not been enough brains and ability the whole suffrage
movement to keep up the official History Of Woman
suffrage"
Such tribute TO the militant sufragss even from the
official organ Of the Ants is not without value the
eyes Of surragsts gives color and substance TO the
oft-repeated assertion that without the political activities
OF the Congressional Unlon-now the National Woman's
party-the suffrage amendment today would be lying on
the shelf instead Of figuring live issue before the
United states Senate.