The Glenwood post., 1918-06-15
PRESIDENT WILSON
FAV0RS SUFFRAGE
Says it is High Time Nations
Debt Of Gratitude to
Woman be Paid
MEMORIAL TO FRANCE

Washington, June 13.-President Viii
son again has thrown the weight of his
influence into the balance for the fed
eral woman suffrage amendment. He
expressed today the hope that the SEN
ate would act favorably at this session
on the resolution for submission of the
amendment to the states passed by the
house last January after he had given
his endorsement.
When delegation headed by Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Gait, president of ths
National Woman Suffrage association,
and DR.. Anna Howard Shaw, honorary
president, called at the White House
today, the president read to them a
reply he asked Mrs. Gait to transmit
to memorial presented to him from
the French Union for Woman Suffrage.
The French suffragists asked Mr.. Will
son to proclaim the principle of wo-
man suffrage one of the fundamental
rights of the future. His reply fol-
lows:
- have read your message with the
deepest interest and l welcome the
opportunity to say that l agree with
out reservation that the full and sim
cere democratic reconstruction of the
world for which we are striving, and
which we are determined to bring about
at any cost, will not have been COM
pletely or adequately attained until
women are admitted to the suffrage,
and that only by that action can the
nations of the world realize COR the
benefit of future generations the full
idea force of opinion of the full hu-
name forces of action.
''The services of women during this
supreme ciisis of the worlds history
have been of the most signal useful
ness and distinction. The war coulI
not have been fought without them, or
its sacrifice endured. 1t is high time
that some part of our debt of gratitude
to them should be acknowledged and
paid, and the only Acknowledgements
they ask is their admission to the suf
frage. Can we justly refuse it? As
| for America, it is my earnest hope that
the senate of the United States will
| give an unmistakable answer to this.
| question by passing the suffray sc
amendment to the federal constitution
before the end of this session.
| In their memorial the French suf.
fragists said:
"The French suffragists and those
of the allied countries have heard your
beautiful and strong words and they
unite in prayer to you for the accom-
plishment of the following resolution:
Considering that from this war
there has come new international
right founded upon the right of peo-
pies to Differentiation;
| That none can be claimed to speak
authoritatively in the name of the peo-
pie who excludes women from the life
of nations;
Considering, moreover, that women
during the actual conflict have shown
the value of the social work which they
are capable of performing;
Considering that the participation
of wives and mothers in the suffrage
would be the greatest guarantee of the
peace to come, the need that the bel
ligerent countries have of their help
in the present conflict, the sufferings,
moral as well as physical, which this
war has cost them, have given definite
proof that no longer, without inequity
and imprudence, can one refuse to give
them theft vote, an influence in UNDER
takings which decide peace and war,
"The women Of the allied countries
express the wish that President Wilson
in one Of his future messages will pro-
claim the principle Of women suffrage
one Of the fundsmsatal sigAts Of tAs
fukuros'' trd ~.
Mrs. F. B. Naloy. who fox ~ past