Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-09-20
"Words Without Action"

Words without action" was the
exclamation Of many women SUI
fragists when they heard the utter
ance q President Wilson. this week,
TO a delegation from the South and
Vest urging him TO use his influence
70 bring about vote on t--e amend
ment before the November elections.
The interview was arranged by
the National American Woman Suf-
trage Association. These women
presented wha. they declared to De a
serious situation created IN thoir re-
spective states BY :ho delayed pas
sage ot The federal a:ncndncct. The
President SAID
Il am. as | think you know, neart-
ily in sympathy with you. nave en-
deavored - assist YOU n. cvcr% way
in ny power. and ! shall Continue 70
do 90 I will do all l can TO urge the
passage If this amendment ay an
carly vote
Two hours later the National No-
mans PARTY held a demonstration IL
protest a. the base IF Lafayette mon
u-ert ara Miss Lucy Brannam OF
Baltimore applied a torch to i slip
Of paper conta!rlns the President 5
words She SAID
The torch winch hold syrntollzes
-. burptnE indignation Of women who
Cor !D ,s-e. rave been gwen words
WITHOUT .'.1. N The spring our hopes
ve-. rated - words much IKE tAese
from President wilson vet tAeF We
ara!rs. our amendment On the par Of
the Democratic senate leaders
Todav he chairman q the ku.es
committee ~ the senate a spohesinaA
O. IN. administration. stated that SUI
tar, was rot on the program for THIS
session ard that the senate was hoping
70 recess n 4 few DAYS for the autumn
election Anpair1s without taxing !lP
t-aa ~ ire Woman Suffras. committee
~ the senate. another spoke snan LOT
tne adrlr.s,-a ton, announced thal ne
Mould rot even call the srfra com
,-,-tAe together 70 consider taking
vo,e Thls SESSION Is nearing its c.oSe
art the President and his party 's,nse
n ,aEc a.y effective step toward the
o.ss4e- n IRE suffrage measure
- : ne Arcier. nights for INERT
ne crusaders Tor freedom svmpoAzed
her p-otes, ag.inst those respor sihie
fo- - 'ustlce bv consiznlng their hollow
u--a.eS 20 tire Hanes. So We. on penal
o. thousands ~ sufraS sts' IN ny. s..lne :
nay TO-DAY p-1test aEalnst the action or
Ne p-pstden, and his party N delaying
tho nhe-atlor n An1ercan women
For a,e years women have appea.ed
20 this Preside. and h's party lor 20
u..caI freedom The President has gwen
ror!. ara words and words. To-day
-,-en receive more words. We an
-o,nce n the President and the whole
~o-,d TO-DAY. br this aot Of ours. ous g.
.er--l-a-,cr thar words shall not ionser
d. .hf orlr -spl- gwen . American
vo,,er-our determination that this
Am. d.roc-acv for whose esta bllstnlent
abroad IT. are making me utmost sacr.-
aces shail also prevail al nome.
GU, rcaeers Will remember that thu
oNational Womans Party 3 the
militant branch Of the equal suffrage
uovomcn, It Is the members q this
branch who have been 50 frequently
arrested and imprisoned for pcketing
he White House and other demon
stations They are also working
against Democratic candidates n the
coming elections because Of The
words without action and quiet
opposition on the part Of the admin
istra.ion.
suNrag,sts everywhere are fast
f--nl!nS the conviction that the
President is TOO proud to fight for
suffrage principles. They are he
coming accustomed to the repeated
notes" that mean nothing but
words without action