The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-03
WOMEN'S BALLOT
IS ARGUED BEFORE
NATIONS S0L0NS
Dr. Shaw and Mrs, WadS-
worth Lead Two Forces,

WASHINGTON, Jan 3 Woman
suffragists and anti-suliragiSts came
out in force today before the house
suffrage committee for the last bic
Skirmlsh which will precede the fight
in the house January 10 when the wo,
man suffrage constitutional amendment
cones up for a vote
DR.. Anna Howard Shaw. honorary
president OF the National American
Suffrage association, leading the argu
ment in favor of the amendment. dc
clared the fight had smmcred down 10
a question: Of whether the extension OF
suffrage to a large number OF incNpcri-
enccd women voters, naturally Sympa-
thetic with human suffrage would tend
TO weaken prosecution OF the war.
Women Opposed to Peace.
She contcndcd most emphatlcalB it
would not and that on the basis OF SYM
pathy with human suffering alone wo-
men were opposed to all-adysed peace
The -SuiiraCists set forth their
principal argument in a prepared state
ment by Mrs James W Wadsworth IT,,
president OF the National Association
Opposed to Woman Suffrage
The Argument for the antiS declared
that suiiragistS and socialists seeking
TO destroy the right Of each state. TO
settle the question by popular vote, had
resorted to the lowest political meth
DDS" and charged them with clrculat
ing a canard tina, PreSldcnr Wilson had
promised Alice Paul, leader Of the
White House picketS that he would
secretly aid the amendment
President InSulted
Such statement the argument de-
clared, was an Insult to .he presidents
character" and added that the president
had been the foremost friend Of woman
suffrage because Of his well known
preference to have the state settle the
question for themselves
Women Not Pacifists.
Charges that most women are
paoifisiS IN the sense IN which that
word is used at the present time, Is
absolutely disproycd, not alone in the
countries OF our allies but IN our own
country BY the 1ea' with which women
have thrown themselves into war sery-
ice" said DR. Shaw
III we need more definite state.
ment OF this point. we need only To
turn to that last election IN Canada
which hinged entirely on ConsCriptlon
and was carried in favor OF the meas
ure by the votes OF Canadian women
When we find the services OF women
recognized by the governments Of
Great Britain. France and Canada, and
even BY Austria" concluded DR. Shaw,
ut is clear indication that the loyalty
OF American women demands that at
this time the government shall rccog
niIe the services OF its women"
New York Vote Cited.
Mrs Trovis Whitney OF Brooklyn
snalysed the New York votes to answer
10 Mrs. Wadworth's contention that
suffrage was won in New York by the
votes OF paciiictS and socialists
"Scven hundred thousand men in
New York state voted for woman Sut-
frage,0 said Mrs. Whitney "The fact
il that the socialists pro-SuifraRe vote
is swallowed whole by the total pro.
suffrage vote In all New York City
socialism pollcd only l4SOOo votes
Suffrage poled over $4,000. including
the soldiers vote The soldier vote
that sent the socialist ratio down. sent
the suffrage ratio up. Are the boys in
khaki to he considered pro.Gcrmau;
No political party, no class no ism5
can lay exclusive claim to the suffrage
victory"
Consistency level"
"You have iederaly conscripted the
sons OF the naton-and that was right"
Mrs. Henry Ware Alien Of Wichita
Kan, told the members. "You have
federally taxed the incomes OF men
and women and again YOUR action has
been most commendablc Less than
three weeks ago YOU did YOUR part to.
ward overcoming the drink evil. then
you did it as a nation So why ShouN
you hesitate to take federal action on
the next issue Of rlgh, and Justice that
is coming up for your considerations
Surely this is place where consist.
ency would he a lcwc''