New-York tribune., 1918-10-01

quick, will depend upon the direct
and authoritative participation Of
women in our counsels. We shall
reed their moral sense to preserve
what is right and fine and worthy
in our system Of life, as we'll as to
discover just what it is that ought
to be purified and reformed.
Without their counsellings we
shall be only half wise.
THAT Is my case. This is my !
appeal Many may deny its va
lidity, if they choose, but no ono
can brush aside or answer the
arguments upon which it is based.
The Necutive tasks of this war
resi- upon me. I ask that you
light III them and place in my
hanGs Instruments, spiritual in
struments which do not now
possess. which sorely need and
which l have daily to apologize
Tor not being able to employ"
President Answers Appeal
The Presidents appearance in the
Senate was the result of an appeal sent
to him last night by Mrs. Carrie Chap
man Gait, president Of the National
American Woman Suffrage Association.
1t was not until this morning, how
ever, that the women had any hint as
to whether their prayers were to be
granted. Then telephone message
anxious breakfast hour at suffrage
headquarters, and sent every woman
hurrying to the Capitol.
BY IL O'Clock the suffrage galleries
We're crowded. Mrs. Gait was there in
her regular seat in the corner OF the
left hand gallery, with DR.. Anna How
ard Shaw, by her side. and around her
the officers of the national associa-
ton
"They couldn't pass it without Dr.
Shaw. That was the trouble last week.
laughed the women, crowding around
the venerable leader, telling her their
JOY in seeing her present for the great
hour Of suffrage history. DR.. Shaw
made the hardest sacrifice of her life
last week when she went to ST. Louis
for a conference of war workers, eX-
pcctng that the suffrage bill would be
passed and she would not see it after
her lifetime Of work for the cause
Miss Alice Paul and the members OF
The National Woman's party. the mill
tant branch held the opposite gallery,
and with them was Dudley Field
Malone. The anti-suffragists held
their place stanchly as ever, al
though there was a noticeable lack of
the pink ribbons which blossomed in
the galleries last week. For that
matter, Senator James W. Wadsworth,
leader Of the antisuffrage forces on
the Senate floor, appeared without the
customary pink rose in his buttonhole.
No chances were taken by the door
keepers. The general JOY which
glowed on most women's faces did not
soften the prohibition Of the door
keepers against the carrying of knit
ting bags and other possible hiding
places for incendiary banners. Even a
woman with a paper bundle was for
hidden to pass.
"My gracious she cried. "You can
look in the old bundle and keep it
if you want to. It's peach stones for
the war | just heard about the Pres
ident's speech and | rushed UP here
the barrel"
GO on in, lady" grinned the door
keeper. You're all right"
Mrs. Wilson and her mother, Mrs
Rolling, entered the gallery at quar-
ter to one, accompanied by Mrs. Nc
Adoo and several other women who
arc guests at the White House.
Promptly at l o'clock the President
entered, escorted by Senator Martin
and Il committee of Senator's.
President Followed Copy"
Tho President reed his message frolr
small typewriter sheets, and his glance
rested often upon the faces of his fel
low Democrats from Southern states
who are forming the chief obstacle t
the passage Of the suffrage measure
Ue spoke with unusual earnestness, no
as one reading speech, but pleading
with his hearers to do this thing h,
asked. The women in the galleries lis
tened thrilled as they had never beer
thrilled before, and when he had fin
ished his short address-it lasted onl,
ton minutcs--they sprang to their fee
and began to clap. The Senate folowe,
and tho room rang with applause TO
several minutes. All remained stand
ing while the President and his com
Ianiors disappeared.
"The President leads, and all tn
world will catch up with him." Mrs
Gait said "His speech shows the diff
ference between a man who has
vision of the future, who realizes wha
the trend of the great worlds though
is, and one who sees nothing but tn
present and his own little circle"
Senator Underwood broke tn
charmed moment. AS he is known t
be not only bitter anti-sutTragst, tn
sutfragsts took it as a bad omen tina
he should speak first.
81 hope we shall have vote on tn
pending resolution this afternoon" h
said. "Ths crying and troubesom
question should be disposed of so tha
the nation can attend to other bus
ness.
Then he launched into discusso
of states rights and the fundamental
of government.
"What is democracy ?" he asked. ~
it the government by the mob? Is
that every unrestricted and rrespons
Bile minority shall hold the controlln
powcr?"
He spoke for two hours. while sui
frage faces grew long, and pencil
again the possible changes in the sui
frage poll.
The suffragists had two courses I
pursue-to vote at once and take az
vantage of the emotional excitcmer
Of the Presidents appeal or to wa
until tomorrow and give the Senator
that much longer to think it over. TIL
latter counsel prevailed
The debate continued. Senator Ph,
Ian, of California; defended suffrae
and lauded the President for his me.
sage.
ut sets the United States squal
with the world" he said. "Unless "
have Il complete democracy here OF
cause is weak with the rest Of II
world"