The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-10
PRESIDENT WILSON
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Cd by the individual states and not by
federal action.
No Explanation.
M statement was forthcoming from
In" White Hnus" tonight IL explain his
prrScn, stand. Members of congress
who participated il the conference.
III w"ver stated that the president told
them he still believed that the proper
and ORDERLY way at dealing with tn"
question WIS Ia permit each state /"
lake it's own action bur in view ~ con-
GitinnS now existing in In" United States
AMI tie world generally. In felt free 10
adviS" submission uf Il federal amend
m"ut To the states.
Cannot De Eenct;onary.
In "n'phusi.ing this view he is said In
have declared thnl the United States us
leader in IN" great family Of nations.
cannot iiSaSSociatr itself from the fam
lily. and cannot he rcnctiunary on any
great worII question. When his callers
talked Of the state rights issue. the
president IS said /" have told them he
did not feel that This complicated the
situation III All; that suffrage WAS n
policy and not u principle. He pointed
out that I'll" federal constitution now
deals with The qualifications of electors
ard prrS"ribcs III" qualification nf thns"
entitled 10 vote for members Of con-
Er"ss.
The visitors.
All OF ihc members who went To the
Whit" iuuSr were Democrats and most
OF them supporters Of the amendment
but there were several. un"omitIrd. In
The delegation wcr" Representatives
I'ak"r. ralifornin: Taylor. Colorado:
-.
Arizona: Gregg and Jones. Texas: Ayers.
Kansas; ''araway. Arkansas: MayeS,
Utah: I.inthicum. Mnryland; Brumbaugh.
ohio.
After Mr.. Baker had explained tho OBJ
jr.I If the call each member told. the
President Of the situation IN his state
one said tho Presidents advice would
aid him in determining the question ana
shat many other members wcrn similarly
situated.
The Presidents Reply.
The President is said To have replied
that while he had felt it WAS not proper
T." send for members or To volunteer his
advice. h. was glad of hc opportunity
lhnt tho visit of tho delegation gave him.
lie Indicated nat he had not felt at lib
crty la 81 beyond tho party plaform
which had declared woman Suffrag. TO
u" u stale issued. until changed Goudi-
tlnns made il necessary.
Representatives Taylor spoke of the
king nf H6lgium's advocacy Of woman
suffrage. Of how England was pledged
In II and probably France. Tho Prcsl-
d"nt said he encouragement of Can
nda. who had luncheon with him to-day.
told him rnnadn was going to hnvc wo-
man suffrage.
Any member OF congress opposed 10
woman suTraE" unh"r any circum-
stances. tho President said. ought not 20
r"t" other than his convictions. hut his
OWN. opinion WAS that this was the time
to vote for tho amendment.
Statement Dictated.
3 While tho President wns talking one
Of the members made 4 note or what he
said The President took pencil and
snid Il" would put 1t In writing himself
and the statement later was dictated TO
n White House stenoGrapher.
Women Elatsd.
Woman suffrage leaders. rlated nvar
the Presidents action. issued statements
tonight lay the dozen. Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait. president Of the National
American Woman Suffrage association
said:
We are thrilled ny the Presidents
statement Most of NIL do we appreciate
his settling forth that tho passage or the
amendment is an act OF right and JUS
liz" at this time to tho women OF this
country and nf thr world. The Pres!-
dents statcmrn: ~ tho most important
he has yet mad" on the suffrage ques-
tinn and. coming when II DOES. ranks as
war uttcrancc with the statement OF
Premier Lloyd George. Mr.. Asquth and
the premier OF Canada on this same sub
jrrt.
Miss Paul's Statement.
Miss Alice e. Paul. head Of the wo-
mans party. who. with others. served
Jail sentences and went on a hunger
strike for sn-ralled pickctng OF the