Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-01-11
AMERICAN WOMEN TO
Be GRANTED VOTE IN
ELECTIONS
Women'S War Work Is Win
ming Them Right 10 Have
Voice in Government OF
Their Country

WASHINGTON. Jan. iO.-WOman's
war work 5 winning them the right TO
vote.
Tire first trench ia The hattie for suf-
Erase extending over many years in
th:s country. is expected to fall late
today when the house votes on con-
Stitug.onal amendment granting equal
franchise rights to women. With Presi-
dent Wilson supporting the suffrage
-snks ard Republicans almost solidiy
Tor the amendment. II - expected TO
=et the necessary two-thirds vote.
Already the battle TO carry the SEN
ate has been started b. the suffragists.
They will press Tor an immediate vote
in the upper branch and expect COM
pIeterv.ct0ry within two months
suffrage leaders. happy today at the
sudden and tremendous impetus given
their movement. predicted ratification OF
The amendment by all the states by
1929 In twelve states they already
have fulI suffrage and in five enjoy
martial suffrage. A complete Suffrage
victory would mark the second great
constitutional amendment brought about
by the war. Prohibition came as war
measure Thea the women OF the coun-
Try. sacrificing their sons. knitting, max
Ing bandages. working. tirelessly for the
Red Cross and in Liberty bond cam
naIgns, won tine right for equal recogni-
zion with the men,
Started Years Ago
IL was many years ago that Susan
E. Anthony started her movement Tor
suffrage. Then during "A trip she made
south with Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait,
zNT~ h Va American
Woman's Suffrage association. Miss An
Jhony said:
we must work along by states for
a long time When we have got enough
states. the women of the country viii
SNOW the time has come TO press for
a constitutional amendment and II viii
win
At the recent convention of the Ma
riouaI American woman's Suffrage as
ISOLATION here. Mrs. Gait declared this
= The psychological mOment-we have
carried New York. The time has come
10 press for the constitutional amend
ment-"
THev began Their light in congress
ro~rhwftn. always aware Of the sym
ra,hct.c support Of President Wilson.
-~csIav they sec victory in sight.
Twelve states are already theirs
california Washington, Oregon. Nevada
~
y-tah Montana. Arizona and Colorado
t-ive others enjoy partial suffrage--Ne-
b-sska- Illinois. Rhode Island. North
Dakota aud Michigan
hardest Fights in South
The hasdsst ratification fights are e.
-a-.ad i'm the southern states-with the
exception OF Florida. Tennessee. ArHan-
as. Missouri Texas and West Viz
-i-fz These states. suffrage leaders
-cd2- declared. would come quickly and
Ea~5l----'
the faint in csc senate is expected
W.. h. bard aud close. but with the
-a.-d -nr-< zsd. suffrage Leaders are con-
trent thav VII win the necessary two
sg~!sse leaders planned a great
4 --,onssratiou in the house ;h.s after
"a. on whc- tire vote X taken. Seats IN
Inc galleries were al premium today
Hauv sat through the entire day 10
---tusza tho first great victory antici-
rsied after years % effort
Md in the throng were heard deter
= IN rcd threats to get, Al the polls the
-srwarv representative ShO failed 10
support the measure today or who avoid
4 the issue by failing 10 appear at
the roll call.
As the house met. among those op-
0osed to the amendment. there was
rrzrkuess that the presidents declara-
10, rad probably changed enough votes
q, insure adoption. although some OF the
onposftion still conterdcd IL would be
hard 20 break the alignment against II
IN the south
SNEAKER CLARK said he expected the
vote to come between and O'Clock
The session of the house was opened
,r5tt, rrayer bv Billy Sunday, the evan
win
the president. the cabinet. the allies and
.,er;caD soldiers He referred TO the
v-orla as sfn-cursed, denounced the Ger
rams as ssvvoIfish pack OF Huns" ano
prayed for peace.
Representative roster of Illinois
-nrned the fight offering the specla
r,Ile which fixed four hours for genera
debate and reading Of the bill Tor amend
uent 10 begin not later tnah ociooA
p.,-ssantatfve Parker of New Jersey
rsprIbIiran. led of the debate. opposing
the amendment
President Approves Measure
President Wilson last night threw Ids
support to the federal amendment -
woman suffrage
ON the eve Of a vote on suffrage iT
the house twelve Democratic members
called at the White House with worC
That many of their colleagues wanted
advice from the head OF their party a.
TO the position they should take. There
was a conference Of forty minutes, thu
result Of which was described In thi:
statement dictated By the president
himself and made public by the dele
cation:
The committee found that the
president had not felt at liberty to
volunteer his advice to members Of
congress in this important matter,
but when we sought his advice he
very frankly and earnestly advised
MS to vote for the amendment, as
an act of right and justice for the
women Of the country and OF the